AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Phon D Sutton

8.5 mi · ▲ 835 ft · 3 hr 15 min

Phon D Sutton is an 8.5-mile out-and-back near Youngberg, AZ. It climbs 835 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,926 – 2,372 ft · steepest grade: 20%9.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.45148, -111.51779
Nearest town Youngberg, AZ
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Phon D Sutton

8.5 mi · ▲ 835 ft · 3 hr 15 min

Elevation 1,927–2,371 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.45148, -111.51779

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  9. 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
  10. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.7 miSharp left, heading W.
  12. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left onto Phon D Sutton, heading W.
  16. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  23. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  25. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  28. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  30. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  31. 250 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  32. 200 ftBear right, heading S.
  33. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  34. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  35. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  36. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  37. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  38. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  39. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  40. 350 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/north-bulldog-mine-road-out-back-18-km-1115

Trail surface

2% dirt98% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:29 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:49 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:14 PM.

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