Deem Hills Recreation Area

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.

Elevation

0 mi1,486 – 1,673 ft15.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.72828, -112.16660
Nearest town Parkview Estates, AZ

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 250 ftBear left onto Circumference Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left onto CAP Road Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 300 ftBear left, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 3.8 miTurn right onto New River Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Outer Loop Soth, heading SE.
  10. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Flatlands, heading SE.
  11. 0.6 miBear left onto Outer Loop South, heading SE.
  12. 0.5 miReach CAP Road Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.5 miBear right onto Flatlands, heading SW.
  14. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Outer Loop Soth, heading NW.
  15. 1 miContinue straight onto New River Trail, heading NW.
  16. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 3.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  20. 200 ftContinue straight onto CAP Road Trail, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  23. 350 ftContinue straight onto Circumference Trail, heading NE.
  24. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  25. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

79% dirt21% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:52 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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