Ellsworth Ranch Trail
13.8 mi · ▲ 185 ft · 4 hr 42 min
Ellsworth Ranch Trail is a 13.8-mile out-and-back near Florence Junction, AZ. It is mostly level, with 185 ft of elevation gain. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,663 – 1,860 ft14.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.23908, -111.34174
Nearest town Florence Junction, AZ
Directions
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Ellsworth Ranch Trail
13.8 mi · ▲ 185 ft · 4 hr 42 min
Elevation 1,662–1,859 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.23908, -111.34174
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 1.7 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Ellsworth Ranch Trail, heading S.
- 2.3 miReach Ellsworth Ranch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 1.7 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 500 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
3% dirt97% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 6:48 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:05 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Superior Tank Loop 1.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Mormon Tank 2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Middle Tank & Superior Tank Loop via Ellsworth Ranch Trail 8.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft
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