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Arizona Trail/Cornucopia Trail #86–Arizona Trail/Saddle Mountain Trail #91, 7 sights

15.9 mi · ▲ 3,503 ft · 7 hr 3 min

Arizona Trail/Cornucopia Trail #86–Arizona Trail/Saddle Mountain Trail #91, 7 sights is a 15.9-mile out-and-back near Sunflower, AZ. It climbs 3,503 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,823 – 5,781 ft · steepest grade: 28%16.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mazatzal Divide Trail #23 34.00479, -111.47243
Nearest town Sunflower, AZ
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Arizona Trail/Cornucopia Trail #86–Arizona Trail/Saddle Mountain Trail #91, 7 sights

15.9 mi · ▲ 3,503 ft · 7 hr 3 min

Elevation 4,823–5,780 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Mazatzal Divide Trail #23 · 34.00479, -111.47243

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 82°F / low 65° · precip 5% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start on Mazatzal Divide Trail #23, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miBear left onto Arizona Trail/Cornucopia Trail #86, heading SW.
  3. 1.1 miTurn right onto Thicket Trail #95, heading W.
  4. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Arizona Trail/Thicket Trail #95, heading S.
  5. 1.1 miSharp left onto Arizona Trail/Sheep Creek Trail #88, heading S.
  6. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Arizona Trail/Saddle Mountain Trail #91, heading S.
  7. 2.8 miContinue straight onto Saddle Mountain Trail #91, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miReach Mazatzal Divide Trail #23, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Arizona Trail/Saddle Mountain Trail #91, heading NW.
  10. 2.8 miContinue straight onto Arizona Trail/Sheep Creek Trail #88, heading NE.
  11. 0.7 miSharp right onto Arizona Trail/Thicket Trail #95, heading W.
  12. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Thicket Trail #95, heading NE.
  13. 1.5 miTurn left onto Arizona Trail/Cornucopia Trail #86, heading E.
  14. 1.1 miBear right onto Mazatzal Divide Trail #23, heading NE.
  15. 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/arizona-trail-cornucopia-trail-86-arizona-trail-saddle-mountain-trail-91-out-back-7-sights-26-km

Trail surface

75% dirt25% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F65°
Precip5%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity46%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Sun 84°68°
Mon 87°68°
Tue 89°65°
Wed 90°65° 31%
Thu 88°65° 25%
Fri 84°63° 26%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.3 mi in (~197 min). Leave by 3:13 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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