Shaw Butte is located in downtown Phoenix, AZ. The trailhead I use is located off of 7th street, south of Thunderbird. The mountain is part of the Phoenix Mountains Preserve, and the trails are well traveled. The roundtrip distance of the route I use is about 4 miles, with an elevation gain of less than 1000 feet. The route uses several different trails, but they are all well marked, and the majority of the route follows a dirt service road to the summit. After a pretty flat 1/2 mile warm up, the next 1.5 miles are consistantly uphill, but nothing too rough. The views from the top are nice, and it gives you a great shot in every direction of the ever-growing valley below you. However, there are several un-sightly radio towers up there, so if you can ignore them, it's all good. This isn't my favorite hike in the valley, but it's convenient, and it's worth doing. Check it out.
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