Marguerite Lake & Arizona Canal
14.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 4 hr 57 min
Marguerite Lake & Arizona Canal is a 14.8-mile out-and-back near Andalusia, AZ. The route reaches Marguerite Lake at the turnaround, 7.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Marguerite Lake & Arizona Canal
14.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 4 hr 57 min
Elevation 1,270–1,323 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.54725, -111.86468
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Arizona Canal, heading W.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto North Canal Bank Road, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 2.3 miReach Marguerite Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.3 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Arizona Canal, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 500 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, 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 2.4 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 5:33 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Arizona Canal 10.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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