Middle Tank & Superior Tank Loop
4.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Middle Tank & Superior Tank Loop is a 4.8-mile loop near Florence Junction, AZ. The route passes Superior Tank and Middle Tank. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Middle Tank & Superior Tank Loop
4.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 1,852–1,939 ft
Loop
Trailhead: 33.23933, -111.32928
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 97°F / low 79° · precip 11% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Superior Tank.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.8 miPass Middle Tank.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.4 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:28 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:48 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:13 PM.
More from this trailhead
- Superior Tank & Gas Line Road 7.1 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Twin Tanks–Superior Tank, 4 lakes 13.5 mi · ▲ 160 ft
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