Jims Spring–Boca Grande Trail, 5 sights is a 15.8-mile out-and-back in Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area near Cave Creek, AZ. The route reaches Jims Spring at the turnaround, 7.9 miles in. It climbs 1,361 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,077 – 2,769 ft16.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Dragon Fly Trailhead 33.88403, -111.95496
Nearest town Cave Creek, AZ
Directions
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Jims Spring–Boca Grande Trail, 5 sights
15.8 mi · ▲ 1,361 ft · 5 hr 57 min
Elevation 2,076–2,769 ft
Out & Back · Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area
Trailhead: Dragon Fly Trailhead · 33.88403, -111.95496
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 95°F / low 77° · precip 5% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Dragonfly Trail, heading SW.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Spur Cross Trail, heading W.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Elephant Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Spur Cross Trail, heading S.
- 4.1 miContinue straight onto Maricopa Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto North 40th Drive, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Jims Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Maricopa Trail, heading E.
- 2.4 miContinue straight onto Spur Cross Trail, heading N.
- 1.9 miContinue straight onto Elephant Mountain Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Spur Cross Trail, heading NW.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Boca Grande Trail, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Dragonfly Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
68% dirt32% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 95°F77°
Feels like89°Precip5%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity26%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°75°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Sat
96°76°
Sun
97°80°
Mon
97°82°
Tue
99°82°
Wed
98°82°
24%
Thu
96°80°
28%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.8 mi in (~134 min). Leave by 4:17 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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