Tin Can Tank–Cactus Wren Trail, 3 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 319 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Tin Can Tank–Cactus Wren Trail, 3 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Sonoran Preserve near Wild Flower, AZ. The route reaches Tin Can Tank at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 319 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Tin Can Tank–Cactus Wren Trail, 3 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 319 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 1,661–1,806 ft
Out & Back · Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 33.72592, -112.07242
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 100°F / low 80° · precip 4% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Great Horned Owl Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cactus Wren Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach Tin Can Tank, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Great Horned Owl Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 400 ftArrive 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:16 PM — 1 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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