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Phon D Sutton

15.9 mi · ▲ 1,055 ft · 5 hr 50 min

Phon D Sutton is a 15.9-mile out-and-back near Apache Junction, AZ. It climbs 1,055 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,723 – 2,372 ft · steepest grade: 22%17.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.44400, -111.58066
Nearest town Apache Junction, AZ
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Phon D Sutton

15.9 mi · ▲ 1,055 ft · 5 hr 50 min

Elevation 1,722–2,371 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.44400, -111.58066

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  9. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  16. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  18. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  19. 1.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  23. 1.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  24. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  25. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  26. 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  28. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  29. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  30. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  31. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  32. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  33. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  34. 250 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  35. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  36. 0.7 miSharp left, heading W.
  37. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  38. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  39. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  40. 0.2 miTurn left onto Phon D Sutton, heading NW.
  41. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  42. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  43. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  44. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  45. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  46. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  47. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  48. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  49. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  50. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  51. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  52. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  53. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  54. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  55. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  56. 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
  57. 200 ftBear right, heading S.
  58. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  59. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  60. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  61. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  62. 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  63. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  64. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  65. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  66. 1.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  67. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  68. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  69. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  70. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  71. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  72. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  73. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  74. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  75. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  76. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  77. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  78. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  79. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  80. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  81. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/phon-d-sutton-out-back-25-km-4744

Trail surface

1% dirt99% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.6 mi in (~93 min). Leave by 4:53 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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