Boulderdash Trail–Cactus Garden Trail, 3 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 817 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Boulderdash Trail–Cactus Garden Trail, 3 sights is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Las Alegres, AZ. It climbs 817 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Boulderdash Trail–Cactus Garden Trail, 3 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 817 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Elevation 1,722–2,500 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.49036, -111.64951
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Hawes Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Cactus Garden Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lower Gidro, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Boulderdash Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Upper Secret Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Magic Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Hawes Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Upper Hawes, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:30 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:50 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:15 PM.
More from this trailhead
- Upper Hawes 2.3 mi · ▲ 286 ft
- Upper Hawes 2.5 mi · ▲ 360 ft
- Upper Hawes 2.6 mi · ▲ 365 ft
- Hawes Loop Trail & Upper Hawes 2.6 mi · ▲ 722 ft
- Upper Hawes 2.8 mi · ▲ 417 ft
- Secret Trail via Upper Hawes 2.8 mi · ▲ 360 ft
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