AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

South Apache Road

6.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 3 min

South Apache Road is a 6.1-mile out-and-back near Buckeye, AZ. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi843 – 873 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.37508, -112.56461
Nearest town Buckeye, AZ
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South Apache Road

6.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Elevation 843–872 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.37508, -112.56461

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left onto South Apache Road, heading S.
  8. 1 miReach South Apache Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/south-apache-road-out-back-10-km-8114

Trail surface

65% dirt35% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:07 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~65 min). Leave by 5:28 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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