Gibbon Road
8.4 mi · ▲ 1,064 ft · 3 hr 20 min
Gibbon Road is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in State Trust Land near Anthem, AZ. It climbs 1,064 ft. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,916 – 2,467 ft8.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.87070, -112.13025
Nearest town Anthem, AZ
Directions
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Gibbon Road
8.4 mi · ▲ 1,064 ft · 3 hr 20 min
Elevation 1,915–2,469 ft
Out & Back · State Trust Land
Trailhead: 33.87070, -112.13025
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Gibbon Road, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach Gibbon Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 1.4 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
56% dirt44% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:52 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 5:38 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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