Black Canyon Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 781 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Black Canyon Trail is a 6.8-mile out-and-back near Gillette, AZ. It climbs 781 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,765 – 2,064 ft7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Black Canyon Trail 33.98460, -112.16765
Nearest town Gillette, AZ

Directions

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Black Canyon Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 781 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Elevation 1,764–2,063 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Black Canyon Trail, heading NW.
  3. 2.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miReach Black Canyon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 3.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

84% dirt16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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