Wave Cave Trail

Gold Canyon, Arizona

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Distance

3 miles

Elevation Gain

948 ft

Route Type

Out-and-Back

Description

Added by Sri Gangam

The Wave Cave offers the best scenery the Superstition Mountains have to offer. Make sure to take a picture.

From the trail-head you will follow the old and wide dirt road for a while until you reach the wilderness fence line. It's easy to get lost. When you reach the fence there's an area to go through. It's difficult to see. Make sure you look closely. DO NOT follow the signs that say "trail". Once you get through the fence, just pay close attention to the cairns. Once you get past all that, the end is an awesome view from a larger than expected cave. The ascent basically gets steeper the closer you get. It's a great adventure!

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