BLM 9980 & Boulder Creek Ranch Loop via Black Canyon Trail
6.2 mi · ▲ 639 ft · 2 hr 23 min
BLM 9980 & Boulder Creek Ranch Loop via Black Canyon Trail is a 6.2-mile loop in Lake Pleasant Regional Park near Gillette, AZ. It climbs 639 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,696 – 1,949 ft · steepest grade: 17%6.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Black Canyon Trail 33.98460, -112.16765
Nearest town Gillette, AZ
Directions
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BLM 9980 & Boulder Creek Ranch Loop via Black Canyon Trail
6.2 mi · ▲ 639 ft · 2 hr 23 min
Elevation 1,698–1,950 ft
Loop · Lake Pleasant Regional Park
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 W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Boulder Creek Ranch, heading W.
- 2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto BLM 9980, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Black Canyon Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% 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 & Black Canyon Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 544 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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