Lookout Mountain & Trail 25A
2 mi · ▲ 623 ft · 59 min
Lookout Mountain & Trail 25A is a 2-mile out-and-back in Lookout Mountain Preserve near Ridgegate, AZ. The route reaches Lookout Mountain at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It climbs 623 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 25A
2 mi · ▲ 623 ft · 59 min
Elevation 1,418–2,048 ft
Out & Back · Lookout Mountain Preserve
Trailhead: Trail 25A · 33.61136, -112.05215
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 101°F / low 81° · precip 6% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 696 m from the trailhead
- Start on Trail 25A, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Trail 25/25A, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Trail 25A, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Trail 308, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Trail 150 - Summit Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 450 ftReach Lookout Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Trail 308, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Trail 25A, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Trail 25/25A, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Trail 25A, heading S.
- 0.3 miArrive 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 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:13 PM — 4 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 696 m from the trailhead
More from Trail 25A Trailhead
- Trail 150 - Summit Trail & Trail 25A via Trail 308 2.5 mi · ▲ 623 ft
- Trail 25A 2.7 mi · ▲ 399 ft
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