Hackberry Spring
4.3 mi · ▲ 427 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Hackberry Spring is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Youngberg, AZ. The route reaches Hackberry Spring at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 427 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Hackberry Spring
4.3 mi · ▲ 427 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 2,068–2,295 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.48712, -111.46822
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right, heading E.
- 500 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Hackberry Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 5:40 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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