New River Trail
11 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 3 hr 45 min
New River Trail is an 11-mile out-and-back in Deem Hills Community Park near Parkview Estates, AZ. It is mostly level, with 167 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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New River Trail
11 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 3 hr 45 min
Elevation 1,424–1,532 ft
Out & Back · Deem Hills Community Park
Trailhead: 33.71939, -112.16113
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 101°F / low 80° · precip 4% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 3.8 miTurn left onto New River Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 3.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 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 4.7 mi in (~115 min). Leave by 4:36 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Circumference Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 429 ft
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- Circumference Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 373 ft
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