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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 2.2 miTurn right onto Shoemaker Spring Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Quail Springs Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 1.1 miReach Quail Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Shoemaker Spring Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear right, heading W.
- 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
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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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