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Charlebois Spring–LaBarge Spring, 7 sights is a 13.6-mile out-and-back near Gold Camp, AZ. The route passes Crystal Spring and LaBarge Spring before reaching Charlebois Spring at the turnaround, 6.8 miles in. It climbs 2,072 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 96/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,408 – 3,209 ft · steepest grade: 21%14.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Dutchman Trailhead 33.39764, -111.34806
Nearest town Gold Camp, AZ

Directions

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Charlebois Spring–LaBarge Spring, 7 sights

13.6 mi · ▲ 2,072 ft · 5 hr 34 min

Elevation 2,407–3,210 ft

Out & Back

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

  1. Start on Dutchman Trail #104, heading NE.
  2. 150 ftContinue straight onto Bluff Spring Trail #235, heading NE.
  3. 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 1.6 miBear right onto Terrapin Trail #234, heading N.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Bluff Spring Trail #235, heading N.
  6. 1 miPass Crystal Spring.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Dutchman Trail #104, heading NE.
  8. 2.2 miPass LaBarge Spring.
  9. 150 ftBear left onto Red Tanks Trail #107, heading N.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dutchman Trail #104, heading N.
  11. 1 miTurn right onto Peters Trail #105, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dutchman Trail #104, heading NW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miReach Charlebois Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Peters Trail #105, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Dutchman Trail #104, heading S.
  17. 1 miContinue straight onto Red Tanks Trail #107, heading S.
  18. 50 ftBear right onto Dutchman Trail #104, heading S.
  19. 2.2 miContinue straight onto Bluff Spring Trail #235, heading S.
  20. 1 miBear right onto Terrapin Trail #234, heading W.
  21. 50 ftBear left onto Bluff Spring Trail #235, heading W.
  22. 1.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Dutchman Trail #104, heading E.
  24. 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

48% dirt52% 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%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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