Cline Tank & Purcell Tank via Black Canyon Trail

10.6 mi · ▲ 160 ft · 3 hr 37 min

Cline Tank & Purcell Tank via Black Canyon Trail is a 10.6-mile out-and-back near Anthem, AZ. The route passes Purcell Tank before reaching Cline Tank at the turnaround, 5.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 160 ft of elevation gain. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,742 – 1,880 ft10.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Emery Henderson Trailhead;Black Canyon Trail 33.88125, -112.18014

Nearest town Anthem, AZ

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Cline Tank & Purcell Tank via Black Canyon Trail

10.6 mi · ▲ 160 ft · 3 hr 37 min

Elevation 1,743–1,881 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Emery Henderson Trailhead;Black Canyon Trail · 33.88125, -112.18014

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

Start on Black Canyon Trail, heading S.
0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
2.8 miTurn left onto West Desert Hills Drive, heading S.
0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
50 ftPass Purcell Tank.
0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
0.6 miBear right onto North Pioneer Road, heading NE.
1 miReach Cline Tank, then turn around and head back the way you came.
1 miBear left, heading W.
0.6 miTurn right onto West Desert Hills Drive, heading S.
0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
0.3 miTurn right onto Black Canyon Trail, heading W.
2.8 miTurn left, heading N.
0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

56% dirt44% unspecified

Weather

6:05 AM6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.4 mi in (~84 min). Leave by 5:09 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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