#302 - Circumference Trail–#304 - Nature Trail, 5 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 526 ft · 1 hr 6 min
#302 - Circumference Trail–#304 - Nature Trail, 5 sights is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Phoenix Mountains Preserve near Biltmore Greens III, AZ. It climbs 526 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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#302 - Circumference Trail–#304 - Nature Trail, 5 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 526 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 1,506–1,944 ft
Out & Back · Phoenix Mountains Preserve
Trailhead: 33.54209, -112.01851
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 101°F / low 81° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right onto #302 - Circumference Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto #304 - Nature Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto #8B - Ruth Hamilton Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left onto #8A - Quartz Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto #8B, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left onto #8A, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto #8 - Quartz Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto #304 - Nature Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto #302 - Circumference Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.7 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- #8A - Quartz Ridge Trail & Trail 200A 2.4 mi · ▲ 928 ft
- Piestewa Peak–#300 - Summit Trail, 3 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 1,287 ft
- #302 - Circumference Trail–#304 - Nature Trail, 3 sights 6.3 mi · ▲ 1,694 ft
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