North Mountain Preserve

#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.

Elevation

0 mi1,293 – 1,670 ft · steepest grade: 26%2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.59121, -112.09541
Nearest town Canyon Village, AZ

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  3. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  4. 0.6 miContinue straight onto #306 - Shaw Butte Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 300 ftTurn right onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading E.
  9. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto #306 - Shaw Butte Trail, heading SE.
  11. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  12. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 0.8 miBear right, heading W.
  15. 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
  16. 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

34% dirt66% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:52 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 407 m from the trailhead

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