Cane Spring via Cottonwood
4.5 mi · ▲ 951 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Cane Spring via Cottonwood is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Horse Mesa, AZ. The route reaches Cane Spring at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 951 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 99/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Cane Spring via Cottonwood
4.5 mi · ▲ 951 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Elevation 2,873–3,333 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Cottonwood · 33.63443, -111.40566
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 91°F / low 75° · precip 13% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cottonwood, heading S.
- 2.3 miReach Cane Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.2 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:29 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:49 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:14 PM.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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