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Singh Meadows

Tempe Town Lake–McKellips Lake, 5 lakes

3.7 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Tempe Town Lake–McKellips Lake, 5 lakes is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Singh Meadows near Marlborough Park, AZ. The route passes Tempe Town Lake and McKellips Lake before reaching Roosevelt Lake at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,139 – 1,198 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rural Road Ramp 33.43393, -111.92647
Nearest town Marlborough Park, AZ
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Tempe Town Lake–McKellips Lake, 5 lakes

3.7 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 1,137–1,198 ft

Out & Back · Singh Meadows

Trailhead: Rural Road Ramp · 33.43393, -111.92647

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Transit-accessible: Scottsdale Rd & Playa Del Norte Dr stop 36 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Rural Road Access TTL North Path, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Tempe Town Lake.
  3. 0.1 miSharp left onto Tempe Town Lake North Path, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto North Linear Park Path, heading E.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Tempe Town Lake North Path, heading E.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto North Linear Park Path, heading E.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Tempe Town Lake North Path, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto North Linear Park Path, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Playa Del Norte Walking Path, heading E.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto North Linear Park Path, heading E.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Playa Del Norte Walking Path, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto North Linear Park Path, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Tempe Greenbelt, heading NE.
  14. 1 miPass McKellips Lake.
  15. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto Indian Bend Wash path, heading NE.
  17. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miPass Roosevelt Lake.
  19. 450 ftSharp right, heading E.
  20. 50 ftReach Tempe Town Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  22. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  23. 50 ftTurn right onto Tempe Greenbelt, heading NE.
  24. 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
  25. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  26. 0.2 miContinue straight onto North Linear Park Path, heading SW.
  27. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Playa Del Norte Walking Path, heading SW.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto North Linear Park Path, heading SW.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto Playa Del Norte Walking Path, heading SW.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto North Linear Park Path, heading SW.
  31. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tempe Town Lake North Path, heading SW.
  32. 50 ftContinue straight onto North Linear Park Path, heading SW.
  33. 150 ftContinue straight onto Tempe Town Lake North Path, heading W.
  34. 50 ftContinue straight onto North Linear Park Path, heading SW.
  35. 150 ftContinue straight onto Tempe Town Lake North Path, heading SW.
  36. 50 ftSharp right onto Rural Road Access TTL North Path, heading SW.
  37. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tempe-town-lake-mckellips-lake-out-back-6-lakes-6-km

Trail surface

71% paved28% dirt1% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Scottsdale Rd & Playa Del Norte Dr stop 36 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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