Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area
Ringneck Spring–Elephant Mountain Trail, 3 sights
15.7 mi · ▲ 1,918 ft · 6 hr 12 min
Ringneck Spring–Elephant Mountain Trail, 3 sights is a 15.7-mile out-and-back in Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area near Wranglers Roost, AZ. The route reaches Ringneck Spring at the turnaround, 7.9 miles in. It climbs 1,918 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Ringneck Spring–Elephant Mountain Trail, 3 sights
15.7 mi · ▲ 1,918 ft · 6 hr 12 min
Elevation 2,052–3,164 ft
Out & Back · Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area
Trailhead: Maricopa Trail · 33.86422, -112.05695
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 96°F / low 78° · precip 3% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Maricopa Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 3.9 miBear left, heading E.
- 2.6 miContinue straight onto Elephant Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Limestone Trail #252, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Ringneck Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Elephant Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Spur Cross Trail, heading W.
- 2.6 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Maricopa Trail, heading W.
- 3.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miArrive 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 0.3 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:14 PM — 3 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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