#302 - Circumference Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 1,053 ft · 1 hr 36 min
#302 - Circumference Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Phoenix Mountains Preserve near Skyline Heights, AZ. It climbs 1,053 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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#302 - Circumference Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 1,053 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 1,327–1,903 ft
Out & Back · Phoenix Mountains Preserve
Trailhead: 33.54951, -112.03798
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 103°F / low 82° · precip 6% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto #1A - Perl Charles Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto #302 - Circumference Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto #1A - Perl Charles Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 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 1.0 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 5:57 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- #220 - Dreamy Draw Nature Trail Loop via #1A - Perl Charles Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 539 ft
- #1A - Perl Charles Trail & VOAZ loop 3.1 mi · ▲ 773 ft
- #302 - Circumference Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 1,053 ft
- #302 - Circumference Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 1,367 ft
- #302 - Circumference Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 1,367 ft
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