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Arizona Trail/Thicket Trail #95–Sheep Creek Trail #88, 3 sights

11.9 mi · ▲ 2,397 ft · 5 hr 10 min

Arizona Trail/Thicket Trail #95–Sheep Creek Trail #88, 3 sights is an 11.9-mile out-and-back near Sunflower, AZ. It climbs 2,397 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,950 – 5,200 ft · steepest grade: 17%12.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: [FR 25A] 33.94142, -111.48288
Nearest town Sunflower, AZ
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Arizona Trail/Thicket Trail #95–Sheep Creek Trail #88, 3 sights

11.9 mi · ▲ 2,397 ft · 5 hr 10 min

Elevation 3,950–5,200 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: [FR 25A] · 33.94142, -111.48288

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start on [FR 25A], heading N.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 2.9 miBear right onto Arizona Trail/West Fork Trail #260, heading NW.
  4. 0.9 miTurn left onto Arizona Trail/Thicket Trail #95, heading NW.
  5. 1.1 miTurn right onto Sheep Creek Trail #88, heading SW.
  6. 0.8 miReach [FR 25A], then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.8 miTurn left onto Arizona Trail/Thicket Trail #95, heading E.
  8. 1.1 miTurn right onto Arizona Trail/West Fork Trail #260, heading NE.
  9. 0.9 miBear left onto [FR 25A], heading SE.
  10. 3.1 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-thicket-trail-95-sheep-creek-trail-88-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

61% dirt39% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 6:49 PM

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