AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Phoenix Mountains Preserve

Trail 25

2.7 mi · ▲ 495 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Trail 25 is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Phoenix Mountains Preserve near Ridgegate, AZ. It climbs 495 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,404 – 1,690 ft · steepest grade: 16%2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.60384, -112.06320
Nearest town Ridgegate, AZ
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Trail 25

2.7 mi · ▲ 495 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Elevation 1,403–1,690 ft

Out & Back · Phoenix Mountains Preserve

Trailhead: 33.60384, -112.06320

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 334 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 400 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 150 ftBear left onto Trail 25, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  7. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.7 miBear right, heading W.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  11. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/trail-25-out-back-4-km-7b73

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:11 PM — 6 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 334 m from the trailhead

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