North Cortez Road
8.6 mi · ▲ 214 ft · 2 hr 58 min
North Cortez Road is an 8.6-mile out-and-back near Apache Junction, AZ. It is mostly level, with 214 ft of elevation gain. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,742 – 1,919 ft9.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.45135, -111.57184
Nearest town Apache Junction, AZ
Directions
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North Cortez Road
8.6 mi · ▲ 214 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Elevation 1,741–1,918 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.45135, -111.57184
Weather Sep 4: 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.
- 1.8 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.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 6:49 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.6 mi in (~92 min). Leave by 4:57 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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