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Circle M Spring–Crabtree Spring, 3 sights

14.5 mi · ▲ 2,379 ft · 6 hr 1 min

Circle M Spring–Crabtree Spring, 3 sights is a 14.5-mile out-and-back near Sunflower, AZ. The route passes Crabtree Spring before reaching Circle M Spring at the turnaround, 7.2 miles in. It climbs 2,379 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,324 – 5,292 ft · steepest grade: 25%14.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.85587, -111.45446
Nearest town Sunflower, AZ
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Circle M Spring–Crabtree Spring, 3 sights

14.5 mi · ▲ 2,379 ft · 6 hr 1 min

Elevation 3,325–5,292 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.85587, -111.45446

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left onto Arizona Trail, heading E.
  3. 1 miBear right, heading SE.
  4. 3.5 miPass Crabtree Spring.
  5. 1.9 miTurn right onto Edward's Park, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.5 miReach Circle M Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.7 miTurn left onto Arizona Trail, heading NE.
  9. 5.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  11. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/circle-m-spring-crabtree-spring-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

90% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.4 mi in (~213 min). Leave by 2:56 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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