Jims Spring & Maricopa Trail

15.3 mi · ▲ 1,272 ft · 5 hr 44 min

Jims Spring & Maricopa Trail is a 15.3-mile out-and-back near Wranglers Roost, AZ. The route reaches Jims Spring at the turnaround, 7.6 miles in. It climbs 1,272 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,054 – 2,461 ft · steepest grade: 18%15.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Maricopa Trail 33.86422, -112.05695
Nearest town Wranglers Roost, AZ

Directions

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Jims Spring & Maricopa Trail

15.3 mi · ▲ 1,272 ft · 5 hr 44 min

Elevation 2,052–2,462 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Maricopa Trail · 33.86422, -112.05695

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Maricopa Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  3. 3.9 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 2.4 miTurn right onto North 40th Drive, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miReach Jims Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Maricopa Trail, heading NE.
  9. 3.1 miBear left, heading W.
  10. 3.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

40% dirt60% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:14 PM — 3 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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