Black Canyon Trail & West Gasline Road

7.4 mi · ▲ 219 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Black Canyon Trail & West Gasline Road is a 7.4-mile out-and-back near Anthem, AZ. It is mostly level, with 219 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,860 – 2,064 ft8.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Black Canyon Trail 33.87981, -112.17966
Nearest town Anthem, AZ

Directions

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Black Canyon Trail & West Gasline Road

7.4 mi · ▲ 219 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Elevation 1,860–2,063 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Black Canyon Trail · 33.87981, -112.17966

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Black Canyon Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 1.7 miBear right onto West Gasline Road, heading NE.
  5. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left onto Black Canyon Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miReach Black Canyon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miBear right onto West Gasline Road, heading SE.
  12. 0.5 miBear left onto Black Canyon Trail, heading SW.
  13. 1.5 miSharp right, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 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

78% dirt22% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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