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Cave Creek Park - Cholla

Murphy Bridle Path

8.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 44 min

Murphy Bridle Path is an 8.1-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.

Elevation

0 mi1,211 – 1,286 ft9.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.60351, -112.11176
Nearest town Canyon Village, AZ
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Murphy Bridle Path

8.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 44 min

Elevation 1,209–1,285 ft

Out & Back · Cave Creek Park - Cholla

Trailhead: 33.60351, -112.11176

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 788 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 500 ftBear left, heading S.
  13. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  16. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  17. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  20. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  21. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  23. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  24. 2 miTurn right onto Murphy Bridle Path, heading E.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  26. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  27. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  28. 2 miTurn right, heading W.
  29. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  30. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  31. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  32. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  33. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  34. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  35. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  36. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  37. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  38. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  39. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  40. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  41. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  42. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  43. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  44. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  45. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  46. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  47. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  48. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  49. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  50. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/murphy-bridle-path-out-back-13-km-6977

Trail surface

94% paved6% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 5:53 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 788 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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