Cholla Tank & Hackberry Spring Trail via Second Water Trail #236

6.6 mi · ▲ 617 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Cholla Tank & Hackberry Spring Trail via Second Water Trail #236 is a 6.6-mile out-and-back near Youngberg, AZ. The route reaches Cholla Tank at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It climbs 617 ft. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,123 – 2,425 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.48262, -111.44677
Nearest town Youngberg, AZ

Directions

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Cholla Tank & Hackberry Spring Trail via Second Water Trail #236

6.6 mi · ▲ 617 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Elevation 2,123–2,423 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.48262, -111.44677

Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 96°F / low 81° · precip 11% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.8 miBear right onto Hackberry Spring Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto Second Water Trail #236, heading E.
  8. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.6 miReach Cholla Tank, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miBear right onto Hackberry Spring Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
  13. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  16. 100 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

51% dirt49% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 96°F81°
Feels like91°Precip11%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity29%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°80°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Sat 97°78°
Sun 97°77°
Mon 98°85°
Tue 100°84°
Wed 100°84° 34%
Thu 97°77° 29%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:07 PM — 7 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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