Shaw Butte & Trail 306 Viewpoint via #306 - Shaw Butte Trail
2 mi · ▲ 814 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Shaw Butte & Trail 306 Viewpoint via #306 - Shaw Butte Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in North Mountain Preserve near Heritage Highlands, AZ. The route passes Trail 306 Viewpoint before reaching Shaw Butte at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It climbs 814 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Shaw Butte & Trail 306 Viewpoint via #306 - Shaw Butte Trail
2 mi · ▲ 814 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Elevation 1,344–2,129 ft
Out & Back · North Mountain Preserve
Trailhead: 7th Avenue Trailhead · 33.58572, -112.08230
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 102°F / low 82° · precip 6% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto #306 - Shaw Butte Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Trail 306 Viewpoint.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Trail 306, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left onto #306 - Shaw Butte Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftReach Shaw Butte, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Trail 306, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto #306 - Shaw Butte Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 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 1.0 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 5:55 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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