North Cortez Road
6 mi · ▲ 133 ft · 2 hr 4 min
North Cortez Road is a 6-mile out-and-back near Apache Junction, AZ. It is mostly level, with 133 ft of elevation gain. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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North Cortez Road
6 mi · ▲ 133 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 1,814–1,918 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.45136, -111.55030
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 100°F / low 80° · precip 3% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto North Cortez Road, heading E.
- 0.8 miReach North Cortez Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
- 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 2.3 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 5:30 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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