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Deem Hills Community Park

Aso Tank–Snodgrass Tank, 3 lakes

16.1 mi · ▲ 250 ft · 5 hr 30 min

Aso Tank–Snodgrass Tank, 3 lakes is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in Deem Hills Community Park near Parkview Estates, AZ. The route passes Snodgrass Tank before reaching Aso Tank at the turnaround, 8 miles in. It climbs 250 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,424 – 1,542 ft17.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.71939, -112.16113
Nearest town Parkview Estates, AZ
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Aso Tank–Snodgrass Tank, 3 lakes

16.1 mi · ▲ 250 ft · 5 hr 30 min

Elevation 1,424–1,543 ft

Out & Back · Deem Hills Community Park

Trailhead: 33.71939, -112.16113

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 3.8 miTurn left onto New River Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right onto Pyramid Peak Access, heading NW.
  12. 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
  13. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  14. 0.3 miPass Snodgrass Tank.
  15. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  16. 1 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 1.1 miReach Aso Tank, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 1.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 1 miBear left, heading N.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 400 ftTurn left onto New River Trail, heading W.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 3.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  25. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  26. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  27. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  30. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/aso-tank-aso-tank-out-back-5-lakes-1d8b

Trail surface

74% dirt1% paved25% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.7 mi in (~115 min). Leave by 4:37 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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