Wildcat Tank–Maricopa Trail (BR to Bartlett Lake Road) Loop, 3 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 301 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Wildcat Tank–Maricopa Trail (BR to Bartlett Lake Road) Loop, 3 sights is a 4.6-mile loop near Carefree, AZ. The route reaches Wildcat Tank. It climbs 301 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Wildcat Tank–Maricopa Trail (BR to Bartlett Lake Road) Loop, 3 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 301 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Elevation 2,882–3,170 ft
Loop
Trailhead: 33.82717, -111.83790
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 94°F / low 74° · precip 7% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Maricopa Trail (BR to Bartlett Lake Road), heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto U3077, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Trail #2090, heading S.
- 0.1 miPass Wildcat Tank.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto 2091, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto U3030, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Trail #513, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear right onto Maricopa Trail (BR to Bartlett Lake Road), heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto North Flagstaff Power Line Road, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right onto Maricopa Trail (BR to Bartlett Lake Road), heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftThe loop closes 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 (~6 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:11 PM — 5 min before dark.
More from this trailhead
- Old Camp Trail via Stagecoach Trail 4 mi · ▲ 218 ft
- Maricopa Trail (BR to Bartlett Lake Road)–South Diablo Trail, 4 sights 10.1 mi · ▲ 328 ft
- Old Trail 23 - West Express & Own Hoot Trail via Stagecoach Trail 10.5 mi · ▲ 379 ft
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