Lake Pleasant & Boulder Creek Ranch
7.3 mi · ▲ 822 ft · 2 hr 51 min
Lake Pleasant & Boulder Creek Ranch is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Pleasant Regional Park near Gillette, AZ. The route reaches Lake Pleasant at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. It climbs 822 ft. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,696 – 1,949 ft7.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Black Canyon Trail 33.98460, -112.16765
Nearest town Gillette, AZ
Directions
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Lake Pleasant & Boulder Creek Ranch
7.3 mi · ▲ 822 ft · 2 hr 51 min
Elevation 1,697–1,950 ft
Out & Back · Lake Pleasant Regional Park
Trailhead: Black Canyon Trail · 33.98460, -112.16765
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 97°F / low 77° · precip 11% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Boulder Creek Ranch, heading W.
- 1.7 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading W.
- 1 miReach Lake Pleasant, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
OvercastTemperature 97°F77°
Feels like85°Precip11%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity32%
Rained 0.4″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 6:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Sun
103°79°
Mon
103°79°
Tue
102°84°
Wed
103°83°
Thu
104°85°
Fri
99°84°
31%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Black Canyon Trail Trailhead
- Black Canyon Trail & Boulder Creek Ranch 2.6 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- BLM 9980 & Black Canyon Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 544 ft
- BLM 9980 & Boulder Creek Ranch Loop via Black Canyon Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 639 ft
- Black Canyon Trail 6.8 mi · ▲ 781 ft
- Black Canyon Trail Access–Black Canyon Trail, 3 sights 14.2 mi · ▲ 1,303 ft
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