Scorpion Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 411 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Scorpion Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Las Alegres, AZ. It climbs 411 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Scorpion Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 411 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 1,459–1,890 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Wild Horse Trail · 33.51650, -111.61922
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 98°F / low 81° · precip 7% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wild Horse Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Scorpion Trail, heading E.
- 2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Wild Horse Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 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 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- High Noon Trail & Jumping Jack's Cut via Wild Horse Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 311 ft
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- Lone Mountain–Lone Mountain Trail, 3 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 935 ft
- Jumping Jack's Cut & Scorpion Alley Trail Loop via Wild Horse Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 352 ft
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