Compass Rose–Granite trail, 4 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Compass Rose–Granite trail, 4 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Paloma Regional Preserve near Parkview Estates, AZ. It is mostly level, with 169 ft of elevation gain. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Compass Rose–Granite trail, 4 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 1,414–1,545 ft
Out & Back · Paloma Regional Preserve
Trailhead: Biscuit Flat · 33.75081, -112.21446
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Multi-Use Path A, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Granite trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 350 ftReach Multi-Use Path A, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Keefer Hill, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto New River Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Keefer Hill, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Compass Rose, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto New River Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Multi-Use Path A, heading N.
- 0.8 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 0.4 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Biscuit Flat Trailhead
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- Snodgrass Tank–Biscuit Flat, 4 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 56 ft
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- Multi-Use Path A & Speckled Rattler 4.8 mi · ▲ 165 ft
- East-West Connector–Granite trail Loop, 5 sights 5 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- West Wing Mountain–Multi-Use Path A, 4 sights 5.7 mi · ▲ 591 ft
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