Hike the West Park Loop Trail in Papago Park
Arizona › West Park Parking Lot
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Activities:
Chillin, Photography, Running, Hiking, Fitness
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Skill Level:
Beginner
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Season:
Year Round
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Trail Type:
Loop
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RT Distance:
4 Miles
From the rocks in Papago Park you can see all of Tempe and into Downtown Phoenix. During the summer it is a tremendous vantage point to watch the infamous haboobs (intense dust storm) roll through the valley. If they're at sunset or just before, the color experience is phenomenal. Of course, you have to be ready to suffer through it yourself.
This trail begins from the parking lot on the west side of Galvin Parkway. To the east of the parking lot is a single track, dirt trail that heads north towards the big buttes. It continues counterclockwise around the big butte and heads south around the smaller butte. It continues west around the golf course eventually leading back to the parking lot. This is an easy trail for hikers and mountain bikers.
Pack List
- Camera bag
- Camera
- Tripod
- Face covering
- Water
Good little hike in the Tempe area, stay cool bring lots of water!
over 1 year ago
This is an easy hike and a wonderful place to go to and catch the sunset over the city.
over 1 year ago
Jared BlitzExplorer
Fitness and Wellness Manager at JCC Denver, an exercise physiologist, a lover of the outdoors, and fulfilled by shooting landscape photography.
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