Big Butte Loop & Double Butte Loop is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Papago Park near Papago Peaks Village, AZ. It is mostly level, with 143 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,240 – 1,391 ft2.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.47052, -111.95231
Nearest town Papago Peaks Village, AZ
Directions
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Big Butte Loop & Double Butte Loop
2.1 mi · ▲ 143 ft · 46 min
Elevation 1,242–1,393 ft
Out & Back · Papago Park
Trailhead: 33.47052, -111.95231
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 98°F / low 83° · precip 5% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Transit-accessible: McDowell Rd & Karsten Wy stop 705 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Double Butte Loop, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Big Butte Loop, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right onto Double Butte Loop, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Elliot Ramada Loop, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Double Butte Loop, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto 5k Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 300 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Double Butte Loop, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Big Butte Loop, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Double Butte Loop, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
85% dirt1% paved14% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 98°F83°
Feels like96°Precip5%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity24%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Sat
100°81°
Sun
102°79°
Mon
103°90°
Tue
105°93°
Wed
104°91°
24%
Thu
102°87°
29%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:15 PM — 1 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: McDowell Rd & Karsten Wy stop 705 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Double Butte Loop 1.9 mi · ▲ 173 ft
- Double Butte Loop 1.9 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Double Butte Loop 1.9 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Hole in the Rock–The Hole in the Rock, 4 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 269 ft
- Elliot Ramada Loop 2.5 mi · ▲ 164 ft
- Double Butte Loop 2.6 mi · ▲ 164 ft
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