Chilson Spring & Barnhardt Trail #43 via Arizona Trail/Mazatzal Divide Trail #23
13.4 mi · ▲ 2,469 ft · 5 hr 42 min
Chilson Spring & Barnhardt Trail #43 via Arizona Trail/Mazatzal Divide Trail #23 is a 13.4-mile out-and-back near Rye, AZ. The route reaches Chilson Spring at the turnaround, 6.7 miles in. It climbs 2,469 ft. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Chilson Spring & Barnhardt Trail #43 via Arizona Trail/Mazatzal Divide Trail #23
13.4 mi · ▲ 2,469 ft · 5 hr 42 min
Elevation 4,194–6,112 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.
- 6 miBear right onto Arizona Trail/Mazatzal Divide Trail #23, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Chilson Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Barnhardt Trail #43, heading S.
- 5.9 miArrive 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 5.8 mi in (~201 min). Leave by 3:08 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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