Cave Canyon
- 7.4 mi
- round trip
- 640 ft
- climb
- 7,827 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Caution at last check
Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 18 h ago
Cave Canyon is a hard hike in the Mt. Wrightson Wilderness, part of the Nogales Ranger District of Coronado National Forest in Arizona. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail is an out-and-back that climbs from about 5,685 feet to about 7,827 feet over roughly 7.4 miles. The route is natural-surfaced and not accessible, and bikes are allowed. The trail starts close to several other routes. Armour Spring Trail #71 is about 0.1 mile away, and the Four Springs hike is about 0.4 mile off. Mountain bikers can head to the Baldy Saddle Armour Spring area, about 0.3 mile away. Kent Springs Cabin, about 2 miles away, offers a place to camp.
Local outfitters
- Patagonia RV Park14 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Armour Spring Trail #71Hiking0.1 mi
- Armour SpringMountain biking0.3 mi
- Four SpringsHiking0.4 mi
CrestMountain bikingPhoto: Outdoor Craziness, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.1 mi- Kent SpringsHiking1.3 mi
- Kent Springs CabinCamping2 mi
- Kentucky Camp Cabin and Headquarters BuildingCamping5.9 mi
Santa Cruz RiverCanoeingPhoto: $1LENCE D00600D, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)8.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Super Trail #134Hiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: Matthew Schallan, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Empire Ranch 10k TrailHiking · ~17 min drivePhoto: Ken Bosma, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Four SpringsHiking · Next door
- Arizona TrailHiking · ~12 min drive
- GardnerHiking · ~3 min drive
- Armour Spring Trail #71Hiking · Next door
- Crest Trail #144Hiking · ~3 min drive
- Florida CanyonHiking · ~4 min drive
- Bog Springs Connector Trail #156AHiking · ~4 min drive
- Bog SpringsHiking · ~4 min drive
Also worth it near here
CrestMountain biking · ~2 min drivePhoto: Outdoor Craziness, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Mount WrightsonSummit · ~3 min drivePhoto: Wars, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Kent Springs CabinCamping · ~3 min drive
Santa Cruz RiverCanoeing · ~15 min drivePhoto: $1LENCE D00600D, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)