Spook Hill Floodway Stilling Basin via Ridge Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 49 min

Spook Hill Floodway Stilling Basin via Ridge Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Sunshine Acres, AZ. The route reaches Spook Hill Floodway Stilling Basin at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,319 – 1,398 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Roadrunner Trail 33.50980, -111.68426
Nearest town Sunshine Acres, AZ

Directions

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Spook Hill Floodway Stilling Basin via Ridge Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 49 min

Elevation 1,319–1,399 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Roadrunner Trail · 33.50980, -111.68426

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 100°F / low 83° · precip 7% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Roadrunner Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left onto Ridge Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miBear left onto Mo Ridge Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miBear left onto Granite Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.5 miReach Spook Hill Floodway Stilling Basin, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miBear right onto Mo Ridge Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miSharp right onto Roadrunner Trail, heading NW.
  11. 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 100°F83°
Feels like92°Precip7%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity27%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:50 PM
Sat 102°82°
Sun 104°81°
Mon 102°84°
Tue 104°87°
Wed 104°87° 28%
Thu 100°83° 21%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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