Maricopa/Sun Circle Trail
12.6 mi · ▲ 278 ft · 4 hr 20 min
Maricopa/Sun Circle Trail is a 12.6-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Preserve near Co-op Village, AZ. It climbs 278 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Maricopa/Sun Circle Trail
12.6 mi · ▲ 278 ft · 4 hr 20 min
Elevation 1,016–1,299 ft
Out & Back · South Mountain Preserve
Trailhead: 33.36291, -112.20292
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 104°F / low 83° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 400 ftSharp left onto Maricopa/Sun Circle Trail, heading SE.
- 3.5 miBear left onto Maricopa Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Ma-Ha-Tuak Perimeter Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto National Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Ma-Ha-Tuak Perimeter Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Maricopa Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Maricopa/Sun Circle Trail, heading NW.
- 3.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 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 4.2 mi in (~104 min). Leave by 4:46 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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