Bronco Trail & Cottonwood Trail 247 via Cave Creek Trail #4
14.2 mi · ▲ 2,009 ft · 5 hr 44 min
Bronco Trail & Cottonwood Trail 247 via Cave Creek Trail #4 is a 14.2-mile out-and-back near Camp Creek, AZ. It climbs 2,009 ft. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Bronco Trail & Cottonwood Trail 247 via Cave Creek Trail #4
14.2 mi · ▲ 2,009 ft · 5 hr 44 min
Elevation 3,292–4,266 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Maricopa Trail Trailhead at Bronco;Bronco Trail Trailhead · 33.93487, -111.82077
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 91°F / low 69° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bronco Trail, heading S.
- 3.1 miTurn right onto Trail 247, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cottonwood Trail 247, heading NW.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Cottonwood Trail #247, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Cave Creek Trail #4, heading E.
- 0.8 miReach Bronco Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Cottonwood Trail #247, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn right onto Cottonwood Trail 247, heading SE.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Trail 247, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Bronco Trail, heading SW.
- 3.1 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 2.4 mi in (~75 min). Leave by 5:16 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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