Turk's Head is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Gold Canyon, AZ. The route reaches Turk's Head at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 862 ft, with sections as steep as 43% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi1,942 – 2,815 ft · steepest grade: 43%4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.37583, -111.42417
Nearest town Gold Canyon, AZ
Directions
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Turk's Head
4.4 mi · ▲ 862 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 1,944–2,816 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.37583, -111.42417
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 97°F / low 81° · precip 11% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Turk's Head, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
OvercastTemperature 97°F81°
Feels like92°Precip11%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity28%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Sat
98°80°
Sun
98°79°
Mon
99°85°
Tue
101°85°
Wed
100°84°
35%
Thu
98°77°
28%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Lost Goldmine Trail Loop 4.5 mi · ▲ 325 ft
- Old Turk's Head 4.9 mi · ▲ 893 ft
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