Daisy Mountain Trail & FDR 3200 Closed via Quail Springs Trail
16.1 mi · ▲ 1,570 ft · 6 hr 9 min
Daisy Mountain Trail & FDR 3200 Closed via Quail Springs Trail is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in State Trust Land near Anthem, AZ. It climbs 1,570 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Daisy Mountain Trail & FDR 3200 Closed via Quail Springs Trail
16.1 mi · ▲ 1,570 ft · 6 hr 9 min
Elevation 1,966–2,469 ft
Out & Back · State Trust Land
Trailhead: 33.88705, -112.13801
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:07 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Daisy Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 2.2 miTurn right onto Shoemaker Spring Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Quail Springs Trail, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto FDR 3200 Closed, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftReach Daisy Mountain Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Quail Springs Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Shoemaker Spring Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Daisy Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 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 1.8 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 5:33 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Daisy Mountain Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 428 ft
- Daisy Mountain & Daisy Mountain Trail 8.5 mi · ▲ 2,505 ft
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