CAP Road Trail–Outer Loop Soth, 3 sights
15.3 mi · ▲ 402 ft · 5 hr 18 min
CAP Road Trail–Outer Loop Soth, 3 sights is a 15.3-mile out-and-back in Deem Hills Recreation Area near Parkview Estates, AZ. It climbs 402 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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CAP Road Trail–Outer Loop Soth, 3 sights
15.3 mi · ▲ 402 ft · 5 hr 18 min
Elevation 1,487–1,673 ft
Out & Back · Deem Hills Recreation Area
Trailhead: 33.72828, -112.16660
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Circumference Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto CAP Road Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 300 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 3.8 miTurn right onto New River Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Outer Loop Soth, heading SE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Flatlands, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Outer Loop South, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach CAP Road Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Flatlands, heading SW.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Outer Loop Soth, heading NW.
- 1 miContinue straight onto New River Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 3.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto CAP Road Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Circumference Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right, 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 5.7 mi in (~145 min). Leave by 4:07 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:31 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
- Circumference Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 346 ft
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