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.

Elevation

0 mi4,193 – 6,113 ft13.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Barnhardt Trailhead 34.09284, -111.42204
Nearest town Rye, AZ

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Barnhardt Trail #43, heading SW.
  2. 6 miBear right onto Arizona Trail/Mazatzal Divide Trail #23, heading N.
  3. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftReach Chilson Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.8 miBear left onto Barnhardt Trail #43, heading S.
  6. 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.

Trail surface

12% dirt88% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 88°F70°
Feels like82°Precip16%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity33%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°70° 12 AM: 13% rain1 AM: 16% rain2 AM: 4% rain3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 2% rain5 AM: 7% rain6 AM: 4% rain7 AM: 2% rain8 AM: 2% rain9 AM: 4% rain10 AM: 3% rain11 AM: 3% rain2 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 1% rain4 PM: 1% rain5 PM: 1% rain6 PM: 1% rain7 PM: 1% rain8 PM: 1% rain9 PM: 1% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Sat 89°71°
Sun 91°72°
Mon 91°69°
Tue 94°69°
Wed 94°71° 33%
Thu 93°69° 28%

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.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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