Browns Peak–Amethyst Trail, 3 sights
6.7 mi · ▲ 2,702 ft · 3 hr 35 min
Browns Peak–Amethyst Trail, 3 sights is a 6.7-mile out-and-back near Roosevelt Lake Gardens East, AZ. The route reaches Browns Peak at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It climbs 2,702 ft, with sections as steep as 58% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Browns Peak–Amethyst Trail, 3 sights
6.7 mi · ▲ 2,702 ft · 3 hr 35 min
Elevation 5,391–7,644 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Arizona Trail · 33.71072, -111.33633
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 80°F / low 64° · precip 16% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start on Arizona Trail, heading N.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Four Peaks Trail #130, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Amethyst Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Brown's Peak Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Browns Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Amethyst Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Four Peaks Trail #130, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Arizona Trail, heading N.
- 1.6 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 3.1 mi in (~123 min). Leave by 4:25 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Arizona Trail Trailhead
- Arizona Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 565 ft
- Four Peaks Trail #130 via Arizona Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 871 ft
- Amethyst Mine Trail–Amethyst Trail, 3 sights 9 mi · ▲ 2,627 ft
- Arizona Trail 10 mi · ▲ 1,917 ft
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