AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

South Mountain Preserve

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.

Elevation

0 mi988 – 1,342 ft14.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: South 75th Avenue 33.36300, -112.21113
Nearest town Co-op Village, AZ
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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

  1. Start on South 75th Avenue, heading NW.
  2. 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Maricopa/Sun Circle Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  6. 4.2 miBear left onto Maricopa Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Ma-Ha-Tuak Perimeter Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.9 miTurn left onto National Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right onto Ma-Ha-Tuak Connector, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto National Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right onto Ma-Ha-Tuak Perimeter Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.9 miTurn left onto Maricopa Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  16. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Maricopa/Sun Circle Trail, heading S.
  17. 4.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  19. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/maricopa-sun-circle-trail-out-back-22-km-d5ce

Trail surface

56% dirt3% gravel41% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:06 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.3 mi in (~132 min). Leave by 4:20 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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