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Granada Lake via Sun Circle Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Granada Lake via Sun Circle Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Sunnyslope, AZ. The route reaches Granada Lake at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,221 – 1,250 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.56042, -112.06092
Nearest town Sunnyslope, AZ
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Granada Lake via Sun Circle Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Elevation 1,221–1,249 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.56042, -112.06092

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: stop 381 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
  3. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Sun Circle Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Phoenix–Sonoran Bikeway, heading SE.
  5. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miPass Granada Lake.
  7. 0.3 miReach Granada Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Sun Circle Trail, heading NW.
  9. 1.6 miSharp right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/granada-lake-granada-lake-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 5:39 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: stop 381 m from the trailhead

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