Old Horse Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Old Horse Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Gold Canyon, AZ. It is mostly level, with 169 ft of elevation gain. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Old Horse Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Elevation 1,904–2,075 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.35551, -111.40571
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 97°F / low 81° · precip 10% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 500 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Old Horse Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:28 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 7:14 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Old Horse Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Lost Goldmine Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 331 ft
- Old Turk's Head 7.6 mi · ▲ 999 ft
- Oro Vista Loop 8.3 mi · ▲ 725 ft
- Serenity Loop via Saguaro Loop 9.4 mi · ▲ 718 ft
- Desperado Trail & Saguaro Loop 10.3 mi · ▲ 720 ft
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