Circumference Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 422 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Circumference Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Deem Hills Recreation Area near Parkview Estates, AZ. It climbs 422 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Circumference Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 422 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 1,435–1,785 ft
Out & Back · Deem Hills Recreation Area
Trailhead: 33.71715, -112.17006
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 101°F / low 81° · precip 4% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Circumference Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Basalt Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Circumference Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Basalt Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Circumference Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 1.1 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 1.7 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 5:44 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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