Alder Creek Spring & Arizona Trail/Sunflower Trail #344
8.4 mi · ▲ 710 ft · 3 hr 9 min
Alder Creek Spring & Arizona Trail/Sunflower Trail #344 is an 8.4-mile out-and-back near Sunflower, AZ. The route reaches Alder Creek Spring. It climbs 710 ft. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Alder Creek Spring & Arizona Trail/Sunflower Trail #344
8.4 mi · ▲ 710 ft · 3 hr 9 min
Elevation 3,478–4,002 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.87639, -111.47446
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 89°F / low 72° · precip 14% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Arizona Trail/Sunflower Trail #344, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto [FR 393] **4WD**, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Arizona Trail/Sunflower Trail #344, heading N.
- 0.6 miReach Alder Creek Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto [FR 393] **4WD**, heading SE.
- 1 miPass Alder Creek Spring.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Arizona Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~92 min). Leave by 4:58 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Arizona Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 310 ft
- Alder Creek Spring 4.9 mi · ▲ 337 ft
- Arizona Trail/Sunflower Trail #344 & Little Saddle Mountain Trail #244 via [FR 393] **4WD** 8.3 mi · ▲ 862 ft
- Boulder Tank via Arizona Trail 14.5 mi · ▲ 1,690 ft
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