North Bulldog Mine Road
9 mi · ▲ 213 ft · 3 hr 6 min
North Bulldog Mine Road is a 9-mile out-and-back near Apache Junction, AZ. It is mostly level, with 213 ft of elevation gain. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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North Bulldog Mine Road
9 mi · ▲ 213 ft · 3 hr 6 min
Elevation 1,741–1,914 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.45135, -111.57184
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 100°F / low 80° · precip 3% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 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.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miArrive 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 4.4 mi in (~112 min). Leave by 4:38 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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