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Alder Creek Spring & Little Saddle Mountain Trail #244 via [FR 393] **4WD**

11.7 mi · ▲ 1,243 ft · 4 hr 31 min

Alder Creek Spring & Little Saddle Mountain Trail #244 via [FR 393] **4WD** is an 11.7-mile out-and-back near Sunflower, AZ. The route reaches Alder Creek Spring. It climbs 1,243 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,156 – 4,003 ft · steepest grade: 19%11.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Little Saddle Mountain Trail #244 33.90894, -111.48697
Nearest town Sunflower, AZ
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Alder Creek Spring & Little Saddle Mountain Trail #244 via [FR 393] **4WD**

11.7 mi · ▲ 1,243 ft · 4 hr 31 min

Elevation 3,155–4,002 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Little Saddle Mountain Trail #244 · 33.90894, -111.48697

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

  1. Start on Little Saddle Mountain Trail #244, heading NW.
  2. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Arizona Trail/Sunflower Trail #344, heading W.
  3. 0.6 miSharp right onto [FR 393] **4WD**, heading W.
  4. 1.1 miPass Alder Creek Spring.
  5. 3.7 miReach Alder Creek Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 4.8 miSharp left onto Arizona Trail/Sunflower Trail #344, heading E.
  7. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Little Saddle Mountain Trail #244, heading NE.
  8. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/alder-creek-spring-little-saddle-mountain-trail-244-out-back-19-km

Trail surface

79% dirt21% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 5:27 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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