Alternate Summit Trail 300A & Trail 1A via #302 - Circumference Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 1,607 ft · 2 hr 40 min
Alternate Summit Trail 300A & Trail 1A via #302 - Circumference Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Phoenix Mountains Preserve near Skyline Heights, AZ. It climbs 1,607 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Alternate Summit Trail 300A & Trail 1A via #302 - Circumference Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 1,607 ft · 2 hr 40 min
Elevation 1,274–1,915 ft
Out & Back · Phoenix Mountains Preserve
Trailhead: Trail 1A · 33.54189, -112.04143
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 103°F / low 82° · precip 4% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: stop 424 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Trail 1A, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto #1A - Perl Charles Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto #302 - Circumference Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto #300 - Summit Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Alternate Summit Trail 300A, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Trail 1A, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left onto #300 - Summit Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left onto #302 - Circumference Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto #1A - Perl Charles Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Trail 1A, heading S.
- 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 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:17 PM — 0 min before dark.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: stop 424 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Trail 1A Trailhead
- #1A - Perl Charles Viewpoint & Trail 1A 2.5 mi · ▲ 164 ft
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