Fig Spring–Quail Spring, 5 sights
14.5 mi · ▲ 1,359 ft · 5 hr 31 min
Fig Spring–Quail Spring, 5 sights is a 14.5-mile out-and-back near Wranglers Roost, AZ. The route passes Quail Spring before reaching Fig Spring at the turnaround, 7.2 miles in. It climbs 1,359 ft. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Fig Spring–Quail Spring, 5 sights
14.5 mi · ▲ 1,359 ft · 5 hr 31 min
Elevation 2,213–2,734 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.90057, -112.03912
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 96°F / low 77° · precip 3% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:06 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Cline Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Quail Springs Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miPass Quail Spring.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Shoemaker Spring Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto King Well, heading W.
- 2.5 miReach Fig Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.5 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Shoemaker Spring Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Quail Springs Trail, heading S.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Cline Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Quail Springs Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 106 ft
- Cline Creek Trail Loop 1.9 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Cline Creek Trail Loop 1.9 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Cline Creek Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 217 ft
- Quail Spring & FDR 3199 via Quail Springs Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 305 ft
- Cline Creek Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 473 ft
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