Basalt Trail–Biscuit Flat, 4 sights
15 mi · ▲ 453 ft · 5 hr 14 min
Basalt Trail–Biscuit Flat, 4 sights is a 15-mile out-and-back in Deem Hills Recreation Area near Parkview Estates, AZ. It climbs 453 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Basalt Trail–Biscuit Flat, 4 sights
15 mi · ▲ 453 ft · 5 hr 14 min
Elevation 1,449–1,842 ft
Out & Back · Deem Hills Recreation Area
Trailhead: Biscuit Flat · 33.75081, -112.21446
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 100°F / low 80° · precip 6% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Biscuit Flat, heading NW.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Burro Range, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto New River Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 3.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto CAP Road Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Circumference Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Basalt Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Palisade/Basalt Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftReach Biscuit Flat, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftBear right onto Basalt Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Circumference Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left onto CAP Road Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 3.8 miTurn left onto New River Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Burro Range, heading NW.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Biscuit Flat, heading SE.
- 0.9 miArrive 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 2.5 mi in (~62 min). Leave by 5:29 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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