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.
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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
- Start on Lookout Mountain Parking Access, heading S.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Trail 308, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Trail 150 - Summit Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 450 ftReach Lookout Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Trail 308, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 350 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 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.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 739 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Lookout Mountain Parking Access Trailhead
- Trail 308 1.9 mi · ▲ 442 ft
- Trail 150 - Summit Trail & Trail 25A via Trail 308 2 mi · ▲ 801 ft
- Trail 25A via Trail 308 2.6 mi · ▲ 468 ft
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