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Arizona Trail/Little Saddle Mountain Trail #244–Arizona Trail/Saddle Mountain Trail #91, 4 sights

14.4 mi · ▲ 2,600 ft · 6 hr 6 min

Arizona Trail/Little Saddle Mountain Trail #244–Arizona Trail/Saddle Mountain Trail #91, 4 sights is a 14.4-mile out-and-back near Sunflower, AZ. It climbs 2,600 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,711 – 5,512 ft · steepest grade: 23%14.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Little Saddle Mountain Trail #244 33.90894, -111.48697
Nearest town Sunflower, AZ
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Arizona Trail/Little Saddle Mountain Trail #244–Arizona Trail/Saddle Mountain Trail #91, 4 sights

14.4 mi · ▲ 2,600 ft · 6 hr 6 min

Elevation 3,710–5,512 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Little Saddle Mountain Trail #244 · 33.90894, -111.48697

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:47 PM

Horses allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Little Saddle Mountain Trail #244, heading NW.
  2. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Arizona Trail/Little Saddle Mountain Trail #244, heading W.
  3. 3.3 miTurn left onto Arizona Trail/Saddle Mountain Trail #91, heading NW.
  4. 2.8 miContinue straight onto Arizona Trail/Sheep Creek Trail #88, heading NE.
  5. 0.7 miReach Little Saddle Mountain Trail #244, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Arizona Trail/Saddle Mountain Trail #91, heading S.
  7. 2.8 miTurn right onto Arizona Trail/Little Saddle Mountain Trail #244, heading S.
  8. 3.3 miContinue straight onto Little Saddle Mountain Trail #244, heading NE.
  9. 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-little-saddle-mountain-trail-244-arizona-trail-saddle-mountain-trail-91-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 6:47 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~85 min). Leave by 5:01 PM for the 6:47 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route

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