Mine Shaft Pass–Sunrise Loop, 3 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 773 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Mine Shaft Pass–Sunrise Loop, 3 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Sunrise Mountain Preserve near Westbrook Village, AZ. It climbs 773 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mine Shaft Pass–Sunrise Loop, 3 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 773 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Elevation 1,397–1,826 ft
Out & Back · Sunrise Mountain Preserve
Trailhead: Sunrise Loop · 33.72886, -112.24914
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Sunrise Loop, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Sunrise Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Sunrise Loop, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Saguaro Family Loop, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sunrise Ridgeline, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Saguaro Family Loop, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right onto Sunrise Ridgeline, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left onto Mine Shaft Pass, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Sunrise Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Sunrise Ridgeline, heading S.
- 1 miBear left onto Saguaro Family Loop, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Sunrise Ridgeline, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Saguaro Family Loop, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sunrise Loop, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Sunrise Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Sunrise Loop, heading N.
- 0.3 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 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:13 PM — 4 min before dark.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Sunrise Loop Trailhead
- Sunrise Loop 2.4 mi · ▲ 305 ft
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- Westwing Mountain Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 576 ft
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