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.

Elevation

0 mi1,723 – 2,500 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.49036, -111.64951
Nearest town Las Alegres, AZ

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Hawes Loop Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Cactus Garden Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lower Gidro, heading NW.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right onto Boulderdash Trail, heading SW.
  6. 1.1 miSharp left onto Upper Secret Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miBear left onto Magic Mountain Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miBear left onto Hawes Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Upper Hawes, heading E.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 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.

Trail surface

58% dirt7% gravel35% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 6:50 PM

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.

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