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Phoenix Mountains Preserve

#302 - Circumference Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 1,454 ft · 2 hr 16 min

#302 - Circumference Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Phoenix Mountains Preserve near Skyline Heights, AZ. It climbs 1,454 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,296 – 1,916 ft · steepest grade: 26%5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.54917, -112.04172
Nearest town Skyline Heights, AZ
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#302 - Circumference Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 1,454 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Elevation 1,295–1,915 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

No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: stop 558 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 50 ftBear right onto #1A - Perl Charles Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right onto #302 - Circumference Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miBear right onto #300 - Summit Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.3 miBear left onto #302 - Circumference Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 0.6 miContinue straight onto #1A - Perl Charles Trail, heading N.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  21. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  22. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  23. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/302-circumference-trail-out-back-7-km-1c76

Trail surface

73% dirt27% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 103°F82°
Feels like96°Precip6%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity24%
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Sat 101°81°
Sun 102°78°
Mon 103°91°
Tue 105°93°
Wed 103°90° 20%
Thu 102°86° 27%

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

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Transit-accessible: stop 558 m from the trailhead

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