#302 - Circumference Trail–#304 - Nature Trail Loop, 3 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 1,195 ft · 1 hr 54 min
#302 - Circumference Trail–#304 - Nature Trail Loop, 3 sights is a 3.9-mile loop in Phoenix Mountains Preserve near Skyline Heights, AZ. It climbs 1,195 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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#302 - Circumference Trail–#304 - Nature Trail Loop, 3 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 1,195 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 1,395–2,100 ft
Loop · Phoenix Mountains Preserve
Trailhead: 33.54572, -112.03075
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 101°F / low 80° · precip 6% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
No dogs on part of this route
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto #302 - Circumference Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right onto #300 - Summit Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto #302 - Circumference Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto #304 - Nature Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto #302 - Circumference Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto VOAZ loop, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 500 ftBear right onto #1A - Perl Charles Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:31 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:51 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:16 PM.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
More from this trailhead
- #1A - Perl Charles Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 577 ft
- #1A - Perl Charles Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 579 ft
- #302 - Circumference Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 932 ft
- Trail 1A via #1A - Perl Charles Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 606 ft
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