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Arizona Trail/Cornucopia Trail #86 & Mazatzal Divide Trail #23 via [FR 25A]

8.8 mi · ▲ 2,279 ft · 4 hr 4 min

Arizona Trail/Cornucopia Trail #86 & Mazatzal Divide Trail #23 via [FR 25A] is an 8.8-mile out-and-back near Sunflower, AZ. It climbs 2,279 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,567 – 5,781 ft · steepest grade: 24%9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.96811, -111.47078
Nearest town Sunflower, AZ
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Arizona Trail/Cornucopia Trail #86 & Mazatzal Divide Trail #23 via [FR 25A]

8.8 mi · ▲ 2,279 ft · 4 hr 4 min

Elevation 4,566–5,780 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.96811, -111.47078

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 64° · precip 15% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right onto [FR 25A], heading NW.
  4. 0.7 miBear right onto Arizona Trail/West Fork Trail #260, heading NW.
  5. 450 ftContinue straight onto Arizona Trail/Cornucopia Trail #86, heading N.
  6. 2.4 miBear right onto Mazatzal Divide Trail #23, heading NE.
  7. 0.4 miReach Arizona Trail/Cornucopia Trail #86, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miBear left onto Arizona Trail/Cornucopia Trail #86, heading W.
  9. 2.4 miContinue straight onto Arizona Trail/West Fork Trail #260, heading SE.
  10. 450 ftBear left onto [FR 25A], heading SE.
  11. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftArrive 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-mazatzal-divide-trail-23-out-back-14-km

Trail surface

58% dirt42% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F64°
Precip15%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity43%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°60° 12 AM: 15% rain1 AM: 13% rain2 AM: 2% rain3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 7% rain6 AM: 2% rain7 AM: 3% rain8 AM: 2% rain9 AM: 3% rain10 AM: 4% rain11 AM: 3% rain3 PM: 1% rain4 PM: 1% rain5 PM: 1% rain6 PM: 1% rain7 PM: 1% rain8 PM: 1% rain9 PM: 1% rain10 PM: 1% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Sat 81°64°
Sun 86°67°
Mon 87°67°
Tue 88°67°
Wed 90°69° 32%
Thu 87°65° 27%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:06 PM — 9 min before dark.

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