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Arizona Trail/Thicket Trail #95 & Sheep Creek Trail #88

8.4 mi · ▲ 2,249 ft · 3 hr 55 min

Arizona Trail/Thicket Trail #95 & Sheep Creek Trail #88 is an 8.4-mile out-and-back near Sunflower, AZ. It climbs 2,249 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,567 – 5,423 ft · steepest grade: 24%8.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.96811, -111.47078
Nearest town Sunflower, AZ
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Arizona Trail/Thicket Trail #95 & Sheep Creek Trail #88

8.4 mi · ▲ 2,249 ft · 3 hr 55 min

Elevation 4,566–5,423 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.96811, -111.47078

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 64° · precip 15% · wind 7 mph · 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 miTurn right onto Sheep Creek Trail #88, heading SW.
  7. 0.8 miReach Arizona Trail/Thicket Trail #95, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.8 miTurn left onto Arizona Trail/Thicket Trail #95, heading SE.
  9. 1.1 miTurn right onto Arizona Trail/West Fork Trail #260, heading NE.
  10. 0.9 miBear left onto [FR 25A], heading SE.
  11. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftArrive 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-thicket-trail-95-sheep-creek-trail-88-out-back

Trail surface

28% dirt72% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F64°
Precip15%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity43%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°60° 12 AM: 15% rain1 AM: 13% rain2 AM: 2% rain3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 7% rain6 AM: 2% rain7 AM: 3% rain8 AM: 2% rain9 AM: 3% rain10 AM: 4% rain11 AM: 3% rain3 PM: 1% rain4 PM: 1% rain5 PM: 1% rain6 PM: 1% rain7 PM: 1% rain8 PM: 1% rain9 PM: 1% rain10 PM: 1% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Sat 81°64°
Sun 86°67°
Mon 87°67°
Tue 88°67°
Wed 90°69° 32%
Thu 87°65° 27%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:05 PM — 9 min before dark.

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