Bluff Spring–Crystal Spring Loop, 5 sights is a 9.2-mile loop near Gold Camp, AZ. The route passes Crystal Spring and Bluff Spring. It climbs 1,420 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,352 – 3,258 ft · steepest grade: 21%9.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Dutchman Trailhead 33.39764, -111.34806
Nearest town Gold Camp, AZ
Directions
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Bluff Spring–Crystal Spring Loop, 5 sights
9.2 mi · ▲ 1,420 ft · 3 hr 47 min
Elevation 2,353–3,257 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Dutchman Trailhead · 33.39764, -111.34806
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 94°F / low 78° · precip 10% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Dutchman Trail #104, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Bluff Spring Trail #235, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
- 1.6 miBear right onto Terrapin Trail #234, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Bluff Spring Trail #235, heading N.
- 1 miPass Crystal Spring.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Dutchman Trail #104, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach Bluff Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Whiskey Spring Trail #238, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Dutchman Trail #104, heading E.
- 4.1 miContinue straight onto Bluff Spring Trail #235, heading N.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Dutchman Trail #104, heading N.
- 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
36% dirt64% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 94°F78°
Feels like90°Precip10%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity28%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°75°
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:48 PM
Sat
96°77°
Sun
96°76°
Mon
96°83°
Tue
99°83°
Wed
100°82°
35%
Thu
96°75°
28%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Dutchman Trailhead Trailhead
- Bluff Spring Trail #235 & Terrapin Trail #234 via Dutchman Trail #104 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,082 ft
- Fremont Saddle & Peralta Canyon Trail #102 Loop via Dutchman Trail #104 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,583 ft
- Dutchman Trail #104 5.2 mi · ▲ 552 ft
- White Rock Spring–Bluff Spring Trail #235, 5 sights 12.5 mi · ▲ 2,611 ft
- LaBarge Spring–Crystal Spring, 7 sights 13.1 mi · ▲ 1,984 ft
- Coffee Flat Trail #108 via Dutchman Trail #104 13.5 mi · ▲ 1,316 ft
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