Maricopa/Sun Circle Trail
13.7 mi · ▲ 385 ft · 4 hr 46 min
Maricopa/Sun Circle Trail is a 13.7-mile out-and-back in South Mountain Preserve near Co-op Village, AZ. It climbs 385 ft. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Maricopa/Sun Circle Trail
13.7 mi · ▲ 385 ft · 4 hr 46 min
Elevation 987–1,343 ft
Out & Back · South Mountain Preserve
Trailhead: South 75th Avenue · 33.36300, -112.21113
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start on South 75th Avenue, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Maricopa/Sun Circle Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 4.2 miBear left onto Maricopa Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Ma-Ha-Tuak Perimeter Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto National Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Ma-Ha-Tuak Perimeter Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Maricopa Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Maricopa/Sun Circle Trail, heading W.
- 4.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.6 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 5.4 mi in (~133 min). Leave by 4:19 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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