Flatlands & Outer Loop Soth
16.1 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 5 hr 24 min
Flatlands & Outer Loop Soth is a 16.1-mile out-and-back near Parkview Estates, AZ. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Flatlands & Outer Loop Soth
16.1 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 5 hr 24 min
Elevation 1,487–1,542 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.73501, -112.17087
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 101°F / low 81° · precip 4% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 3.8 miTurn right onto New River Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Outer Loop Soth, heading SE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Flatlands, heading SE.
- 2.4 miReach Outer Loop Soth, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.1 miContinue straight onto Outer Loop Soth, heading NW.
- 1 miContinue straight onto New River Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 3.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 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 4.8 mi in (~119 min). Leave by 4:33 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Flatlands & Outer Loop South Loop 3.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- 13 Ditches & Outer Loop South Loop 4.9 mi · ▲ 112 ft
- New River Trail 7.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- New River Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- 13 Ditches–Boulders Loop, 4 sights 8 mi · ▲ 221 ft
- New River Trail 8.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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