#60 - Nature Trail
2 mi · ▲ 262 ft · 48 min
#60 - Nature Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in North Mountain Preserve near Sunnyslope, AZ. It climbs 262 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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#60 - Nature Trail
2 mi · ▲ 262 ft · 48 min
Elevation 1,303–1,420 ft
Out & Back · North Mountain Preserve
Trailhead: 33.57466, -112.07505
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 103°F / low 82° · precip 6% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 357 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto #60 - Nature Trail, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 500 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto #60 - Nature Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 400 ftSharp left, 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 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:10 PM — 6 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 357 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- #60 - Nature Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 272 ft
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