English Wells Road
5 mi · ▲ 159 ft · 1 hr 45 min
English Wells Road is a 5-mile out-and-back near Wittmann, AZ. It is mostly level, with 159 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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English Wells Road
5 mi · ▲ 159 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Elevation 1,970–2,149 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.84022, -112.48813
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 98°F / low 77° · precip 4% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto English Wells Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach English Wells Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:33 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:53 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:19 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- English Wells Road 5.6 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- Trilby Wash 12.4 mi · ▲ 240 ft
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