West Saddleback Mountain Road

7 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 2 hr 23 min

West Saddleback Mountain Road is a 7-mile out-and-back near Anthem, AZ. It is mostly level, with 106 ft of elevation gain. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,696 – 1,768 ft7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.84918, -112.22432
Nearest town Anthem, AZ

Directions

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West Saddleback Mountain Road

7 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 2 hr 23 min

Elevation 1,698–1,769 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.84918, -112.22432

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 99°F / low 80° · precip 5% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  3. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 1.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto West Saddleback Mountain Road, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miReach West Saddleback Mountain Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 1.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  16. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  17. 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

5% dirt95% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 99°F80°
Feels like94°Precip5%Wind12 mphUV8Humidity22%
Rained 0.8″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 6:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:52 PM
Sat 98°78°
Sun 100°83°
Mon 102°83°
Tue 103°84°
Wed 102°83° 20%
Thu 99°85° 26%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.5 mi in (~88 min). Leave by 5:04 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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