Hackberry Spring Trail & Second Water Trail #236

6 mi · ▲ 413 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Hackberry Spring Trail & Second Water Trail #236 is a 6-mile out-and-back near Youngberg, AZ. It climbs 413 ft. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,110 – 2,290 ft6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.48634, -111.46687
Nearest town Youngberg, AZ

Directions

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Hackberry Spring Trail & Second Water Trail #236

6 mi · ▲ 413 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Elevation 2,110–2,291 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.48634, -111.46687

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  5. 500 ftBear left, heading E.
  6. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right onto Hackberry Spring Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 50 ftBear right onto Second Water Trail #236, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miReach Hackberry Spring Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  19. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  21. 50 ftSharp right onto Hackberry Spring Trail, heading N.
  22. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  24. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  25. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  27. 0.8 miBear right, heading W.
  28. 500 ftBear left, heading W.
  29. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  31. 50 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

23% dirt77% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 5:44 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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