Hackberry Spring Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 336 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Hackberry Spring Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Youngberg, AZ. It climbs 336 ft. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,110 – 2,290 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Hackberry Spring Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 336 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 2,110–2,291 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 right, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miSharp right onto Hackberry Spring Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miReach Hackberry Spring Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 0.8 miBear right, heading W.
  19. 500 ftBear left, heading NW.
  20. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  23. 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

27% dirt73% 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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