Phon D Sutton
13.8 mi · ▲ 1,281 ft · 5 hr 14 min
Phon D Sutton is a 13.8-mile out-and-back near Apache Junction, AZ. It climbs 1,281 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Phon D Sutton
13.8 mi · ▲ 1,281 ft · 5 hr 14 min
Elevation 1,818–2,414 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.44113, -111.54295
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 98°F / low 82° · precip 12% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 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.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Phon D Sutton, heading SW.
- 1.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 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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Weather
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.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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