Middle Tank & Superior Tank
7.7 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 2 hr 38 min
Middle Tank & Superior Tank is a 7.7-mile out-and-back near Florence Junction, AZ. The route passes Superior Tank and Middle Tank. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Middle Tank & Superior Tank
7.7 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 2 hr 38 min
Elevation 1,852–1,966 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.24022, -111.33197
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Superior Tank.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 2.3 miPass Middle Tank.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.4 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn 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 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:06 PM — 7 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Superior Tank & Mormon Tank 3.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Superior Tank 4.1 mi · ▲ 28 ft
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