Trail 308
1.9 mi · ▲ 442 ft · 51 min
Trail 308 is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Lookout Mountain Preserve near Sunset Hills, AZ. It climbs 442 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Trail 308
1.9 mi · ▲ 442 ft · 51 min
Elevation 1,438–1,714 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 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Trail 25A, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Trail 308, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:31 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:51 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:17 PM.
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 150 - Summit Trail & Trail 25A via Trail 308 2 mi · ▲ 801 ft
- Trail 25A via Trail 308 2.6 mi · ▲ 468 ft
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