73 mi of trail, end to end · about 5,200 ft of climbing · 7,900 ft of descent · 1,598 ft–4,286 ft · natural surface · in the Black Canyon Trail System · National Recreation Trail · non-motorized · motorized use allowed
TrailheadsBig Bug Trailhead 4,005 ft Drive there · Emery Henderson Trailhead 1,874 ft Drive there · Gloriana Trailhead 2,721 ft Drive there · Table Mesa Trailhead Staging Area 1,941 ft Drive there
Big Bug Trailhead the Bureau of Land Management's write-up
Explore the 80-mile Black Canyon National Recreation Trail north of Phoenix.
Emery Henderson Trailhead the Bureau of Land Management's write-up
Explore the 80-mile Black Canyon National Recreation Trail north of Phoenix.
Gloriana Trailhead the Bureau of Land Management's write-up
Explore the 80-mile Black Canyon National Recreation Trail north of Phoenix.
Table Mesa Trailhead Staging Area the Bureau of Land Management's write-up
Explore the 80-mile Black Canyon National Recreation Trail north of Phoenix.
The lines are the Bureau of Land Management's National Trails Managed for Public layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the Bureau's GIS mileage where it gives one, else the line's, and the surface, route use class, trail system, designation and OHV limit are the Bureau's own entries as observed and planned. The layer names no trail id, so a trail is its segments of one name in one trail system, split where they lie apart. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Bureau's recreation points, and a write-up its own text on the trailhead. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the Bureau's own site before you go.
