Tin Can Tank & Cactus Wren Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 333 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Tin Can Tank & Cactus Wren Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Sonoran Preserve near Adobe, AZ. The route reaches Tin Can Tank at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 333 ft. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Tin Can Tank & Cactus Wren Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 333 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 1,561–1,803 ft
Out & Back · Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: 33.72783, -112.08819
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 99°F / low 81° · precip 2% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Valle Verde Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right onto Cactus Wren Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 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.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 450 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:31 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:52 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:17 PM.
More from this trailhead
- Valle Verde Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 253 ft
- Valle Verde Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 283 ft
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