State Trust Land

Quail Spring & Quail Springs Trail

8.6 mi · ▲ 624 ft · 3 hr 11 min

Quail Spring & Quail Springs Trail is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in State Trust Land near Wranglers Roost, AZ. The route reaches Quail Spring at the turnaround, 4.3 miles in. It climbs 624 ft. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi2,080 – 2,392 ft9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.90317, -112.08208
Nearest town Wranglers Roost, AZ

Directions

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Quail Spring & Quail Springs Trail

8.6 mi · ▲ 624 ft · 3 hr 11 min

Elevation 2,079–2,393 ft

Out & Back · State Trust Land

Trailhead: 33.90317, -112.08208

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  3. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  6. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 2.2 miTurn right onto Shoemaker Spring Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Quail Springs Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  12. 1.1 miReach Quail Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miSharp right onto Shoemaker Spring Trail, heading SW.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 2.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 400 ftBear right, heading W.
  22. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 5:51 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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