BLM 9980 & Black Canyon Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 544 ft · 1 hr 50 min

BLM 9980 & Black Canyon Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Gillette, AZ. It climbs 544 ft. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,739 – 1,949 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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BLM 9980 & Black Canyon Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 544 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 1,738–1,948 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. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto BLM 9980, heading W.
  5. 0.7 miReach Black Canyon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Black Canyon Trail, heading SE.
  8. 1.4 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

37% dirt63% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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