State Trust Land

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 1.4 miBear left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  5. 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
  6. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right onto Gibbon Road, heading S.
  11. 0.6 miReach Gibbon Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  17. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  18. 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  21. 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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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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