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Arizona
Bajada Wash Trail
1.0 mi
Distance
204 ft
Gain
28 min
Time
Conditions: Clear
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Observed 18 h ago
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Clear, high 82°F / low 81°F, 0% precip — 93/100 for hike
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Bajada Wash Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 204 ft
- Elevation loss
- 204 ft
- Highest point
- 2,653 ft
- Lowest point
- 2,498 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- National Park Service
About this trail
Bajada Wash Trail is a 1.03-mile out-and-back hike in Arizona with 224 feet of elevation gain. The trail follows a wash and returns via the same path it went out on.
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