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Laveen Area Conveyance Channel

Maricopa/Sun Circle Trail

16 mi · ▲ 302 ft · 5 hr 29 min

Maricopa/Sun Circle Trail is a 16-mile out-and-back in Laveen Area Conveyance Channel near Maricopa Village, AZ. It climbs 302 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi978 – 1,243 ft16.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.38346, -112.22790
Nearest town Maricopa Village, AZ
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Maricopa/Sun Circle Trail

16 mi · ▲ 302 ft · 5 hr 29 min

Elevation 977–1,245 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 1.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.6 miSharp left, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Maricopa/Sun Circle Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  9. 4.2 miBear left onto Maricopa Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Ma-Ha-Tuak Perimeter Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.9 miTurn left onto Maricopa Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Maricopa/Sun Circle Trail, heading SW.
  15. 4.7 miSharp right, heading NW.
  16. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  19. 1.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftArrive 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-26-km-3c5a

Trail surface

43% dirt20% paved9% gravel28% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 104°F83°
Feels like94°Precip5%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity21%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 6:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:52 PM
Sat 104°82°
Sun 105°81°
Mon 104°83°
Tue 106°86°
Wed 105°86° 22%
Thu 101°84° 26%

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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