Daisy Mountain Trail
8.2 mi · ▲ 940 ft · 3 hr 12 min
Daisy Mountain Trail is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in State Trust Land near Wranglers Roost, AZ. It climbs 940 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Daisy Mountain Trail
8.2 mi · ▲ 940 ft · 3 hr 12 min
Elevation 1,952–2,469 ft
Out & Back · State Trust Land
Trailhead: 33.90207, -112.08125
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 97°F / low 78° · precip 3% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Daisy Mountain Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miReach Daisy Mountain Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 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 N.
- 1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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 1.6 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 5:41 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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