Deep Well Tank via Ellsworth Ranch Trail
8.3 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 2 hr 49 min
Deep Well Tank via Ellsworth Ranch Trail is an 8.3-mile out-and-back near Florence Junction, AZ. The route reaches Deep Well Tank at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Deep Well Tank via Ellsworth Ranch Trail
8.3 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 2 hr 49 min
Elevation 1,763–1,878 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.23976, -111.33463
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Ellsworth Ranch Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miReach Deep Well Tank, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Superior Tank Loop 2.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Mormon Tank 2.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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