CAP Road Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 1 hr 19 min
CAP Road Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Deem Hills Recreation Area near Parkview Estates, AZ. It is mostly level, with 221 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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CAP Road Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 1,494–1,623 ft
Out & Back · Deem Hills Recreation Area
Trailhead: 33.72995, -112.16847
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 101°F / low 82° · precip 2% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right onto CAP Road Trail, heading N.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Circumference Trail, heading E.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto CAP Road Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach CAP Road Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Circumference Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto CAP Road Trail, heading W.
- 1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, 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 0.5 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Circumference Trail Loop 2.6 mi · ▲ 287 ft
- Circumference Trail Loop 2.8 mi · ▲ 301 ft
- Circumference Trail Loop 2.9 mi · ▲ 301 ft
- Circumference Trail Loop 2.9 mi · ▲ 301 ft
- Basalt Trail & Palisade Trail via Circumference Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 446 ft
- New River Trail 8.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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