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.
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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 Sep 21: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:44 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 4.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Aqueduct Road, heading SE.
- 2.5 miBear left onto Thermal Canyon Road, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 2.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 1.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 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.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:24 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:44 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:08 PM.
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