Ruby Lake & Maricopa Trail
5.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Ruby Lake & Maricopa Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near Sonora Town, AZ. The route reaches Ruby Lake. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ruby Lake & Maricopa Trail
5.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 1,233–1,243 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.32831, -111.79678
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 102°F / low 82° · precip 5% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Transit-accessible: Gilbert Rd & Civic Center Dr stop 629 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Consolidated Canal Path, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Maricopa Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Ruby Lake.
- 0.8 miReach Ruby Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Consolidated Canal Path, heading N.
- 0.8 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Gilbert Rd & Civic Center Dr stop 629 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Consolidated Canal Path 2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Consolidated Canal Path 2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Consolidated Canal Path 2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Consolidated Canal Path 2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Consolidated Canal Path 2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Consolidated Canal Path 2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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