North 43rd Avenue & West Gasline Road

15 mi · ▲ 574 ft · 5 hr 17 min

North 43rd Avenue & West Gasline Road is a 15-mile out-and-back near Anthem, AZ. It climbs 574 ft. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,775 – 2,146 ft15.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.86673, -112.20359
Nearest town Anthem, AZ

Directions

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North 43rd Avenue & West Gasline Road

15 mi · ▲ 574 ft · 5 hr 17 min

Elevation 1,775–2,145 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.86673, -112.20359

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 3 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.7 miSharp right, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left onto West Gasline Road, heading S.
  8. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.7 miSharp right onto North 43rd Avenue, heading NE.
  15. 0.3 miReach West Gasline Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  17. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  21. 0.3 miBear left onto West Gasline Road, heading N.
  22. 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  23. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  24. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  25. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  26. 3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  27. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  28. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

7% dirt93% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:06 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.5 mi in (~197 min). Leave by 3:16 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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