#302 - Circumference Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 1,570 ft · 2 hr 15 min
#302 - Circumference Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Phoenix Mountains Preserve near Biltmore Greens III, AZ. It climbs 1,570 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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#302 - Circumference Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 1,570 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Elevation 1,320–1,915 ft
Out & Back · Phoenix Mountains Preserve
Trailhead: 33.53790, -112.02487
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: stop 726 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto #300 - Summit Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left onto #302 - Circumference Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 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 W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 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 miSharp right, heading S.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 5:46 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: stop 726 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Piestewa Peak & #300 - Summit Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 1,171 ft
- #302 - Circumference Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 1,572 ft
- #1A - Perl Charles Trail–#302 - Circumference Trail Loop, 4 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,247 ft
- #220 - Dreamy Draw Nature Viewpoint–#1A - Perl Charles Trail, 5 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,073 ft
- #1A - Perl Charles Trail–#302 - Circumference Trail Loop, 3 sights 5 mi · ▲ 1,593 ft
- Trail 1A via #302 - Circumference Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 1,598 ft
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