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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Black Canyon Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto BLM 9980, heading W.
- 0.7 miReach Black Canyon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Black Canyon Trail, heading SE.
- 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
More from Black Canyon Trail Trailhead
- Black Canyon Trail & Boulder Creek Ranch 2.6 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- BLM 9980 & Boulder Creek Ranch Loop via Black Canyon Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 639 ft
- Black Canyon Trail 6.8 mi · ▲ 781 ft
- Lake Pleasant & Boulder Creek Ranch 7.3 mi · ▲ 822 ft
- Black Canyon Trail Access–Black Canyon Trail, 3 sights 14.2 mi · ▲ 1,303 ft
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