South 171st Avenue & South Cotton Lane
5.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 56 min
South 171st Avenue & South Cotton Lane is a 5.8-mile out-and-back near Rainbow Valley, AZ. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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South 171st Avenue & South Cotton Lane
5.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Elevation 1,076–1,092 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.21789, -112.40467
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 102°F / low 80° · precip 5% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto South Cotton Lane, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right onto South 171st Avenue, heading N.
- 0.6 miReach South Cotton Lane, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto South Cotton Lane, heading E.
- 2.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:13 PM — 5 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- South 163rd Avenue 3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- South Cotton Lane 4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- South 163rd Avenue 4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- South 175th Avenue–South Cotton Lane, 3 sights 6.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- South 163rd Avenue 11.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Baseline Road–West Chandler Heights Road, 3 sights 13.5 mi · ▲ 106 ft
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