CAP Road Trail via Circumference Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 543 ft · 1 hr 40 min
CAP Road Trail via Circumference Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Deem Hills Recreation Area near Parkview Estates, AZ. It climbs 543 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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CAP Road Trail via Circumference Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 543 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 1,492–1,785 ft
Out & Back · Deem Hills Recreation Area
Trailhead: 33.72681, -112.16707
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 99°F / low 82° · precip 3% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Circumference Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Basalt Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Circumference Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miContinue 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.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Basalt Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Circumference Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 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 0.7 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Circumference Trail Loop 2.6 mi · ▲ 287 ft
- Circumference Trail Loop 2.8 mi · ▲ 340 ft
- Circumference Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 341 ft
- Circumference Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 340 ft
- Circumference Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 341 ft
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