Old US 80 via North Apache Land Drive

8 mi · ▲ 161 ft · 2 hr 45 min

Old US 80 via North Apache Land Drive is an 8-mile out-and-back near Gold Camp, AZ. It is mostly level, with 161 ft of elevation gain. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,850 – 2,021 ft8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.29551, -111.32495
Nearest town Gold Camp, AZ

Directions

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Old US 80 via North Apache Land Drive

8 mi · ▲ 161 ft · 2 hr 45 min

Elevation 1,850–2,022 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.29551, -111.32495

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 97°F / low 79° · precip 12% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 6:48 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.8 miTurn left onto North Apache Land Drive, heading S.
  3. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
  6. 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 1.6 miTurn right onto Old US 80, heading N.
  9. 250 ftReach Old US 80, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 1.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  13. 0.7 miSharp left, heading S.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 0.3 miBear left onto North Apache Land Drive, heading NE.
  16. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Weather

OvercastTemperature 97°F79°
Feels like89°Precip12%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity26%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:48 PM
Sat 99°77°
Sun 98°76°
Mon 98°86°
Tue 100°85° 16%
Wed 100°84° 36%
Thu 97°76° 27%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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