Deer Tanks Loop #306
3.3 mi · ▲ 490 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Deer Tanks Loop #306 is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Apache Junction, AZ. It climbs 490 ft. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Deer Tanks Loop #306
3.3 mi · ▲ 490 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 2,005–2,277 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.46708, -111.55530
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 96°F / low 80° · precip 11% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Deer Tanks Loop #306, heading N.
- 1 miReach Deer Tanks Loop #306, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miSharp left, heading N.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
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 7:15 PM.
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- Gold Link Trail Loop 3.1 mi · ▲ 781 ft
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