Black Canyon Trail
11 mi · ▲ 412 ft · 3 hr 52 min
Black Canyon Trail is an 11-mile out-and-back near New River, AZ. It climbs 412 ft. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,791 – 2,021 ft11.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.89972, -112.16456
Nearest town New River, AZ
Directions
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Black Canyon Trail
11 mi · ▲ 412 ft · 3 hr 52 min
Elevation 1,790–2,020 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.89972, -112.16456
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 NW.
- 1 miTurn left onto Black Canyon Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 3.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 3.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1 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
43% dirt57% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 98°F78°
Feels like86°Precip4%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity27%
Rained 0.5″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:52 PM
Sat
98°78°
Sun
102°82°
Mon
100°83°
Tue
102°84°
Wed
100°83°
19%
Thu
98°84°
22%
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
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