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Sonoran Desert Loop route map
Difficulty: ExpertLoop
Arizona

Sonoran Desert Loop

Phoenix, Arizona

13.9 mi

Distance

2,306 ft

Elev. Gain

5h 27m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Sonoran Desert Loop unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

The managing agency is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

We have no current condition data for this trail. Check with the operator before you go, and submit a report below if you've been recently.

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Elevation Profile

Min:514 ft
Max:639 ft
Gain:703 ft
Loss:703 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 514 ft and 639 ft across 13.9 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.514 ft556 ft597 ft639 ft0.0 mi3.5 mi7.0 mi10.5 mi13.9 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi524 ft
High point9.4 mi639 ft
End13.9 mi524 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Cave Creek, AZ · about 2 mi away
County:
Maricopa County, AZ

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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