Bear Spring–Barnhardt Trail #43, 3 sights

16 mi · ▲ 4,197 ft · 7 hr 26 min

Bear Spring–Barnhardt Trail #43, 3 sights is a 16-mile out-and-back near Rye, AZ. The route reaches Bear Spring at the turnaround, 8 miles in. It climbs 4,197 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,193 – 6,683 ft · steepest grade: 25%16.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Barnhardt Trailhead 34.09284, -111.42204
Nearest town Rye, AZ

Directions

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Bear Spring–Barnhardt Trail #43, 3 sights

16 mi · ▲ 4,197 ft · 7 hr 26 min

Elevation 4,194–6,682 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

  1. Start on Barnhardt Trail #43, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftBear left onto Y Bar Trail #44, heading SW.
  3. 5.8 miSharp left onto Arizona Trail/Mazatzal Divide Trail #23, heading SW.
  4. 2 miTurn left onto Bear Spring Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miReach Bear Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Arizona Trail/Mazatzal Divide Trail #23, heading NE.
  7. 2 miSharp right onto Y Bar Trail #44, heading SE.
  8. 5.8 miBear right onto Barnhardt Trail #43, heading NE.
  9. 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 surface

25% dirt75% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 88°F70°
Feels like82°Precip16%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity33%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°70° 12 AM: 13% rain1 AM: 16% rain2 AM: 4% rain3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 2% rain5 AM: 7% rain6 AM: 4% rain7 AM: 2% rain8 AM: 2% rain9 AM: 4% rain10 AM: 3% rain11 AM: 3% rain2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 1% rain4 PM: 1% rain5 PM: 1% rain6 PM: 1% rain7 PM: 1% rain8 PM: 1% rain9 PM: 1% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Sat 89°71°
Sun 91°72°
Mon 91°69°
Tue 94°69°
Wed 94°71° 33%
Thu 93°69° 28%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.6 mi in (~252 min). Leave by 2:17 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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