Outer Loop Soth
12.7 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 4 hr 16 min
Outer Loop Soth is a 12.7-mile out-and-back in Deem Hills Community Park near Parkview Estates, AZ. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Outer Loop Soth
12.7 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 4 hr 16 min
Elevation 1,481–1,546 ft
Out & Back · Deem Hills Community Park
Trailhead: 33.72692, -112.16670
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 99°F / low 82° · precip 3% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 3.8 miTurn right onto New River Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Outer Loop Soth, heading SE.
- 1 miReach Outer Loop Soth, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto New River Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 3.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 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 5.4 mi in (~134 min). Leave by 4:18 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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