AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Layton Lake & Eastern Canal Road

2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 52 min

Layton Lake & Eastern Canal Road is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Serape, AZ. The route reaches Layton Lake. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,257 – 1,260 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.24454, -111.78933
Nearest town Serape, AZ
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Layton Lake & Eastern Canal Road

2.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 52 min

Elevation 1,256–1,261 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.24454, -111.78933

Weather Sep 4: Fog, high 100°F / low 84° · precip 5% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  3. 0.9 miPass Layton Lake.
  4. 0.3 miSharp right onto Eastern Canal Road, heading NE.
  5. 250 ftReach Layton Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 250 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  7. 1.2 miBear right, heading S.
  8. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/layton-lake-eastern-canal-road-out-back

Trail surface

94% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 100°F84°
Feels like95°Precip5%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity25%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.6″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:50 PM
Sat 100°82°
Sun 102°79°
Mon 103°87°
Tue 104°87°
Wed 104°85° 31%
Thu 101°82° 26%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:12 PM — 3 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Serape, Arizona