#302 - Circumference Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 1,647 ft · 2 hr 35 min
#302 - Circumference Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Phoenix Mountains Preserve near Estate Monterra, AZ. It climbs 1,647 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
#302 - Circumference Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 1,647 ft · 2 hr 35 min
Elevation 1,316–1,915 ft
Out & Back · Phoenix Mountains Preserve
Trailhead: 33.53337, -112.03024
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: stop 211 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto #300 - Summit Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto #302 - Circumference Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 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.
- 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 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 SE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
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
- Transit-accessible: stop 211 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Alternate Summit Trail 300A 1.9 mi · ▲ 288 ft
- #300 - Summit Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 597 ft
- #302 - Circumference Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 1,645 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Estate Monterra, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Estate Monterra, Arizona