Canyon–Ladder Canyon (Medium) Loop, 5 sights
2.7 mi · ▲ 1,206 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Canyon–Ladder Canyon (Medium) Loop, 5 sights is a 2.7-mile loop near Cactus City, CA. It climbs 1,206 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly sand. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi587 – 1,165 ft · steepest grade: 31%2.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Painted Canyon Road (Easy) 33.61906, -115.99911
Nearest town Cactus City, CA
Directions
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Canyon–Ladder Canyon (Medium) Loop, 5 sights
2.7 mi · ▲ 1,206 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 587–1,166 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Painted Canyon Road (Easy) · 33.61906, -115.99911
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Painted Canyon Road (Easy), heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Ladder Canyon (Medium), heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Canyon, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Ladder Canyon (Medium), heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Ridge, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Canyon, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Ridge, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Ropes Canyon (Hard), heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto small canyon -unconfirmed-, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Ropes Canyon (Hard), heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Painted Canyon Road (Easy), heading S.
- 500 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
73% sand27% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 6:45 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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