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Ballantine Trail #283

15 mi · ▲ 3,883 ft · 6 hr 56 min

Ballantine Trail #283 is a 15-mile out-and-back near Horse Mesa, AZ. It climbs 3,883 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,655 – 5,830 ft · steepest grade: 28%15.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.72570, -111.40274
Nearest town Horse Mesa, AZ
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Ballantine Trail #283

15 mi · ▲ 3,883 ft · 6 hr 56 min

Elevation 3,654–5,829 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.72570, -111.40274

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 85°F / low 70° · precip 16% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Ballantine Trail #283, heading N.
  3. 7.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 7.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 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/ballantine-trail-283-out-back-24-km-a5fb

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 85°F70°
Feels like82°Precip16%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity34%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70° 12 AM: 16% rain1 AM: 10% rain2 AM: 6% rain3 AM: 12% rain4 AM: 6% rain5 AM: 8% rain6 AM: 6% rain7 AM: 4% rain8 AM: 6% rain9 AM: 5% rain10 AM: 6% rain11 AM: 3% rain12 PM: 2% rain3 PM: 1% rain4 PM: 1% rain5 PM: 1% rain6 PM: 1% rain7 PM: 1% rain8 PM: 2% rain9 PM: 2% rain10 PM: 1% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Sat 87°70°
Sun 90°72°
Mon 91°74°
Tue 92°75°
Wed 93°75° 30%
Thu 89°70° 26%

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. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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