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.

Elevation

0 mi587 – 1,342 ft · steepest grade: 21%8.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Painted Canyon Road (Easy) 33.61906, -115.99911
Nearest town Cactus City, CA

Directions

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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 Aug 4: Clear, high 110°F / low 87° · precip 1% · wind 19 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Painted Canyon Road (Easy), heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto Ladder Canyon (Medium), heading N.
  3. 0.3 miSharp left onto Canyon, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Ladder Canyon (Medium), heading N.
  5. 0.3 miBear left onto Ridge, heading N.
  6. 0.8 miBear left onto Canyon (Easy), heading N.
  7. 2.3 miReach Painted Canyon Road (Easy), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 2.3 miBear right onto Ridge, heading SE.
  9. 0.8 miBear right onto Ladder Canyon (Medium), heading S.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left onto Canyon, heading S.
  11. 50 ftSharp right onto Ladder Canyon (Medium), heading S.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right onto Painted Canyon Road (Easy), heading S.
  13. 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.

Trail surface

77% sand23% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 110°F87°
Feels like100°Precip1%Wind19 mphUV9Humidity46%
Hourly temperature
110°85°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Wed 103°85°
Thu 102°86°
Fri 103°87°
Sat 104°85°
Sun 105°85°
Mon 101°85°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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