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.

Elevation

0 mi2,067 – 2,297 ft · steepest grade: 22%4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.48712, -111.46822
Nearest town Youngberg, AZ

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  6. 500 ftBear left, heading SE.
  7. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  13. 50 ftReach Hackberry Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 1.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  18. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

21% dirt79% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 6:49 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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