Black Canyon Trail via Maricopa Trail
12.8 mi · ▲ 239 ft · 4 hr 23 min
Black Canyon Trail via Maricopa Trail is a 12.8-mile out-and-back near Anthem, AZ. It is mostly level, with 239 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Black Canyon Trail via Maricopa Trail
12.8 mi · ▲ 239 ft · 4 hr 23 min
Elevation 1,605–1,854 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.84210, -112.10307
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 98°F / low 77° · precip 2% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Maricopa Trail, heading W.
- 4.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left onto Black Canyon Trail, heading S.
- 1 miReach Black Canyon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Maricopa Trail, heading N.
- 4.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:32 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:52 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:17 PM.
More from this trailhead
- Maricopa Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 193 ft
- Maricopa Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 220 ft
- Maricopa Trail 10.9 mi · ▲ 213 ft
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