Laveen Area Conveyance Channel
Maricopa/Sun Circle Trail
9.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 3 hr 11 min
Maricopa/Sun Circle Trail is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Laveen Area Conveyance Channel near Maricopa Village, AZ. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Maricopa/Sun Circle Trail
9.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 3 hr 11 min
Elevation 977–1,024 ft
Out & Back · Laveen Area Conveyance Channel
Trailhead: 33.38346, -112.22790
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 104°F / low 83° · precip 5% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Maricopa/Sun Circle Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 1.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.5 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 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 6:32 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:52 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:17 PM.
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