Saddle Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 394 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Saddle Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Sunshine Acres, AZ. It climbs 394 ft. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Saddle Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 394 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 1,326–1,736 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Granite Trail · 33.51481, -111.68013
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 100°F / low 84° · precip 7% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:48 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Saddle Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 6:48 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:06 PM — 7 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Granite Trail Trailhead
- Saddle Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 396 ft
- Mine Trail–Saguaro Trail, 3 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 496 ft
- Twisted Sister Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 480 ft
- Twisted Sister Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 481 ft
- Granite Trail–Ridge Trail Loop, 4 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 530 ft
- Bush Lite West 4.9 mi · ▲ 113 ft
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