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Boulder Canyon Trail #103 Viewpoint–Boulder Canyon Trail #103, 3 sights

10 mi · ▲ 1,488 ft · 4 hr 5 min

Boulder Canyon Trail #103 Viewpoint–Boulder Canyon Trail #103, 3 sights is a 10-mile out-and-back near Youngberg, AZ. The route reaches Boulder Canyon Trail #103 Viewpoint at the turnaround, 5 miles in. It climbs 1,488 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,814 – 2,421 ft · steepest grade: 23%10.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Dutchman Trail #104 33.48035, -111.44333
Nearest town Youngberg, AZ
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Boulder Canyon Trail #103 Viewpoint–Boulder Canyon Trail #103, 3 sights

10 mi · ▲ 1,488 ft · 4 hr 5 min

Elevation 1,814–2,422 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Dutchman Trail #104 · 33.48035, -111.44333

Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 96°F / low 81° · precip 11% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on First Water Road, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Dutchman Trail #104, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Second Water Trail #236, heading E.
  4. 3.1 miTurn left onto Boulder Canyon Trail #103, heading NE.
  5. 1.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftReach Boulder Canyon Trail #103 Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.6 miTurn right onto Second Water Trail #236, heading S.
  8. 3.1 miContinue straight onto Dutchman Trail #104, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left onto First Water Road, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/boulder-canyon-trail-103-viewpoint-boulder-canyon-trail-103-out-back-3-sights-16-km

Trail surface

100% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 96°F81°
Feels like91°Precip11%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity28%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Sat 97°77°
Sun 97°77°
Mon 98°85°
Tue 99°84°
Wed 100°83° 34%
Thu 97°77° 29%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 5:57 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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