Events
Lake Havasu City hosts exciting, year-round events that embrace the region's sunny skies, scenic landscape and endless fun.
Arch Rock Loop Trail
Arch Rock Loop TrailSARA Park, 7260 SARA Pkwy
Lake Havasu City, Arizona 86406
United States
Overview
A natural arch, two scenic washes, open-terrain hiking and a walk through the Crack in the Mountain (if desired) provide for a variety of desert scenery that is sure to increase your appreciation for the natural beauty of the area.
Details
Rating: 3.5Trailhead Location: SARA Park
GPS Coordinates: 34.440687, -114.260892
Trail Length: 4.5 hours
Difficulty: Moderate with climbing
Time to Trailhead: 15 minutes
Time Commitment: Easy Hikes
Vehicle: Car
Directions to Trailhead:
Drive south on Hwy 95 to McCulloch Blvd at mile post 177. Turn right and drive for a mile to the second parking area on the right, across from the Desert Hawks entrance road (elev 860 ft).
Trail Route Instructions:
- NOTE: For several days after a rain, water may block your passage through the crack! Check with returning hikers before you attempt to go through.
- Follow the trail straight out from the parking area which drops into SARA CANYON wash on the left.
- Continue down the wash through the crack or bypass it on the blue trail at mile post 0.8.
- If you chose the blue trail bypass, you can get back down to the yellow trail shortly after mile post 1.2.
- Otherwise, follow the yellow trail which eventually narrows to an arms width, tumbling down a series of dry falls through the crack.
- Except for a seven-foot dry fall, you can, with care, readily negotiate the drops.
- The seven-footer is smooth and can be slid down, like in a playground.
- Near mile marker 1.4 on the yellow trail (elev 567 ft), follow a burro trail up the left bank to the top.
- Go straight ahead over the mound and look for the trail heading directly towards the arch.
- When near two rock outcroppings on the left, leave the trail and walk between them, up to and into the rear of the arch (elev 805 ft).
- Come down from the arch towards the right. Look for rock cairns.
- Walk between the two big rocks and past the large boulder to a not-easy-to-see burro trail in the distance which crosses one mound, then another, and then turns left heading out over a ridge. The trail then descends steeply on the left side down into the Grand Wash or continues a short distance to a trail which descends steeply on the right side. Either way, be careful going down!
- Walk upstream just past Big Mountain where the ridge trail comes down from the right side and crosses the wash.
- Exit left on the ridge trail back to SARA CANYON wash and then turn right to the parking area.
