Rio Vista Pond via Skunk Creek Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 47 min
Rio Vista Pond via Skunk Creek Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Rio Vista Community Park near Cottonwood Ranch, AZ. The route passes Rio Vista Pond and Rio Vista Pond. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rio Vista Pond via Skunk Creek Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 47 min
Elevation 1,138–1,181 ft
Out & Back · Rio Vista Community Park
Trailhead: Skunk Creek Trail · 33.62187, -112.23762
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 105°F / low 83° · precip 2% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 52 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Skunk Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Rio Vista Pond.
- 0.4 miPass Rio Vista Pond.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto New River Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 350 ftReach Rio Vista Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Skunk Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:12 PM — 5 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 52 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Skunk Creek Trail Trailhead
- Skunk Creek Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Skunk Creek Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Skunk Creek Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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