Double Trough Spring–Buckhorn Road, 3 sights

15.8 mi · ▲ 1,025 ft · 5 hr 47 min

Double Trough Spring–Buckhorn Road, 3 sights is a 15.8-mile out-and-back near Castle Hot Springs, AZ. The route reaches Double Trough Spring at the turnaround, 7.9 miles in. It climbs 1,025 ft. It scores 96/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,156 – 2,851 ft16.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Buckhorn Road 34.00101, -112.39629
Nearest town Castle Hot Springs, AZ

Directions

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Double Trough Spring–Buckhorn Road, 3 sights

15.8 mi · ▲ 1,025 ft · 5 hr 47 min

Elevation 2,157–2,850 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Buckhorn Road · 34.00101, -112.39629

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 96°F / low 76° · precip 4% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start on Buckhorn Road, heading NW.
  2. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Castle Creek Road, heading N.
  3. 5.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.5 miReach Double Trough Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1 miBear left, heading S.
  7. 5.3 miContinue straight onto Castle Creek, heading S.
  8. 1.6 miTurn left onto Buckhorn Road, heading SE.
  9. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

39% dirt6% sand55% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 96°F76°
Feels like91°Precip4%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity26%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 6:06 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:53 PM
Sat 96°76°
Sun 96°79°
Mon 97°82°
Tue 99°82°
Wed 98°82° 20%
Thu 96°82° 26%

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