Page Spring–Solar Oasis, 8 sights is a 13-mile out-and-back in Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area near Cave Creek, AZ. The route passes Page Spring, Solar Oasis and Solar Oasis. It climbs 1,683 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,293 – 3,107 ft · steepest grade: 19%13.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: North Cottonwood Canyon Road 33.89514, -111.93858
Nearest town Cave Creek, AZ
Directions
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Page Spring–Solar Oasis, 8 sights
13 mi · ▲ 1,683 ft · 5 hr 10 min
Elevation 2,292–3,106 ft
Out & Back · Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area
Trailhead: North Cottonwood Canyon Road · 33.89514, -111.93858
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 95°F / low 77° · precip 5% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start on North Cottonwood Canyon Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Mariposa Hill Trail, heading W.
- 500 ftSharp right onto Spur Cross Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Cave Creek Trail #4, heading E.
- 3.1 miTurn left onto North Road 48, heading N.
- 3.4 miBear right onto Limestone Trail #252, heading S.
- 1.3 miPass Page Spring.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Spur to spring, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Limestone Trail #252, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Elephant Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Tortuga Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Spur Cross Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miPass Solar Oasis.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Metate Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Solar Oasis.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Spur Cross Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Mariposa Hill Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear right onto North Cottonwood Canyon Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
67% dirt33% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 95°F77°
Feels like89°Precip5%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity26%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°75°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Sat
95°76°
Sun
96°79°
Mon
97°82°
Tue
99°82°
Wed
98°82°
25%
Thu
95°80°
28%
More from North Cottonwood Canyon Road Trailhead
- Fairy Duster Trail & North Cottonwood Canyon Road via Spur Cross Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 174 ft
- Solar Oasis–Metate Trail, 3 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 290 ft
- Skull Mesa Trail #248 Viewpoint–Cottonwood Trail #247, 4 sights 10.7 mi · ▲ 2,670 ft
- Solar Oasis–Elephant Mountain Trail, 6 sights 14.4 mi · ▲ 2,068 ft
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