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

4.4 mi · ▲ 513 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Alder Creek Spring & Little Saddle Mountain Trail #244 via [FR 393] **4WD** is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Sunflower, AZ. The route reaches Alder Creek Spring at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 513 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,711 – 4,003 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.4 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**

4.4 mi · ▲ 513 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 3,710–4,002 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 miReach Alder Creek Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.1 miSharp left onto Arizona Trail/Sunflower Trail #344, heading N.
  6. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Little Saddle Mountain Trail #244, heading E.
  7. 0.5 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-7-km

Trail surface

71% dirt29% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 5:26 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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