Burro Range & CAP Road Trail
15.8 mi · ▲ 229 ft · 5 hr 23 min
Burro Range & CAP Road Trail is a 15.8-mile out-and-back in Deem Hills Recreation Area near Adobe, AZ. It is mostly level, with 229 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Burro Range & CAP Road Trail
15.8 mi · ▲ 229 ft · 5 hr 23 min
Elevation 1,449–1,623 ft
Out & Back · Deem Hills Recreation Area
Trailhead: 33.74740, -112.11854
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 99°F / low 81° · precip 2% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto CAP Road Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Circumference Trail, heading W.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto CAP Road Trail, heading W.
- 1 miBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 3.8 miTurn left onto New River Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Burro Range, heading NW.
- 0.8 miReach CAP Road Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto New River Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 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 E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Circumference Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto CAP Road Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 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 6.4 mi in (~158 min). Leave by 3:54 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Basalt Trail–CAP Road Trail, 3 sights 6.8 mi · ▲ 552 ft
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