Saguaro Overlook & Black Canyon Trail

4 mi · ▲ 426 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Saguaro Overlook & Black Canyon Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back near Rock Springs, AZ. The route reaches Saguaro Overlook. It climbs 426 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,854 – 2,146 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Saguaro Overlook & Black Canyon Trail

4 mi · ▲ 426 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Elevation 1,855–2,147 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Saguaro Overlook Trail · 34.05640, -112.14859

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 98°F / low 78° · precip 4% · wind 6 mph · 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. 1.5 miReach Saguaro Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.5 miTurn left onto Access to High Desert Trail, heading NE.
  8. 100 ftContinue straight onto High Desert Trail (blue), heading NE.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right onto Saguaro Overlook Trail, heading NE.
  10. 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 surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 98°F78°
Feels like89°Precip4%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity26%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:52 PM
Sat 97°76°
Sun 98°79°
Mon 98°81°
Tue 101°81°
Wed 100°81° 23%
Thu 98°81° 28%

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

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