Black Canyon Trail & Maricopa Trail;Black Canyon Trail
15.9 mi · ▲ 403 ft · 5 hr 30 min
Black Canyon Trail & Maricopa Trail;Black Canyon Trail is a 15.9-mile out-and-back near New River, AZ. It climbs 403 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Black Canyon Trail & Maricopa Trail;Black Canyon Trail
15.9 mi · ▲ 403 ft · 5 hr 30 min
Elevation 1,605–2,031 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.90245, -112.16111
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 98°F / low 78° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Black Canyon Trail, heading S.
- 6.1 miReach Black Canyon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 6.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 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 7.6 mi in (~184 min). Leave by 3:28 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- West Gasline Road via Black Canyon Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 191 ft
- Black Canyon Trail & West Gasline Road 5.1 mi · ▲ 219 ft
- Black Canyon Trail 11.4 mi · ▲ 463 ft
- Black Canyon Trail 11.5 mi · ▲ 410 ft
- Black Canyon Trail 11.7 mi · ▲ 388 ft
- Black Canyon Trail 11.8 mi · ▲ 381 ft
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