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Saguaro Lake & Butcher Jones Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Youngberg, AZ. The route reaches Saguaro Lake. It climbs 496 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi1,529 – 1,706 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Butcher Jones Trail 33.57564, -111.51463
Nearest town Youngberg, AZ

Directions

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Saguaro Lake & Butcher Jones Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 496 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 1,528–1,705 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Butcher Jones Trail · 33.57564, -111.51463

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 102°F / low 82° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Butcher Jones Trail, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Saguaro Lake.
  3. 2.4 miReach Saguaro Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  5. 2.2 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

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 102°F82°
Feels like88°Precip4%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity29%
Rained 0.3″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Sun 103°82°
Mon 102°86°
Tue 104°87°
Wed 102°86° 28%
Thu 103°84° 22%
Fri 96°80° 22%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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