Sunrise Mountain Preserve

Sunrise Loop

2.4 mi · ▲ 305 ft · 57 min

Sunrise Loop is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Sunrise Mountain Preserve near Westbrook Village, AZ. It climbs 305 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,398 – 1,637 ft · steepest grade: 18%2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Westwing Mountain Trail 33.72808, -112.24933
Nearest town Westbrook Village, AZ

Directions

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Sunrise Loop

2.4 mi · ▲ 305 ft · 57 min

Elevation 1,397–1,637 ft

Out & Back · Sunrise Mountain Preserve

Trailhead: Westwing Mountain Trail · 33.72808, -112.24933

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Westwing Mountain Trail, heading NE.
  2. 350 ftTurn right onto Sunrise Loop, heading SE.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto Sunrise Mountain Trail, heading SW.
  4. 100 ftTurn left onto Sunrise Loop, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Saguaro Family Loop, heading S.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sunrise Ridgeline, heading S.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Saguaro Family Loop, heading S.
  8. 100 ftBear right onto Sunrise Ridgeline, heading SW.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Saguaro Family Loop, heading SW.
  10. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sunrise Ridgeline, heading E.
  12. 150 ftBear left onto Saguaro Family Loop, heading NW.
  13. 100 ftContinue straight onto Sunrise Ridgeline, heading NW.
  14. 150 ftContinue straight onto Saguaro Family Loop, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sunrise Loop, heading NW.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right onto Sunrise Mountain Trail, heading N.
  17. 100 ftTurn left onto Sunrise Loop, heading N.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left onto Westwing Mountain Trail, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:06 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:14 PM — 4 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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