Tin Can Tank via Bobcat Trail
8.7 mi · ▲ 243 ft · 3 hr 1 min
Tin Can Tank via Bobcat Trail is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Sonoran Preserve near Adobe, AZ. The route reaches Tin Can Tank at the turnaround, 4.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 243 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Tin Can Tank via Bobcat Trail
8.7 mi · ▲ 243 ft · 3 hr 1 min
Elevation 1,577–1,763 ft
Out & Back · Sonoran Preserve
Trailhead: Bobcat Trailhead · 33.77012, -112.10076
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 99°F / low 80° · precip 2% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bobcat Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 3.2 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.
- 3.5 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 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:10 PM — 7 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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