AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Ballantine Connector Trail

9 mi · ▲ 1,536 ft · 3 hr 46 min

Ballantine Connector Trail is a 9-mile out-and-back near Sunflower, AZ. It climbs 1,536 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,173 – 3,652 ft · steepest grade: 23%9.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ballantine Connector Trail 33.72399, -111.44994
Nearest town Sunflower, AZ
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Ballantine Connector Trail

9 mi · ▲ 1,536 ft · 3 hr 46 min

Elevation 3,171–3,650 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Ballantine Connector Trail · 33.72399, -111.44994

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Ballantine Connector Trail, heading NW.
  2. 4.5 miReach Ballantine Connector Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 4.5 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/ballantine-connector-trail-out-back-15-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:29 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:49 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:14 PM.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Horses allowed on the whole route

Hikes near Sunflower, Arizona