Lookout Mountain Preserve

Trail 150 - Summit Trail & Trail 25A via Trail 308

2 mi · ▲ 801 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Trail 150 - Summit Trail & Trail 25A via Trail 308 is a 2-mile out-and-back in Lookout Mountain Preserve near Sunset Hills, AZ. It climbs 801 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,434 – 1,883 ft · steepest grade: 35%2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lookout Mountain Parking Access 33.62851, -112.04803
Nearest town Sunset Hills, AZ

Directions

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Trail 150 - Summit Trail & Trail 25A via Trail 308

2 mi · ▲ 801 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 1,435–1,885 ft

Out & Back · Lookout Mountain Preserve

Trailhead: Lookout Mountain Parking Access · 33.62851, -112.04803

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 100°F / low 82° · precip 5% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 739 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lookout Mountain Parking Access, heading S.
  2. 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Trail 308, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftBear left onto Trail 150 - Summit Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Trail 308, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Trail 25A, heading SW.
  8. 0.5 miReach Trail 150 - Summit Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left onto Trail 308, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Trail 150 - Summit Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.4 miBear right onto Trail 308, heading N.
  13. 150 ftBear left onto Lookout Mountain Parking Access, heading N.
  14. 150 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

91% dirt8% paved1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 100°F82°
Feels like91°Precip5%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity25%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Sat 101°80°
Sun 104°78°
Mon 102°91°
Tue 104°93°
Wed 103°90° 22%
Thu 101°88° 21%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 739 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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