Pinkham Canyon
8 mi · ▲ 733 ft · 3 hr 2 min
Pinkham Canyon is an 8-mile out-and-back near Cactus City, CA. It climbs 733 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pinkham Canyon
8 mi · ▲ 733 ft · 3 hr 2 min
Elevation 1,563–1,907 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.68646, -116.00327
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 93°F / low 76° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:21 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 2.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Pinkham Canyon, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 2.7 miSharp left, heading S.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:46 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:07 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:33 PM.
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