Crabtree Spring & Park via Arizona Trail
15.2 mi · ▲ 4,083 ft · 7 hr 6 min
Crabtree Spring & Park via Arizona Trail is a 15.2-mile out-and-back near Punkin Center, AZ. The route reaches Crabtree Spring at the turnaround, 7.6 miles in. It climbs 4,083 ft, with sections as steep as 42% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Crabtree Spring & Park via Arizona Trail
15.2 mi · ▲ 4,083 ft · 7 hr 6 min
Elevation 2,637–5,302 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Park · 33.86769, -111.34230
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 96°F / low 77° · precip 14% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start on Park, heading S.
- 3.5 miSharp left onto Edward's Park, heading SE.
- 1.9 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Arizona Trail, heading SW.
- 1.8 miReach Crabtree Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miTurn left onto Edward's Park, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 1.9 miSharp right onto Park, heading NW.
- 3.4 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 4.5 mi in (~187 min). Leave by 3:22 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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