Boulderdash Trail–Cactus Garden Trail, 7 sights
9.7 mi · ▲ 1,986 ft · 4 hr 14 min
Boulderdash Trail–Cactus Garden Trail, 7 sights is a 9.7-mile out-and-back near Las Alegres, AZ. It climbs 1,986 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Boulderdash Trail–Cactus Garden Trail, 7 sights
9.7 mi · ▲ 1,986 ft · 4 hr 14 min
Elevation 1,602–2,644 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Wild Horse Trail · 33.51650, -111.61922
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:47 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wild Horse Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Jumping Jack's Cut, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Pure O, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto NRA All Mountain Party D, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Pure O, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto NRA All Mountain Party E, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Iron Goat Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Iron Spine, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Iron Goat Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Goat Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Cactus Garden Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lower Gidro, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Boulderdash Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Upper Secret Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Secret Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Saddle Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach Pure O, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Saddle Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Secret Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Upper Secret Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Boulderdash Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Lower Gidro, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Cactus Garden Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Goat Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Iron Goat Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Iron Spine, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left onto Iron Goat Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto NRA All Mountain Party E, heading NE.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Pure O, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto NRA All Mountain Party D, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Pure O, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Jumping Jack's Cut, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Wild Horse Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~76 min). Leave by 5:11 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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