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Distance
3 miles
Elevation Gain
948 ft
Route Type
Out-and-Back
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Scenic
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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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Emma Mccutchan
4/4/2023
Difficult but worth it
Me and my boyfriends second hike and it was pretty difficult but we made it! (Follow the white arrows) The cave is huge and ...
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Crystal Sibson
8/8/2020
Fun Hike
I have been doing this hike for years. I remember the first time I went, there wasn't a trail. Just a few ...
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Laura Hill
7/2/2020
Such a fun hike!
This hike was so much fun! Short, with pretty decent incline (your knees may hate you on the way down, lol). Great ...
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Michael H
1/20/2019
Great Short Hike Close to the Valley
After walking a ways from the trailhead, you will see a Wave Cave sign, enter through the orange zig zag gate in the fence. ...
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Melissa Millea Wood
1/4/2019
Additional details to be aware of for wave cave hike
This is NOT for beginners and will be difficult for some intermediate hikers as well if you plan to make it all the way ...
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Lacie Griego
1/10/2017
Nice quick hike.
The trail was well pretty well worn in. As of yesterday I only saw one cairn and it was before the fence. The parking ...
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