N32 to W Spar via Old Fig Spring Trail
9.3 mi · ▲ 523 ft · 3 hr 22 min
N32 to W Spar via Old Fig Spring Trail is a 9.3-mile out-and-back in State Trust Land near New River, AZ. It climbs 523 ft. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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N32 to W Spar via Old Fig Spring Trail
9.3 mi · ▲ 523 ft · 3 hr 22 min
Elevation 2,139–2,321 ft
Out & Back · State Trust Land
Trailhead: 33.93431, -112.13305
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 96°F / low 77° · precip 3% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Old Fig Spring Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto N32 to W Spar, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach N32 to W Spar, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Old Fig Spring Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~102 min). Leave by 4:50 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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