Aqueduct Road & Thermal Canyon Road

16 mi · ▲ 1,347 ft · 6 hr

Aqueduct Road & Thermal Canyon Road is a 16-mile out-and-back near Cactus City, CA. It climbs 1,347 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi984 – 1,745 ft16.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.68018, -115.99387
Nearest town Cactus City, CA

Directions

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Aqueduct Road & Thermal Canyon Road

16 mi · ▲ 1,347 ft · 6 hr

Elevation 983–1,745 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.68018, -115.99387

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 107°F / low 82° · precip 1% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 4.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right onto Aqueduct Road, heading SE.
  5. 2.5 miBear left onto Thermal Canyon Road, heading E.
  6. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 2.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.8 miSharp left, heading SW.
  11. 1.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 2.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

80% dirt20% gravel

Weather

ClearTemperature 107°F82°
Feels like92°Precip1%Wind14 mphUV9Humidity45%
Hourly temperature
110°80°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Wed 102°81°
Thu 103°83°
Fri 105°84°
Sat 105°83°
Sun 103°83°
Mon 102°82°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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