Cactus Nectar Trail & Iron Goat Trail via High Ridge Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 699 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Cactus Nectar Trail & Iron Goat Trail via High Ridge Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Las Alegres, AZ. It climbs 699 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Cactus Nectar Trail & Iron Goat Trail via High Ridge Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 699 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 2,134–2,651 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.49730, -111.63405
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto High Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Goat Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Iron Goat Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Iron Spine, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Iron Goat Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Cactus Nectar Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear right onto High Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 5:37 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Usery Mountain via High Ridge Trail 2 mi · ▲ 542 ft
- Cactus Garden Trail & Goat Trail via Upper Hawes 4.8 mi · ▲ 937 ft
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