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Phoenix Mountains Preserve

#8 - Quartz Ridge Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 404 ft · 1 hr

#8 - Quartz Ridge Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Phoenix Mountains Preserve near Clearview Hills, AZ. It climbs 404 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,618 – 1,834 ft · steepest grade: 15%2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.54459, -112.00166
Nearest town Clearview Hills, AZ
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#8 - Quartz Ridge Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 404 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 1,617–1,835 ft

Out & Back · Phoenix Mountains Preserve

Trailhead: 33.54459, -112.00166

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miBear left onto #8 - Quartz Ridge Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto #304 - Nature Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 200 ftContinue straight onto #8 - Quartz Ridge Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  12. 500 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  15. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/8-quartz-ridge-trail-out-back-4-km-7c17

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:06 AMSunset 6:50 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Horses allowed on the whole route

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