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Phoenix Mountains Preserve

#8A - Quartz Ridge Trail & #8A

5 mi · ▲ 424 ft · 1 hr 53 min

#8A - Quartz Ridge Trail & #8A is a 5-mile out-and-back in Phoenix Mountains Preserve near Camelback Estates IV, AZ. It climbs 424 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,408 – 1,850 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tatum Boulevard Trailhead 33.56471, -111.97823
Nearest town Camelback Estates IV, AZ
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#8A - Quartz Ridge Trail & #8A

5 mi · ▲ 424 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 1,406–1,849 ft

Out & Back · Phoenix Mountains Preserve

Trailhead: Tatum Boulevard Trailhead · 33.56471, -111.97823

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 100°F / low 80° · precip 5% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 354 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 100 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  5. 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
  6. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 150 ftBear right onto #8 - Quartz Ridge Trail, heading S.
  9. 150 ftTurn left onto #8A, heading S.
  10. 0.5 miBear right onto #8B, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto #8A - Quartz Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftReach #8A, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto #8B, heading S.
  14. 100 ftBear left onto #8A, heading SW.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right onto #8 - Quartz Ridge Trail, heading N.
  16. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  17. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 0.6 miSharp left, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  20. 0.6 miSharp left, heading N.
  21. 50 ftTurn right onto #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail, heading N.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  23. 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/8a-quartz-ridge-trail-8a-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

89% dirt11% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 100°F80°
Feels like95°Precip5%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity29%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Sat 100°81°
Sun 102°79°
Mon 103°91°
Tue 104°93°
Wed 103°90° 20%
Thu 101°85° 28%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 354 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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