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.
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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
- Start on Roadrunner Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Mo Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Granite Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miReach Spook Hill Floodway Stilling Basin, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Mo Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Roadrunner Trail, heading NW.
- 500 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 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
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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