Trail 25A via Trail 308
2.6 mi · ▲ 468 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Trail 25A via Trail 308 is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Lookout Mountain Preserve near Sunset Hills, AZ. It climbs 468 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Trail 25A via Trail 308
2.6 mi · ▲ 468 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 1,418–1,714 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Trail 308, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Trail 25A, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Trail 25/25A, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Trail 25A, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach Trail 25A, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Trail 25/25A, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Trail 25A, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Trail 308, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 739 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Lookout Mountain Parking Access Trailhead
- Lookout Mountain & Trail 150 - Summit Trail via Trail 308 1.2 mi · ▲ 530 ft
- Trail 308 1.9 mi · ▲ 442 ft
- Trail 150 - Summit Trail & Trail 25A via Trail 308 2 mi · ▲ 801 ft
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