Piestewa Peak–#300 - Summit Trail, 4 sights
6.5 mi · ▲ 2,362 ft · 3 hr 21 min
Piestewa Peak–#300 - Summit Trail, 4 sights is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Phoenix Mountains Preserve near The Preserve, AZ. The route reaches Piestewa Peak at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It climbs 2,362 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Piestewa Peak–#300 - Summit Trail, 4 sights
6.5 mi · ▲ 2,362 ft · 3 hr 21 min
Elevation 1,427–2,588 ft
Out & Back · Phoenix Mountains Preserve
Trailhead: 33.56763, -112.01297
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 400 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left onto #1A - Perl Charles Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto #302 - Circumference Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto #304 - Nature Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto #302 - Circumference Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto #300 - Summit Trail, heading S.
- 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.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto #304 - Nature Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto #302 - Circumference Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto #1A - Perl Charles Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:08 PM — 5 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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