Crabtree Spring via Arizona Trail
12.5 mi · ▲ 1,486 ft · 4 hr 55 min
Crabtree Spring via Arizona Trail is a 12.5-mile out-and-back near Sunflower, AZ. The route reaches Crabtree Spring at the turnaround, 6.2 miles in. It climbs 1,486 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Crabtree Spring via Arizona Trail
12.5 mi · ▲ 1,486 ft · 4 hr 55 min
Elevation 3,319–4,256 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Arizona Trail Access · 33.86424, -111.46405
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 90°F / low 71° · precip 14% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start on Arizona Trail Access, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Arizona Trail, heading E.
- 2.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 3.6 miReach Crabtree Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 2.5 miSharp right onto Arizona Trail Access, heading SW.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.9 mi in (~173 min). Leave by 3:36 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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