Murphy Bridle Path
7.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 38 min
Murphy Bridle Path is a 7.8-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
7.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 38 min
Elevation 1,209–1,285 ft
Out & Back · Cave Creek Park - Cholla
Trailhead: 33.60358, -112.10954
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 784 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 2.1 miTurn right onto Murphy Bridle Path, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 2.1 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 N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, 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.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 784 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
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- Murphy Bridle Path 7.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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