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Alder Creek Spring via Arizona Trail

14.5 mi · ▲ 1,580 ft · 5 hr 37 min

Alder Creek Spring via Arizona Trail is a 14.5-mile out-and-back near Sunflower, AZ. The route reaches Alder Creek Spring at the turnaround, 7.2 miles in. It climbs 1,580 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi3,320 – 3,832 ft · steepest grade: 17%14.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.85252, -111.44246
Nearest town Sunflower, AZ
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Alder Creek Spring via Arizona Trail

14.5 mi · ▲ 1,580 ft · 5 hr 37 min

Elevation 3,319–3,832 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.85252, -111.44246

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miSharp right onto Arizona Trail, heading N.
  4. 5 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 1.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  6. 0.5 miReach Alder Creek Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  8. 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
  9. 5 miSharp left, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 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-out-back-23-km

Trail surface

82% dirt1% paved17% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 6:49 PM

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