Black Canyon Trail & Boulder Creek Ranch
2.6 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 56 min
Black Canyon Trail & Boulder Creek Ranch is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Gillette, AZ. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,946 – 2,093 ft2.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Black Canyon Trail 33.98460, -112.16765
Nearest town Gillette, AZ
Directions
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Black Canyon Trail & Boulder Creek Ranch
2.6 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 56 min
Elevation 1,945–2,092 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Black Canyon Trail · 33.98460, -112.16765
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Boulder Creek Ranch, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Black Canyon Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftReach Boulder Creek Ranch, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Boulder Creek Ranch, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
95% dirt5% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:52 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Black Canyon Trail Trailhead
- BLM 9980 & Black Canyon Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 544 ft
- BLM 9980 & Boulder Creek Ranch Loop via Black Canyon Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 639 ft
- Black Canyon Trail 6.8 mi · ▲ 781 ft
- Lake Pleasant & Boulder Creek Ranch 7.3 mi · ▲ 822 ft
- Black Canyon Trail Access–Black Canyon Trail, 3 sights 14.2 mi · ▲ 1,303 ft
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