Lookout Mountain via Trail 308 Access
0.9 mi · ▲ 560 ft · 35 min
Lookout Mountain via Trail 308 Access is a 0.9-mile out-and-back in Lookout Mountain Preserve near Sunset Hills, AZ. The route reaches Lookout Mountain at the turnaround, 0.5 miles in. It climbs 560 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lookout Mountain via Trail 308 Access
0.9 mi · ▲ 560 ft · 35 min
Elevation 1,481–2,048 ft
Out & Back · Lookout Mountain Preserve
Trailhead: 33.61834, -112.04318
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 101°F / low 81° · precip 6% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Trail 308 Access, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Trail 150 - Summit Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 400 ftReach Lookout Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Trail 308 Access, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 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 0.4 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:15 PM — 2 min before dark.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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