AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Pinkham Canyon

14.6 mi · ▲ 1,034 ft · 5 hr 23 min

Pinkham Canyon is a 14.6-mile out-and-back near Cactus City, CA. It climbs 1,034 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,680 – 2,733 ft14.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.67905, -115.96392
Nearest town Cactus City, CA
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Pinkham Canyon

14.6 mi · ▲ 1,034 ft · 5 hr 23 min

Elevation 1,680–2,733 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.67905, -115.96392

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:43 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pinkham Canyon, heading N.
  5. 3.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 2.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 6.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/pinkham-canyon-out-back-24-km-131d

Trail surface

95% gravel5% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 5:59 AMSunset 7:43 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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