Crosscut Canal Path
8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 40 min
Crosscut Canal Path is an 8-mile out-and-back near Hyde Park Lodge, AZ. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Crosscut Canal Path
8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 40 min
Elevation 1,250–1,276 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.49529, -111.97632
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 102°F / low 83° · precip 4% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 154 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 2.7 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Arizona Canal Path, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Crosscut Canal Path, heading SW.
- 0.7 miReach Crosscut Canal Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Arizona Canal Path, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 2.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive 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 1.4 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 154 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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