Phon D Sutton
11.8 mi · ▲ 948 ft · 4 hr 24 min
Phon D Sutton is an 11.8-mile out-and-back near Apache Junction, AZ. It climbs 948 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Phon D Sutton
11.8 mi · ▲ 948 ft · 4 hr 24 min
Elevation 1,830–2,371 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.44404, -111.54257
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 98°F / low 82° · precip 12% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Phon D Sutton, heading W.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 5:51 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
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