#8A - Quartz Ridge Trail & Trail 200A
2.4 mi · ▲ 928 ft · 1 hr 16 min
#8A - Quartz Ridge Trail & Trail 200A is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Phoenix Mountains Preserve near Biltmore Greens III, AZ. It climbs 928 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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#8A - Quartz Ridge Trail & Trail 200A
2.4 mi · ▲ 928 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 1,391–1,925 ft
Out & Back · Phoenix Mountains Preserve
Trailhead: 33.54180, -112.01858
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Trail 200A, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto #8A - Quartz Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Trail 200A, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Trail 200A, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 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 0.5 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- #302 - Circumference Trail–#304 - Nature Trail, 5 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 526 ft
- Piestewa Peak–#300 - Summit Trail, 3 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 1,287 ft
- #302 - Circumference Trail–#304 - Nature Trail, 3 sights 6.3 mi · ▲ 1,694 ft
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