Boulder Creek Ranch via Black Canyon Trail
12 mi · ▲ 1,321 ft · 4 hr 40 min
Boulder Creek Ranch via Black Canyon Trail is a 12-mile out-and-back in State Trust Land near Gillette, AZ. It climbs 1,321 ft. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi1,946 – 2,461 ft12.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.98062, -112.13858
Nearest town Gillette, AZ
Directions
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Boulder Creek Ranch via Black Canyon Trail
12 mi · ▲ 1,321 ft · 4 hr 40 min
Elevation 1,945–2,460 ft
Out & Back · State Trust Land
Trailhead: 33.98062, -112.13858
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Black Canyon Trail, heading N.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Boulder Creek Ranch, heading N.
- 250 ftReach Boulder Creek Ranch, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Black Canyon Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 2.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.7 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
55% dirt45% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:52 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:16 PM — 1 min before dark.
More from this trailhead
- Black Canyon Trail 8.8 mi · ▲ 1,085 ft
- Black Canyon Trail 9.5 mi · ▲ 1,186 ft
- Black Canyon Trail Access & Black Canyon Trail 11.5 mi · ▲ 1,265 ft
- Black Canyon Trail 11.8 mi · ▲ 1,355 ft
- West Gasline Road via Black Canyon Trail 14.5 mi · ▲ 1,397 ft
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