English Wells Road Loop via Trilby Wash
12.6 mi · ▲ 562 ft · 4 hr 29 min
English Wells Road Loop via Trilby Wash is a 12.6-mile loop near Circle City, AZ. It climbs 562 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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English Wells Road Loop via Trilby Wash
12.6 mi · ▲ 562 ft · 4 hr 29 min
Elevation 2,052–2,484 ft
Loop
Trailhead: 33.85571, -112.57412
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 97°F / low 78° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.9 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto English Wells Road, heading S.
- 500 ftReach English Wells Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Trilby Wash, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftThe loop closes 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 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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