Mine Trail–Saguaro Trail, 3 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 496 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Mine Trail–Saguaro Trail, 3 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Sunshine Acres, AZ. It climbs 496 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mine Trail–Saguaro Trail, 3 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 496 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Elevation 1,320–1,782 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.51432, -111.68174
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 100°F / low 84° · precip 7% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Saguaro Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Twisted Sister Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach Mine Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mine Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:10 PM — 5 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Saddle Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 394 ft
- Saddle Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 396 ft
- Twisted Sister Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 480 ft
- Twisted Sister Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 481 ft
- Granite Trail–Ridge Trail Loop, 4 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 530 ft
- Bush Lite West 4.9 mi · ▲ 113 ft
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