Boca Grande Trail–Dragonfly Trail, 3 sights is a 15.3-mile out-and-back in Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area near Cave Creek, AZ. It climbs 1,470 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,205 – 2,769 ft · steepest grade: 15%15.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.86941, -111.95845
Nearest town Cave Creek, AZ
Directions
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Boca Grande Trail–Dragonfly Trail, 3 sights
15.3 mi · ▲ 1,470 ft · 5 hr 50 min
Elevation 2,204–2,769 ft
Out & Back · Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area
Trailhead: 33.86941, -111.95845
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 98°F / low 77° · precip 4% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Dragonfly Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Spur Cross Trail, heading N.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Elephant Mountain Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Spur Cross Trail, heading NW.
- 1.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Dragonfly Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miContinue straight onto Elephant Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Spur Cross Trail, heading SE.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Boca Grande Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Dragonfly Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.4 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
96% dirt4% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 98°F77°
Feels like81°Precip4%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity25%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:50 PM
Sun
101°82°
Mon
98°82°
Tue
100°82°
Wed
98°84°
20%
Thu
99°81°
21%
Fri
93°77°
20%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.0 mi in (~199 min). Leave by 3:11 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Dragonfly Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 514 ft
- Page Spring–Boca Grande Trail, 3 sights 10.6 mi · ▲ 1,398 ft
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