Aso Tank–Snodgrass Tank, 4 sights
15 mi · ▲ 376 ft · 5 hr 11 min
Aso Tank–Snodgrass Tank, 4 sights is a 15-mile out-and-back in Deem Hills Recreation Area near Parkview Estates, AZ. The route passes Snodgrass Tank before reaching Aso Tank at the turnaround, 7.5 miles in. It climbs 376 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Aso Tank–Snodgrass Tank, 4 sights
15 mi · ▲ 376 ft · 5 hr 11 min
Elevation 1,474–1,673 ft
Out & Back · Deem Hills Recreation Area
Trailhead: 33.72828, -112.16660
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Circumference Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto CAP Road Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 300 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 3.8 miTurn left onto New River Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Pyramid Peak Access, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miPass Snodgrass Tank.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.1 miReach Aso Tank, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn left onto New River Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 3.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto CAP Road Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Circumference Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right, 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 4.1 mi in (~101 min). Leave by 4:48 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Circumference Trail Loop 2.6 mi · ▲ 287 ft
- Circumference Trail Loop 2.8 mi · ▲ 340 ft
- Circumference Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 341 ft
- Circumference Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 340 ft
- Circumference Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 341 ft
- Circumference Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 346 ft
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