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.
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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
- Start on Barnhardt Trail #43, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Y Bar Trail #44, heading SW.
- 5.8 miSharp left onto Arizona Trail/Mazatzal Divide Trail #23, heading SW.
- 2 miTurn left onto Bear Spring Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Bear Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Arizona Trail/Mazatzal Divide Trail #23, heading NE.
- 2 miSharp right onto Y Bar Trail #44, heading SE.
- 5.8 miBear right onto Barnhardt Trail #43, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive 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 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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Barnhardt Trailhead Trailhead
- Chilson Spring & Barnhardt Trail #43 via Arizona Trail/Mazatzal Divide Trail #23 13.4 mi · ▲ 2,469 ft
- Barnhardt Trail #43 & Brody Seep Trail #264 via Arizona Trail/Mazatzal Divide Trail #23 14 mi · ▲ 2,541 ft
- Windsor Spring–Barnhardt Trail #43 Loop, 3 sights 15 mi · ▲ 3,393 ft
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