Tin Can Tank & Cactus Wren Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 283 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Tin Can Tank & Cactus Wren Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Sonoran Preserve near Adobe, AZ. The route reaches Tin Can Tank at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 283 ft. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Tin Can Tank & Cactus Wren Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 283 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 1,604–1,803 ft
Out & Back · Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 33.73014, -112.08440
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 99°F / low 81° · precip 2% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear left, heading W.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Valle Verde Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right onto Cactus Wren Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miReach Tin Can Tank, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Valle Verde Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 350 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:17 PM — 0 min before dark.
More from this trailhead
- Valle Verde Trail Loop 2.1 mi · ▲ 201 ft
- Valle Verde Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 201 ft
- Union Peak–Union Peak Trail, 3 sights 4 mi · ▲ 691 ft
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