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Alder Creek Spring

4.9 mi · ▲ 337 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Alder Creek Spring is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Sunflower, AZ. The route reaches Alder Creek Spring at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 337 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi3,478 – 3,832 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.87639, -111.47446
Nearest town Sunflower, AZ
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Alder Creek Spring

4.9 mi · ▲ 337 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 3,478–3,832 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  4. 1.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  5. 0.5 miReach Alder Creek Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  7. 1.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  8. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  9. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/alder-creek-spring-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

64% dirt36% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 89°F72°
Feels like81°Precip14%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity37%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Sat 92°71°
Sun 95°75°
Mon 93°74°
Tue 95°74°
Wed 96°76° 28%
Thu 94°72° 25%

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