Piestewa Peak–#300 - Summit Trail, 3 sights
2.8 mi · ▲ 1,287 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Piestewa Peak–#300 - Summit Trail, 3 sights is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Phoenix Mountains Preserve near Biltmore Greens III, AZ. The route reaches Piestewa Peak at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 1,287 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Piestewa Peak–#300 - Summit Trail, 3 sights
2.8 mi · ▲ 1,287 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Elevation 1,427–2,588 ft
Out & Back · Phoenix Mountains Preserve
Trailhead: 33.54180, -112.01858
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 101°F / low 81° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto #302 - Circumference Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto #300 - Summit Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miReach Piestewa Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto #302 - Circumference Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.8 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- #8A - Quartz Ridge Trail & Trail 200A 2.4 mi · ▲ 928 ft
- #302 - Circumference Trail–#304 - Nature Trail, 5 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 526 ft
- #302 - Circumference Trail–#304 - Nature Trail, 3 sights 6.3 mi · ▲ 1,694 ft
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