North Mountain Preserve

#306 - Shaw Butte Trail

2 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 42 min

#306 - Shaw Butte Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in North Mountain Preserve near Heritage Highlands, AZ. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,365 – 1,457 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.60383, -112.07419
Nearest town Heritage Highlands, AZ

Directions

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#306 - Shaw Butte Trail

2 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 42 min

Elevation 1,364–1,458 ft

Out & Back · North Mountain Preserve

Trailhead: 33.60383, -112.07419

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 101°F / low 82° · precip 6% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Transit-accessible: 16322 stop 402 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto #306 - Shaw Butte Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
  9. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

92% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 101°F82°
Feels like95°Precip6%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity28%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Sat 101°80°
Sun 102°78°
Mon 103°91°
Tue 105°93°
Wed 103°90° 20%
Thu 101°85° 27%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 16322 stop 402 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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