North Bulldog Mine Road
8.1 mi · ▲ 240 ft · 2 hr 49 min
North Bulldog Mine Road is an 8.1-mile out-and-back near Apache Junction, AZ. It is mostly level, with 240 ft of elevation gain. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Directions
North Bulldog Mine Road
8.1 mi · ▲ 240 ft · 2 hr 49 min
Elevation 1,713–1,914 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.43681, -111.57215
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 99°F / low 81° · precip 12% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto North Bulldog Mine Road, heading E.
- 0.9 miReach North Bulldog Mine Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:29 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:49 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:15 PM.
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