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Cottonwood Trail 247 & Trail 247 via Cave Creek Trail #4

8.5 mi · ▲ 998 ft · 3 hr 20 min

Cottonwood Trail 247 & Trail 247 via Cave Creek Trail #4 is an 8.5-mile out-and-back near Camp Creek, AZ. It climbs 998 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,294 – 3,970 ft · steepest grade: 17%8.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cave Creek Trail #4 33.96466, -111.86761
Nearest town Camp Creek, AZ
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Cottonwood Trail 247 & Trail 247 via Cave Creek Trail #4

8.5 mi · ▲ 998 ft · 3 hr 20 min

Elevation 3,292–3,972 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Cave Creek Trail #4 · 33.96466, -111.86761

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 90°F / low 72° · precip 5% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start on Cave Creek Trail #4, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Cottonwood Trail #247, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 1 miTurn right onto Cottonwood Trail 247, heading SW.
  6. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Trail 247, heading SE.
  7. 1.3 miReach Cottonwood Trail 247, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Cottonwood Trail 247, heading NW.
  9. 1.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 1 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 150 ftTurn right onto Cottonwood Trail #247, heading NW.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right onto Cave Creek Trail #4, heading N.
  13. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cottonwood-trail-247-trail-247-out-back-14-km-2d8b

Trail surface

2% dirt98% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 90°F72°
Feels like82°Precip5%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity35%
Rained 0.8″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Sat 91°71°
Sun 95°75°
Mon 93°78°
Tue 95°78°
Wed 94°78° 28%
Thu 92°76° 29%

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