Arizona Diversion Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Arizona Diversion Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Thunderbird Paseo Park near Cottonwood Ranch, AZ. 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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Arizona Diversion Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 1,181–1,219 ft
Out & Back · Thunderbird Paseo Park
Trailhead: Skunk Creek Trail · 33.62187, -112.23762
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 102°F / low 82° · precip 4% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 52 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Skunk Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Arizona Diversion Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Skunk Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive 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 2.4 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 5:30 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 52 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Skunk Creek Trail Trailhead
- Rio Vista Pond via Skunk Creek Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Skunk Creek Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Skunk Creek Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Skunk Creek Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Skunk Creek Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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