Double Butte Loop is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Papago Park near Papago Peaks Village, AZ. It is mostly level, with 166 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,207 – 1,371 ft3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.47052, -111.95231
Nearest town Papago Peaks Village, AZ
Directions
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Double Butte Loop
2.6 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 57 min
Elevation 1,209–1,371 ft
Out & Back · Papago Park
Trailhead: 33.47052, -111.95231
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Transit-accessible: McDowell Rd & Karsten Wy stop 705 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Double Butte Loop, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Big Butte Loop, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right onto Double Butte Loop, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto 5k Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 400 ftSharp right onto Elliot Ramada Loop, heading SW.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp left onto 5k Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Double Butte Loop, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Big Butte Loop, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Double Butte Loop, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
80% dirt20% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:51 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:15 PM — 2 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: McDowell Rd & Karsten Wy stop 705 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Double Butte Loop 1.9 mi · ▲ 173 ft
- Double Butte Loop 1.9 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Double Butte Loop 1.9 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Big Butte Loop & Double Butte Loop 2.1 mi · ▲ 143 ft
- Hole in the Rock–The Hole in the Rock, 4 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 269 ft
- Elliot Ramada Loop 2.5 mi · ▲ 164 ft
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