#306 - Shaw Butte Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 675 ft · 1 hr 4 min
#306 - Shaw Butte Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in North Mountain Preserve near Canyon Village, AZ. It climbs 675 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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#306 - Shaw Butte Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 675 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Elevation 1,293–1,669 ft
Out & Back · North Mountain Preserve
Trailhead: 33.59121, -112.09541
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 407 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto #306 - Shaw Butte Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left onto #306 - Shaw Butte Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading W.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive 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 (~4 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:11 PM — 6 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 407 m from the trailhead
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- #306 - Shaw Butte Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 699 ft
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