Cactus Garden Trail & Goat Trail via Upper Hawes

4.8 mi · ▲ 937 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Cactus Garden Trail & Goat Trail via Upper Hawes is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Las Alegres, AZ. It climbs 937 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,972 – 2,651 ft · steepest grade: 19%5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.49730, -111.63405
Nearest town Las Alegres, AZ

Directions

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Cactus Garden Trail & Goat Trail via Upper Hawes

4.8 mi · ▲ 937 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Elevation 1,973–2,651 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.49730, -111.63405

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto High Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.5 miBear left onto Goat Trail, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left onto Cactus Garden Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.8 miTurn right onto Hawes Loop Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Upper Hawes, heading W.
  9. 250 ftContinue straight onto Hawes Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miReach Cactus Garden Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Upper Hawes, heading NW.
  14. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto Hawes Loop Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left onto Cactus Garden Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.8 miTurn right onto Goat Trail, heading N.
  18. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto High Ridge Trail, heading E.
  20. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

87% dirt13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 6:50 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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