Barnhardt Trail #43 & Brody Seep Trail #264 via Arizona Trail/Mazatzal Divide Trail #23
14 mi · ▲ 2,541 ft · 5 hr 56 min
Barnhardt Trail #43 & Brody Seep Trail #264 via Arizona Trail/Mazatzal Divide Trail #23 is a 14-mile out-and-back near Rye, AZ. It climbs 2,541 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Barnhardt Trail #43 & Brody Seep Trail #264 via Arizona Trail/Mazatzal Divide Trail #23
14 mi · ▲ 2,541 ft · 5 hr 56 min
Elevation 4,194–6,112 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Barnhardt Trailhead · 34.09284, -111.42204
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 88°F / low 70° · precip 16% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Barnhardt Trail #43, heading SW.
- 6 miBear right onto Arizona Trail/Mazatzal Divide Trail #23, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Brody Seep Trail #264, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach Barnhardt Trail #43, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Arizona Trail/Mazatzal Divide Trail #23, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Barnhardt Trail #43, heading SE.
- 5.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.8 mi in (~200 min). Leave by 3:09 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Barnhardt Trailhead Trailhead
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- Windsor Spring–Barnhardt Trail #43 Loop, 3 sights 15 mi · ▲ 3,393 ft
- Bear Spring–Barnhardt Trail #43, 3 sights 16 mi · ▲ 4,197 ft
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