Jumping Jack's Cut & Scorpion Alley Trail Loop via Wild Horse Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 352 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Jumping Jack's Cut & Scorpion Alley Trail Loop via Wild Horse Trail is a 4.5-mile loop near Las Alegres, AZ. It climbs 352 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Jumping Jack's Cut & Scorpion Alley Trail Loop via Wild Horse Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 352 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Elevation 1,557–1,890 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Wild Horse Trail · 33.51650, -111.61922
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 98°F / low 81° · precip 7% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wild Horse Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Scorpion Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Scorpion Alley Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Stinger Loop, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Wild Horse Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Jumping Jack's Cut, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Wild Horse Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Jumping Jack's Cut, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Wild Horse Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miThe loop closes 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 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Wild Horse Trail Trailhead
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- High Ridge Trail–Iron Goat Trail Loop, 6 sights 4 mi · ▲ 839 ft
- High Noon Trail & Jumping Jack's Cut via Wild Horse Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 311 ft
- Usery Mountain–Iron Goat Trail, 4 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,239 ft
- Lone Mountain–Lone Mountain Trail, 3 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 935 ft
- Scorpion Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 411 ft
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