Amethyst Mine Trail–Amethyst Trail, 3 sights
9 mi · ▲ 2,627 ft · 4 hr 19 min
Amethyst Mine Trail–Amethyst Trail, 3 sights is a 9-mile out-and-back near Roosevelt Lake Gardens East, AZ. It climbs 2,627 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Amethyst Mine Trail–Amethyst Trail, 3 sights
9 mi · ▲ 2,627 ft · 4 hr 19 min
Elevation 5,391–6,864 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Arizona Trail · 33.71072, -111.33633
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 80°F / low 64° · precip 16% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start on Arizona Trail, heading N.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Four Peaks Trail #130, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Amethyst Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Brown's Peak Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Amethyst Mine Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miReach Four Peaks Trail #130, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miBear left onto Brown's Peak Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Amethyst Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Four Peaks Trail #130, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Arizona Trail, heading N.
- 1.7 miArrive 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 3.2 mi in (~125 min). Leave by 4:24 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Arizona Trail Trailhead
- Arizona Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 565 ft
- Four Peaks Trail #130 via Arizona Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 871 ft
- Browns Peak–Amethyst Trail, 3 sights 6.7 mi · ▲ 2,702 ft
- Arizona Trail 10 mi · ▲ 1,917 ft
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