Lower Salt River Interpretive Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back near Fountain Hills, AZ. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,316 – 1,378 ft6.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: North Phon D Sutton Road 33.54659, -111.65628
Nearest town Fountain Hills, AZ
Directions
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Lower Salt River Interpretive Trail
6 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 1,316–1,378 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: North Phon D Sutton Road · 33.54659, -111.65628
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 101°F / low 83° · precip 6% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto North Phon D Sutton Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 300 ftBear left onto Lower Salt River Interpretive Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 2.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 2.7 miBear right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto North Phon D Sutton Road, heading NE.
- 450 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
89% dirt11% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 101°F83°
Feels like88°Precip6%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity27%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:48 PM
Sat
102°84°
Sun
104°82°
Mon
103°87°
Tue
105°87°
Wed
103°87°
27%
Thu
105°85°
21%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~70 min). Leave by 5:18 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
More from North Phon D Sutton Road Trailhead
- North Phon D Sutton Road Loop 2.6 mi · ▲ 321 ft
- North Phon D Sutton Road Loop 2.7 mi · ▲ 330 ft
- Bush Lite West & Lower Salt River Interpretive Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Lower Salt River Interpretive Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Saguaro Trail 6.9 mi · ▲ 251 ft
- Ridge Trail 7.1 mi · ▲ 82 ft
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