Superior Tank Loop
1.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 39 min
Superior Tank Loop is a 1.9-mile loop near Florence Junction, AZ. The route reaches Superior Tank. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Superior Tank Loop
1.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 39 min
Elevation 1,857–1,894 ft
Loop
Trailhead: 33.23908, -111.34174
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 97°F / low 79° · precip 11% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miPass Superior Tank.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftReach Superior Tank, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Mormon Tank 2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Middle Tank & Superior Tank Loop via Ellsworth Ranch Trail 8.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Ellsworth Ranch Trail 13.8 mi · ▲ 185 ft
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