Black Canyon Trail
6.9 mi · ▲ 641 ft · 2 hr 37 min
Black Canyon Trail is a 6.9-mile out-and-back near Rock Springs, AZ. It climbs 641 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,893 – 2,175 ft7.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 34.05940, -112.15249
Nearest town Rock Springs, AZ
Directions
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Black Canyon Trail
6.9 mi · ▲ 641 ft · 2 hr 37 min
Elevation 1,892–2,177 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 34.05940, -112.15249
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Memorial Lane, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto High Desert Trail (blue), heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Access to High Desert Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Black Canyon Trail, heading SW.
- 2.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftReach Black Canyon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 2.8 miTurn left onto Access to High Desert Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto High Desert Trail (blue), heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Memorial Lane, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, 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.
Trail surface
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:52 PM
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Black Canyon Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 389 ft
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