Old Horse Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Gold Canyon, AZ. It is mostly level, with 189 ft of elevation gain. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi1,952 – 2,110 ft4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.38882, -111.42462
Nearest town Gold Canyon, AZ
Directions
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Old Horse Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 1,951–2,108 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.38882, -111.42462
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 96°F / low 81° · precip 11% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Old Horse Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 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
24% dirt76% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 96°F81°
Feels like93°Precip11%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity29%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Sat
98°79°
Sun
98°78°
Mon
99°86°
Tue
100°85°
Wed
101°84°
35%
Thu
97°78°
28%
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 7:14 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Old Turk's Head via Lost Goldmine Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 803 ft
- Turk's Head via Lost Goldmine Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 1,188 ft
- Lost Goldmine Trail & Old Horse Trail Loop 5.3 mi · ▲ 458 ft
- Serenity Loop via Lost Goldmine Trail 11.6 mi · ▲ 973 ft
- The Flatiron–Hieroglyphic Trail #101, 4 sights 13.4 mi · ▲ 4,579 ft
- Weaver's Needle–Fremont Saddle, 4 sights 15.7 mi · ▲ 6,268 ft
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