AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Daniels Spring & Reno Pass

12.6 mi · ▲ 3,026 ft · 5 hr 43 min

Daniels Spring & Reno Pass is a 12.6-mile out-and-back near Sunflower, AZ. The route reaches Daniels Spring at the turnaround, 6.3 miles in. It climbs 3,026 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,996 – 4,721 ft · steepest grade: 21%12.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.85456, -111.43722
Nearest town Sunflower, AZ
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Daniels Spring & Reno Pass

12.6 mi · ▲ 3,026 ft · 5 hr 43 min

Elevation 2,994–4,722 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.85456, -111.43722

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 3.1 miContinue straight onto Reno Pass, heading NE.
  3. 3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miReach Daniels Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 6.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/daniels-spring-out-back

Trail surface

51% dirt49% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:02 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~77 min). Leave by 5:12 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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