#302 - Circumference Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 1,005 ft · 1 hr 46 min
#302 - Circumference Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Phoenix Mountains Preserve near Skyline Heights, AZ. It climbs 1,005 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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#302 - Circumference Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 1,005 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 1,295–1,939 ft
Out & Back · Phoenix Mountains Preserve
Trailhead: 33.54917, -112.04172
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 103°F / low 82° · precip 6% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 558 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto #1A - Perl Charles Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto #302 - Circumference Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto #1A - Perl Charles Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miArrive 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 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:09 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 558 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Trail 1A 2.8 mi · ▲ 172 ft
- #302 - Circumference Trail 4 mi · ▲ 1,139 ft
- #302 - Circumference Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,454 ft
- Alternate Summit Trail 300A via #302 - Circumference Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 1,654 ft
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