Deer Tanks Loop #306 via Gold Link Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,347 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Deer Tanks Loop #306 via Gold Link Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Apache Junction, AZ. It climbs 1,347 ft, with sections as steep as 39% grade. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Deer Tanks Loop #306 via Gold Link Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,347 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Elevation 1,942–2,700 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.46582, -111.56330
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 left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Gold Link Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Deer Tanks Loop #306, heading NE.
- 0.6 miReach Deer Tanks Loop #306, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Gold Link Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 300 ftArrive 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 0.9 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 5:46 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Gold Link Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 447 ft
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