South 171st Avenue–West Chandler Heights Road, 5 sights
15.9 mi · ▲ 186 ft · 5 hr 24 min
South 171st Avenue–West Chandler Heights Road, 5 sights is a 15.9-mile out-and-back near Rainbow Valley, AZ. It is mostly level, with 186 ft of elevation gain. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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South 171st Avenue–West Chandler Heights Road, 5 sights
15.9 mi · ▲ 186 ft · 5 hr 24 min
Elevation 1,044–1,207 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: West Riggs Road · 33.21782, -112.37521
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start on West Riggs Road, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left onto West Chandler Heights Road, heading W.
- 2 miTurn right onto 155th Avenue, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left onto West Ocotillo Road, heading W.
- 2 miBear right onto South 171st Avenue, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right onto West Queen Creek Road, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 2 miTurn right onto South Bullard Avenue, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left onto West Ocotillo Road, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 2 miTurn right onto West Riggs Road, heading W.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:11 PM — 6 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from West Riggs Road Trailhead
- West Riggs Road 4 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- 155th Avenue–West Chandler Heights Road, 3 sights 10.1 mi · ▲ 132 ft
- Ocotillo Road & West Riggs Road 12.7 mi · ▲ 293 ft
- Empire Boulevard Sunset Point–Empire Boulevard, 3 sights 13 mi · ▲ 238 ft
- South 139th Avenue & West Riggs Road 14.3 mi · ▲ 295 ft
- 171st Avenue–Baseline Road, 4 sights 15 mi · ▲ 159 ft
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