Lookout Mountain Preserve

Lookout Mountain & Trail 150 - Summit Trail via Trail 308

1.2 mi · ▲ 530 ft · 40 min

Lookout Mountain & Trail 150 - Summit Trail via Trail 308 is a 1.2-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 530 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,503 – 2,047 ft · steepest grade: 35%1.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lookout Mountain Parking Access 33.62851, -112.04803
Nearest town Sunset Hills, AZ

Directions

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Lookout Mountain & Trail 150 - Summit Trail via Trail 308

1.2 mi · ▲ 530 ft · 40 min

Elevation 1,504–2,048 ft

Out & Back · Lookout Mountain Preserve

Trailhead: Lookout Mountain Parking Access · 33.62851, -112.04803

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 100°F / low 82° · precip 5% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 739 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lookout Mountain Parking Access, heading S.
  2. 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Trail 308, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftBear left onto Trail 150 - Summit Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  6. 450 ftReach Lookout Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  14. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto Trail 308, heading NE.
  16. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

91% dirt8% paved1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 100°F82°
Feels like91°Precip5%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity25%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Sat 101°80°
Sun 104°78°
Mon 102°91°
Tue 104°93°
Wed 103°90° 22%
Thu 101°88° 21%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:31 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:51 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:17 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 739 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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