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[FR 403] **4WD**

11.6 mi · ▲ 1,713 ft · 4 hr 43 min

[FR 403] **4WD** is an 11.6-mile out-and-back near Rio Verde, AZ. It climbs 1,713 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,946 – 2,631 ft · steepest grade: 19%11.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.68603, -111.53669
Nearest town Rio Verde, AZ
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[FR 403] **4WD**

11.6 mi · ▲ 1,713 ft · 4 hr 43 min

Elevation 1,945–2,633 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.68603, -111.53669

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 1.4 miSharp right, heading SW.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  6. 2.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left onto [FR 403] **4WD**, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miReach [FR 403] **4WD**, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 2.6 miBear left, heading NE.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
  15. 1.4 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/fr-403-4wd-out-back-dd02

Trail surface

4% dirt96% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.7 mi in (~167 min). Leave by 3:43 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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