Cline Creek–East Mingus Road, 5 sights
12.9 mi · ▲ 1,294 ft · 4 hr 57 min
Cline Creek–East Mingus Road, 5 sights is a 12.9-mile out-and-back in State Trust Land near Wranglers Roost, AZ. It climbs 1,294 ft. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Cline Creek–East Mingus Road, 5 sights
12.9 mi · ▲ 1,294 ft · 4 hr 57 min
Elevation 2,267–2,771 ft
Out & Back · State Trust Land
Trailhead: East Mingus Road · 33.93014, -112.07185
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 95°F / low 78° · precip 3% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start on East Mingus Road, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Shoemaker Spring Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Quail Springs Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left onto FDR 3199, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto main, heading E.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Cline Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miReach East Mingus Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto main, heading W.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto FDR 3199, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Quail Springs Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Shoemaker Spring Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto East Mingus Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 5:49 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from East Mingus Road Trailhead
- East Mingus Road 3.1 mi · ▲ 194 ft
- Fig Spring–East Mingus Road, 3 sights 5.9 mi · ▲ 685 ft
- Quail Spring–Shoemaker Spring, 6 sights 9.9 mi · ▲ 815 ft
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