Arizona Canal
4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Arizona Canal is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Scottsdale, AZ. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Arizona Canal
4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 1,282–1,291 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.52372, -111.85676
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 102°F / low 82° · precip 3% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Arizona Canal, heading NW.
- 1.1 miReach Arizona Canal, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 500 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 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 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Arizona Canal Loop 2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Arizona Canal 5.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Arizona Canal 5.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Arizona Canal Loop 6.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Arizona Canal 8.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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