AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Deer Tanks Loop #306

9.3 mi · ▲ 938 ft · 3 hr 34 min

Deer Tanks Loop #306 is a 9.3-mile out-and-back near Youngberg, AZ. It climbs 938 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,929 – 2,372 ft · steepest grade: 18%9.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.45225, -111.51591
Nearest town Youngberg, AZ
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Deer Tanks Loop #306

9.3 mi · ▲ 938 ft · 3 hr 34 min

Elevation 1,928–2,371 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.45225, -111.51591

Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 97°F / low 82° · precip 12% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  9. 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
  10. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.7 miSharp left, heading W.
  12. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left onto Phon D Sutton, heading W.
  16. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 0.3 miSharp right onto Deer Tanks Loop #306, heading NW.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right onto Phon D Sutton, heading NE.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  24. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  25. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  26. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  27. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  28. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  30. 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
  31. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  33. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  34. 250 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  35. 200 ftBear right, heading E.
  36. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  37. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  38. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  39. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  40. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  41. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  42. 0.6 miSharp right, heading NW.
  43. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/deer-tanks-loop-306-out-back-15-km-a576

Trail surface

2% dirt98% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 97°F82°
Feels like93°Precip12%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity29%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Sat 98°78°
Sun 99°77°
Mon 100°86°
Tue 101°86°
Wed 101°84° 34%
Thu 98°78° 29%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:29 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:49 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:14 PM.

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