Arizona Trail/Little Saddle Mountain Trail #244–Arizona Trail/Saddle Mountain Trail #91, 3 sights
15 mi · ▲ 2,438 ft · 6 hr 13 min
Arizona Trail/Little Saddle Mountain Trail #244–Arizona Trail/Saddle Mountain Trail #91, 3 sights is a 15-mile out-and-back near Sunflower, AZ. It climbs 2,438 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Arizona Trail/Little Saddle Mountain Trail #244–Arizona Trail/Saddle Mountain Trail #91, 3 sights
15 mi · ▲ 2,438 ft · 6 hr 13 min
Elevation 3,686–5,512 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: [FR 393] **4WD** · 33.90623, -111.48408
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start on [FR 393] **4WD**, heading W.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Arizona Trail/Sunflower Trail #344, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Arizona Trail/Little Saddle Mountain Trail #244, heading NE.
- 3.3 miTurn left onto Arizona Trail/Saddle Mountain Trail #91, heading N.
- 2.8 miReach [FR 393] **4WD**, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.8 miTurn right onto Arizona Trail/Little Saddle Mountain Trail #244, heading S.
- 3.3 miSharp right onto Arizona Trail/Sunflower Trail #344, heading NE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto [FR 393] **4WD**, heading S.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~114 min). Leave by 4:36 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from [FR 393] **4WD** Trailhead
- Little Saddle Mountain Trail #244 & [FR 393] **4WD** 3.7 mi · ▲ 628 ft
- Alder Creek Spring–Arizona Trail/Sunflower Trail #344, 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 533 ft
- Upper Sheep Creek Spring–Arizona Trail/Little Saddle Mountain Trail #244, 3 sights 7.9 mi · ▲ 1,516 ft
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