Arizona Trail/Saddle Mountain Trail #91–Arizona Trail/Sheep Creek Trail #88, 3 sights
8.7 mi · ▲ 1,152 ft · 3 hr 29 min
Arizona Trail/Saddle Mountain Trail #91–Arizona Trail/Sheep Creek Trail #88, 3 sights is an 8.7-mile out-and-back near Sunflower, AZ. It climbs 1,152 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Arizona Trail/Saddle Mountain Trail #91–Arizona Trail/Sheep Creek Trail #88, 3 sights
8.7 mi · ▲ 1,152 ft · 3 hr 29 min
Elevation 5,043–5,512 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Saddle Mountain Trail #91 · 33.93929, -111.50512
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start on Saddle Mountain Trail #91, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Arizona Trail/Saddle Mountain Trail #91, heading NW.
- 2.8 miContinue straight onto Arizona Trail/Sheep Creek Trail #88, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Saddle Mountain Trail #91, heading E.
- 1.1 miReach Saddle Mountain Trail #91, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Arizona Trail/Sheep Creek Trail #88, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Arizona Trail/Saddle Mountain Trail #91, heading SW.
- 2.8 miContinue straight onto Saddle Mountain Trail #91, heading SE.
- 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.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 5:36 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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