AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Buckhorn Road

12.4 mi · ▲ 813 ft · 4 hr 32 min

Buckhorn Road is a 12.4-mile out-and-back near Castle Hot Springs, AZ. It climbs 813 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,093 – 2,700 ft12.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.99799, -112.38220
Nearest town Castle Hot Springs, AZ
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Buckhorn Road

12.4 mi · ▲ 813 ft · 4 hr 32 min

Elevation 2,093–2,702 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.99799, -112.38220

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.9 miBear right onto Castle Creek, heading NW.
  3. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Castle Creek Road, heading N.
  4. 1.5 miTurn left onto Buckhorn Road, heading S.
  5. 2.5 miReach Buckhorn Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 2.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Castle Creek, heading S.
  8. 1.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  9. 0.9 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-20-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:06 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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