Canyon Lake–La Barge Pool, 7 sights
15 mi · ▲ 2,778 ft · 6 hr 23 min
Canyon Lake–La Barge Pool, 7 sights is a 15-mile out-and-back near Tortilla Flat, AZ. The route passes Canyon Lake and La Barge Pool. It climbs 2,778 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Canyon Lake–La Barge Pool, 7 sights
15 mi · ▲ 2,778 ft · 6 hr 23 min
Elevation 1,689–2,762 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Boulder Canyon Trailhead · 33.53433, -111.42263
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Canyon Lake.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Boulder Canyon Trail #103, heading E.
- 3.6 miTurn right onto Second Water Trail #236, heading SW.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Black Mesa Trail #241, heading SW.
- 2.8 miBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Dutchman Trail #104, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Boulder Trail, heading E.
- 2.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miPass La Barge Pool.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Upper La Barge Canyon, heading NE.
- 1.3 miBear right onto Boulder Canyon Trail #103, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive 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 6.0 mi in (~192 min). Leave by 3:17 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Boulder Canyon Trailhead Trailhead
- Canyon Lake & Boulder Canyon Trail #103 Viewpoint 4.1 mi · ▲ 1,038 ft
- Battleship Mountain–Canyon Lake, 5 sights 10.5 mi · ▲ 3,124 ft
- Black Top Mesa–Canyon Lake, 7 sights 16.1 mi · ▲ 3,518 ft
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