Ringneck Spring–Boca Grande Trail, 4 sights is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area near Cave Creek, AZ. The route reaches Ringneck Spring at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 859 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,221 – 2,858 ft · steepest grade: 25%6.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Dragon Fly Trailhead 33.88403, -111.95496
Nearest town Cave Creek, AZ
Directions
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Ringneck Spring–Boca Grande Trail, 4 sights
5.9 mi · ▲ 859 ft · 2 hr 24 min
Elevation 2,223–2,858 ft
Out & Back · Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area
Trailhead: Dragon Fly Trailhead · 33.88403, -111.95496
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 95°F / low 77° · precip 5% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Dragonfly Trail, heading SW.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Tortuga Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Elephant Mountain Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Limestone Trail #252, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Ringneck Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Elephant Mountain Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Tortuga Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Boca Grande Trail, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Dragonfly Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 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
100% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 95°F77°
Feels like89°Precip5%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity26%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°75°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Sat
96°76°
Sun
97°80°
Mon
97°82°
Tue
99°82°
Wed
98°82°
24%
Thu
96°80°
28%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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