Sun Circle Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Sun Circle Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Estate Monterra, AZ. It is mostly level, with 0 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
4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 1,221–1,245 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.53458, -112.04229
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 105°F / low 82° · precip 5% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 455 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Phoenix–Sonoran Bikeway, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Sun Circle Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1 miSharp left onto Murphy Bridle Path, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Sun Circle Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Phoenix–Sonoran Bikeway, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 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 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:11 PM — 5 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 455 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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