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Saguaro Overlook & Black Canyon Trail

12 mi · ▲ 1,484 ft · 4 hr 45 min

Saguaro Overlook & Black Canyon Trail is a 12-mile out-and-back near Rock Springs, AZ. The route reaches Saguaro Overlook. It climbs 1,484 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,854 – 2,517 ft12.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Saguaro Overlook Trail 34.05640, -112.14859
Nearest town Rock Springs, AZ
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Saguaro Overlook & Black Canyon Trail

12 mi · ▲ 1,484 ft · 4 hr 45 min

Elevation 1,855–2,518 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Saguaro Overlook Trail · 34.05640, -112.14859

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start on Saguaro Overlook Trail, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Saguaro Overlook.
  3. 350 ftTurn left onto High Desert Trail (blue), heading S.
  4. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Access to High Desert Trail, heading SE.
  5. 100 ftTurn right onto Black Canyon Trail, heading S.
  6. 2.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 1 miReach Saguaro Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 4.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 1.6 miTurn left onto Access to High Desert Trail, heading N.
  13. 100 ftContinue straight onto High Desert Trail (blue), heading N.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right onto Saguaro Overlook Trail, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftArrive 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/saguaro-overlook-black-canyon-trail-out-back-3-sights-19-km

Trail surface

69% dirt31% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

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