East Mingus Road–FDR 3200 Closed, 3 sights
9.4 mi · ▲ 757 ft · 3 hr 31 min
East Mingus Road–FDR 3200 Closed, 3 sights is a 9.4-mile out-and-back in State Trust Land near Wranglers Roost, AZ. It climbs 757 ft. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Directions
East Mingus Road–FDR 3200 Closed, 3 sights
9.4 mi · ▲ 757 ft · 3 hr 31 min
Elevation 2,177–2,560 ft
Out & Back · State Trust Land
Trailhead: Quail Springs Trailhead · 33.90068, -112.05644
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 96°F / low 78° · precip 3% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Quail Springs Trail, heading E.
- 500 ftBear left onto FDR 3200 Closed, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Quail Springs Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Shoemaker Spring Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto East Mingus Road, heading SW.
- 0.5 miReach FDR 3200 Closed, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Shoemaker Spring Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Quail Springs Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto FDR 3200 Closed, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 300 ftBear right onto Quail Springs Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Quail Springs Trailhead Trailhead
- Quail Spring–FDR 3200 Closed Loop, 3 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- FDR 3199 & FDR 3200 Closed via Quail Springs Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 305 ft
- Shoemaker Spring & FDR 3200 Closed via Quail Springs Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 276 ft
- Shoemaker Spring & FDR 3200 Closed Loop via Quail Springs Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 445 ft
- Cline Creek Trail–Cline Creek, 5 sights 8.1 mi · ▲ 734 ft
- Fig Spring–FDR 3200 Closed, 4 sights 13.6 mi · ▲ 1,361 ft
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