Saddle Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 450 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Saddle Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Sunshine Acres, AZ. It climbs 450 ft. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi1,329 – 1,742 ft3.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 33.51716, -111.67408
Nearest town Sunshine Acres, AZ
Directions
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Saddle Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 450 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 1,328–1,741 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.51716, -111.67408
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Saguaro Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Saddle Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Saguaro Trail, heading N.
- 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.
Trail surface
26% dirt74% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 6:50 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:08 PM — 7 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Ridge Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Ridge Trail 2 mi · ▲ 58 ft
- Hawes Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Hawes Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 203 ft
- Saddle Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 451 ft
- Granite Reef Dam Road (Closed) 3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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