Sun Circle Trail / Maricopa Trail
11 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 3 hr 41 min
Sun Circle Trail / Maricopa Trail is an 11-mile out-and-back near Tremaine, AZ. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sun Circle Trail / Maricopa Trail
11 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 3 hr 41 min
Elevation 1,164–1,211 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.35482, -111.83751
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 102°F / low 84° · precip 5% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 388 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 4.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Sun Circle Trail / Maricopa Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 4.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 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 2.1 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 5:40 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 388 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Lake Playa Del Rey 2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Sun Circle Trail / Maricopa Trail 10.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft
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