Living Tree Celebration - Leigh Richards Fry
7.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 34 min
Living Tree Celebration - Leigh Richards Fry is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Cave Creek Park - Cholla near Canyon Village, AZ. The route reaches Living Tree Celebration - Leigh Richards Fry at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Living Tree Celebration - Leigh Richards Fry
7.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 34 min
Elevation 1,209–1,283 ft
Out & Back · Cave Creek Park - Cholla
Trailhead: 33.60089, -112.10935
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 103°F / low 82° · precip 6% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 485 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftReach Living Tree Celebration - Leigh Richards Fry, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 485 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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