Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area
Fairy Duster Trail & North Cottonwood Canyon Road via Spur Cross Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 174 ft · 51 min
Fairy Duster Trail & North Cottonwood Canyon Road via Spur Cross Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area near Cave Creek, AZ. It is mostly level, with 174 ft of elevation gain. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Fairy Duster Trail & North Cottonwood Canyon Road via Spur Cross Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 174 ft · 51 min
Elevation 2,298–2,450 ft
Out & Back · Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area
Trailhead: North Cottonwood Canyon Road · 33.89514, -111.93858
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 95°F / low 77° · precip 5% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start on North Cottonwood Canyon Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Mariposa Hill Trail, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Spur Cross Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Fairy Duster Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach North Cottonwood Canyon Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Spur Cross Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Mariposa Hill Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right onto North Cottonwood Canyon Road, heading E.
- 0.4 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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