Murphy Bridle Path
6.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Murphy Bridle Path is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Cave Creek Park - Cholla near Canyon Village, AZ. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Murphy Bridle Path
6.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Elevation 1,209–1,271 ft
Out & Back · Cave Creek Park - Cholla
Trailhead: North 25th Avenue · 33.59284, -112.11421
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 418 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 2 miTurn right onto Murphy Bridle Path, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftBear right, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 418 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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