Canyon (Easy)–Canyon, 4 sights
8.2 mi · ▲ 2,792 ft · 4 hr 8 min
Canyon (Easy)–Canyon, 4 sights is an 8.2-mile out-and-back near Cactus City, CA. It climbs 2,792 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly sand. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Canyon (Easy)–Canyon, 4 sights
8.2 mi · ▲ 2,792 ft · 4 hr 8 min
Elevation 587–1,344 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Painted Canyon Road (Easy) · 33.61906, -115.99911
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 6:44 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.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Canyon (Easy), heading N.
- 2.3 miReach Painted Canyon Road (Easy), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.3 miBear right onto Ridge, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Ladder Canyon (Medium), heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Canyon, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Ladder Canyon (Medium), heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Painted Canyon Road (Easy), heading S.
- 0.4 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 1.7 mi in (~67 min). Leave by 5:17 PM for the 6:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Painted Canyon Road (Easy) Trailhead
- Canyon & Painted Canyon Road (Easy) 4.8 mi · ▲ 2,103 ft
- Lookout–20' Rope, 5 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 983 ft
- Canyon & Painted Canyon Road (Easy) 2 mi · ▲ 1,244 ft
- Canyon–Ladder Canyon (Medium) Loop, 5 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 1,206 ft
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