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Arizona Trail/Saddle Mountain Trail #91–Arizona Trail/Sheep Creek Trail #88, 3 sights

13.7 mi · ▲ 3,175 ft · 6 hr 9 min

Arizona Trail/Saddle Mountain Trail #91–Arizona Trail/Sheep Creek Trail #88, 3 sights is a 13.7-mile out-and-back near Sunflower, AZ. It climbs 3,175 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,567 – 5,512 ft · steepest grade: 25%14.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.96811, -111.47078
Nearest town Sunflower, AZ
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Arizona Trail/Saddle Mountain Trail #91–Arizona Trail/Sheep Creek Trail #88, 3 sights

13.7 mi · ▲ 3,175 ft · 6 hr 9 min

Elevation 4,566–5,512 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.96811, -111.47078

Weather Sep 4: 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. 0.9 miTurn left onto Arizona Trail/Thicket Trail #95, heading W.
  6. 1.1 miSharp left onto Arizona Trail/Sheep Creek Trail #88, heading SW.
  7. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Arizona Trail/Saddle Mountain Trail #91, heading SE.
  8. 2.8 miReach Arizona Trail/Sheep Creek Trail #88, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 2.8 miContinue straight onto Arizona Trail/Sheep Creek Trail #88, heading NE.
  10. 0.7 miSharp right onto Arizona Trail/Thicket Trail #95, heading W.
  11. 1.1 miTurn right onto Arizona Trail/West Fork Trail #260, heading NE.
  12. 0.9 miBear left onto [FR 25A], heading SE.
  13. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/arizona-trail-saddle-mountain-trail-91-arizona-trail-sheep-creek-trail-88-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

68% dirt32% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.6 mi in (~177 min). Leave by 3:32 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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