AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Buckhorn Road

7.8 mi · ▲ 1,710 ft · 3 hr 27 min

Buckhorn Road is a 7.8-mile out-and-back near Constellation, AZ. It climbs 1,710 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,242 – 4,105 ft · steepest grade: 23%8.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.06123, -112.59256
Nearest town Constellation, AZ
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Buckhorn Road

7.8 mi · ▲ 1,710 ft · 3 hr 27 min

Elevation 3,241–4,105 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 34.06123, -112.59256

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.8 miBear right onto Buckhorn Road, heading W.
  4. 2.1 miReach Buckhorn Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 2.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  6. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/buckhorn-road-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 6:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:34 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:54 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:19 PM.

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