North Mountain Preserve

#60 - Nature Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 290 ft · 55 min

#60 - Nature Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in North Mountain Preserve near Sunnyslope, AZ. It climbs 290 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,322 – 1,496 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.57657, -112.07593
Nearest town Sunnyslope, AZ

Directions

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#60 - Nature Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 290 ft · 55 min

Elevation 1,323–1,496 ft

Out & Back · North Mountain Preserve

Trailhead: 33.57657, -112.07593

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 580 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto #60 - Nature Trail, heading NE.
  5. 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miBear right onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading NW.
  8. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 350 ftContinue straight onto #60 - Nature Trail, heading S.
  15. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  16. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

42% dirt58% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:08 PM — 9 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 580 m from the trailhead

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