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.

Elevation

0 mi1,690 – 2,763 ft · steepest grade: 24%15.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Boulder Canyon Trailhead 33.53433, -111.42263
Nearest town Tortilla Flat, AZ

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Canyon Lake.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Boulder Canyon Trail #103, heading E.
  4. 3.6 miTurn right onto Second Water Trail #236, heading SW.
  5. 1.7 miTurn left onto Black Mesa Trail #241, heading SW.
  6. 2.8 miBear left, heading E.
  7. 250 ftContinue straight onto Dutchman Trail #104, heading SE.
  8. 450 ftTurn left onto Boulder Trail, heading E.
  9. 2.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.5 miPass La Barge Pool.
  11. 150 ftTurn left onto Upper La Barge Canyon, heading NE.
  12. 1.3 miBear right onto Boulder Canyon Trail #103, heading N.
  13. 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

11% dirt89% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 6:49 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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