Daisy Mountain & Daisy Mountain Trail
8.5 mi · ▲ 2,505 ft · 4 hr 5 min
Daisy Mountain & Daisy Mountain Trail is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in State Trust Land near Anthem, AZ. The route reaches Daisy Mountain. It climbs 2,505 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Daisy Mountain & Daisy Mountain Trail
8.5 mi · ▲ 2,505 ft · 4 hr 5 min
Elevation 1,966–3,171 ft
Out & Back · State Trust Land
Trailhead: 33.88562, -112.13976
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 97°F / low 78° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Daisy Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.9 miPass Daisy Mountain.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach Daisy Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 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 2.0 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 5:32 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Daisy Mountain Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 428 ft
- Daisy Mountain Trail & FDR 3200 Closed via Quail Springs Trail 16.1 mi · ▲ 1,570 ft
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