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1.5 miles
Distance
892 ft
Climb
01:15:02
Avg time
896 ft
Altitude change
2,203 ft
Altitude min
3,099 ft
Altitude max
2,203 ft
Altitude start
3,100 ft
Altitude end
11.3%
Grade
1.1%
Grade max
89.2%
Grade min
2 miles
Distance climb
26 ft
Distance flat
01:15:02
Avg time
Wave Cave Details
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Activities
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaSuperstition Wilderness
Apache Junction, Arizona -
Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity100 in Hiking [+]
- 5 in Trail Running
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Hiking SAC ScaleT2 Mountain Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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DirectionBoth Directions
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Physical RatingModerate
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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Land OwnerTonto National Forest
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Wave Cave is a 2 mile black diamond difficulty singletrack trail located near Apache Junction Arizona. Highlights include a cave. This hike primary trail can be used both directions and has a moderate overall physical rating. Trail visibility is always easy to follow. On average it takes 1 hour15 minutes to complete this trail.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
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(33.385840, -111.363130)
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3 miles • 896 ft • 2 • Out & Back •
cemoorelife
Well worth the hike to get to the cave. The last 3/4 of a mile gets steeper and steeper and looser and looser.
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