The Praying Monk & Bobby's Rock via Cholla Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 2,961 ft · 3 hr 11 min
The Praying Monk & Bobby's Rock via Cholla Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Echo Canyon Recreation Area near Cinco Soles, AZ. The route passes The Praying Monk before reaching Bobby's Rock at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 2,961 ft, with sections as steep as 44% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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The Praying Monk & Bobby's Rock via Cholla Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 2,961 ft · 3 hr 11 min
Elevation 1,363–2,698 ft
Out & Back · Echo Canyon Recreation Area
Trailhead: Cholla Trail Spur · 33.51137, -111.94354
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 101°F / low 81° · precip 5% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cholla Trail Spur, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Echo Canyon Trail, heading SE.
- 1.8 miPass The Praying Monk.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Bobby's Rock Loop, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Bobby's Rock Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Bobby's Rock.
- 400 ftReach The Praying Monk, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Bobby's Rock Loop, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Echo Canyon Trail, heading E.
- 2.1 miTurn right onto Cholla Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 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 1.0 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 5:43 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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