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Living Tree Celebration - Leigh Richards Fry via Sun Circle Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Living Tree Celebration - Leigh Richards Fry via Sun Circle Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back near Estate Monterra, AZ. The route reaches Living Tree Celebration - Leigh Richards Fry at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,221 – 1,243 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.53458, -112.04229
Nearest town Estate Monterra, AZ
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Living Tree Celebration - Leigh Richards Fry via Sun Circle Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 1,221–1,245 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.53458, -112.04229

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 105°F / low 82° · precip 5% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 455 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto Phoenix–Sonoran Bikeway, heading NW.
  4. 250 ftContinue straight onto Sun Circle Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.9 miPass Living Tree Celebration - Leigh Richards Fry.
  8. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  10. 450 ftReach Living Tree Celebration - Leigh Richards Fry, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 500 ftSharp left, heading N.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  13. 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  15. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Phoenix–Sonoran Bikeway, heading E.
  16. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  17. 0.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
  18. 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/living-tree-celebration-leigh-richards-fry-out-back-via-sun-circle-trail

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

OvercastTemperature 105°F82°
Feels like92°Precip5%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity30%
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Sat 103°82°
Sun 105°79°
Mon 103°91°
Tue 105°93°
Wed 103°90° 24%
Thu 102°86° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:11 PM — 5 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 455 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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