Cane Spring & Cottonwood
13.3 mi · ▲ 2,597 ft · 5 hr 44 min
Cane Spring & Cottonwood is a 13.3-mile out-and-back near Horse Mesa, AZ. The route reaches Cane Spring. It climbs 2,597 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 96/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Cane Spring & Cottonwood
13.3 mi · ▲ 2,597 ft · 5 hr 44 min
Elevation 1,866–3,333 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Alder Pack Trail · 33.62979, -111.37867
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 93°F / low 78° · precip 13% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cottonwood, heading N.
- 200 ftPass Cane Spring.
- 6.6 miReach Cane Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 6.7 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 2.2 mi in (~74 min). Leave by 5:15 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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