Sun Circle Trail / Maricopa Trail
12.4 mi · ▲ 62 ft · 4 hr 10 min
Sun Circle Trail / Maricopa Trail is a 12.4-mile out-and-back in McQueen Park near Tremaine, AZ. It is mostly level, with 62 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
12.4 mi · ▲ 62 ft · 4 hr 10 min
Elevation 1,164–1,219 ft
Out & Back · McQueen Park
Trailhead: 33.35691, -111.82324
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 797 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 5.5 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.
- 5.4 miArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:30 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:50 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:15 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 797 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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