Phon D Sutton
11.7 mi · ▲ 941 ft · 4 hr 22 min
Phon D Sutton is an 11.7-mile out-and-back near Apache Junction, AZ. It climbs 941 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,831 – 2,372 ft · steepest grade: 21%12.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.44432, -111.54115
Nearest town Apache Junction, AZ
Directions
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Phon D Sutton
11.7 mi · ▲ 941 ft · 4 hr 22 min
Elevation 1,832–2,371 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.44432, -111.54115
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, 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.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 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 N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 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 S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
1% dirt99% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 6:49 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 5:53 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- North Bulldog Mine Road 3.1 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- North Cortez Road 3.9 mi · ▲ 79 ft
- Phon D Sutton 10.2 mi · ▲ 868 ft
- Phon D Sutton 11.6 mi · ▲ 941 ft
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- Phon D Sutton 11.8 mi · ▲ 948 ft
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