Middle Tank & Superior Tank Loop via Ellsworth Ranch Trail
8.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 46 min
Middle Tank & Superior Tank Loop via Ellsworth Ranch Trail is an 8.2-mile loop near Florence Junction, AZ. The route passes Superior Tank and Middle Tank. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Middle Tank & Superior Tank Loop via Ellsworth Ranch Trail
8.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 46 min
Elevation 1,788–1,927 ft
Loop
Trailhead: 33.23908, -111.34174
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 97°F / low 79° · precip 11% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miPass Superior Tank.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftReach Middle Tank, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miPass Middle Tank.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftThe 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:05 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Superior Tank Loop 1.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Mormon Tank 2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Ellsworth Ranch Trail 13.8 mi · ▲ 185 ft
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