AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Phon D Sutton

10.2 mi · ▲ 868 ft · 3 hr 50 min

Phon D Sutton is a 10.2-mile out-and-back near Apache Junction, AZ. It climbs 868 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,831 – 2,346 ft · steepest grade: 20%10.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.44404, -111.54257
Nearest town Apache Junction, AZ
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Phon D Sutton

10.2 mi · ▲ 868 ft · 3 hr 50 min

Elevation 1,830–2,347 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.44404, -111.54257

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 1.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  11. 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
  12. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.7 miSharp left, heading NW.
  14. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left onto Phon D Sutton, heading W.
  18. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  20. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  22. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  23. 0.7 miSharp right, heading SE.
  24. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  25. 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
  26. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  29. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  30. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  31. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  32. 1.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  33. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  34. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  35. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/phon-d-sutton-out-back-16-km-89f6

Trail surface

3% dirt97% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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