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Arizona Trail/Sunflower Trail #344 & Little Saddle Mountain Trail #244 via [FR 393] **4WD**

8.3 mi · ▲ 862 ft · 3 hr 12 min

Arizona Trail/Sunflower Trail #344 & Little Saddle Mountain Trail #244 via [FR 393] **4WD** is an 8.3-mile out-and-back near Sunflower, AZ. It climbs 862 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi3,478 – 3,977 ft · steepest grade: 19%8.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.87639, -111.47446
Nearest town Sunflower, AZ
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Arizona Trail/Sunflower Trail #344 & Little Saddle Mountain Trail #244 via [FR 393] **4WD**

8.3 mi · ▲ 862 ft · 3 hr 12 min

Elevation 3,478–3,975 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.87639, -111.47446

Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 89°F / low 72° · precip 14% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  4. 1.1 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Arizona Trail/Sunflower Trail #344, heading NE.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left onto [FR 393] **4WD**, heading N.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Arizona Trail/Sunflower Trail #344, heading N.
  8. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Little Saddle Mountain Trail #244, heading E.
  9. 0.5 miReach Arizona Trail/Sunflower Trail #344, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Arizona Trail/Sunflower Trail #344, heading W.
  11. 0.6 miContinue straight onto [FR 393] **4WD**, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Arizona Trail/Sunflower Trail #344, heading SE.
  13. 1.1 miBear left, heading S.
  14. 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
  15. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  16. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/arizona-trail-sunflower-trail-344-little-saddle-mountain-trail-244-out-back-13-km

Trail surface

60% dirt40% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 89°F72°
Feels like81°Precip14%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity37%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Sat 92°71°
Sun 95°75°
Mon 93°74°
Tue 95°74°
Wed 96°76° 28%
Thu 94°72° 25%

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