Cave Buttes Recreation Area

Tin Can Tank

4.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Tin Can Tank is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Cave Buttes Recreation Area near Adobe, AZ. The route reaches Tin Can Tank at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,654 – 1,683 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.76434, -112.07401
Nearest town Adobe, AZ

Directions

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Tin Can Tank

4.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Elevation 1,654–1,682 ft

Out & Back · Cave Buttes Recreation Area

Trailhead: 33.76434, -112.07401

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 1.2 miReach Tin Can Tank, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

52% gravel48% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:22 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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