Sun Circle Trail / Maricopa Trail
14.4 mi · ▲ 89 ft · 4 hr 51 min
Sun Circle Trail / Maricopa Trail is a 14.4-mile out-and-back in McQueen Park near Tremaine, AZ. It is mostly level, with 89 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
14.4 mi · ▲ 89 ft · 4 hr 51 min
Elevation 1,164–1,223 ft
Out & Back · McQueen Park
Trailhead: 33.35707, -111.81736
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 5.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Sun Circle Trail / Maricopa Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miReach Sun Circle Trail / Maricopa Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 5.8 miTurn 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 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:12 PM — 3 min before dark.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Sun Circle Trail / Maricopa Trail 13 mi · ▲ 89 ft
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