Circumference Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 569 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Circumference Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Deem Hills Recreation Area near Parkview Estates, AZ. It climbs 569 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Circumference Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 569 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Elevation 1,424–1,785 ft
Out & Back · Deem Hills Recreation Area
Trailhead: 33.71939, -112.16113
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 100°F / low 83° · precip 2% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Circumference Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Basalt Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Circumference Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Basalt Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Circumference Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn 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 1.2 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
More from this trailhead
- CAP Road Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 140 ft
- Circumference Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 345 ft
- Circumference Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 429 ft
- Circumference Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 373 ft
- Circumference Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 373 ft
- Circumference Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 596 ft
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