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Shoemaker Spring & Power Line Road via Shoemaker Spring Trail

8.8 mi · ▲ 678 ft · 3 hr 16 min

Shoemaker Spring & Power Line Road via Shoemaker Spring Trail is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in State Trust Land near Wranglers Roost, AZ. The route reaches Shoemaker Spring at the turnaround, 4.4 miles in. It climbs 678 ft. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi2,074 – 2,310 ft9.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.90715, -112.09214
Nearest town Wranglers Roost, AZ
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Shoemaker Spring & Power Line Road via Shoemaker Spring Trail

8.8 mi · ▲ 678 ft · 3 hr 16 min

Elevation 2,072–2,308 ft

Out & Back · State Trust Land

Trailhead: 33.90715, -112.09214

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 97°F / low 77° · precip 3% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 250 ftTurn left onto Power Line Road, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  8. 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  10. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 2.2 miTurn left onto Shoemaker Spring Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miReach Shoemaker Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 2.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 1 miBear right, heading W.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  19. 0.5 miBear left onto Power Line Road, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  21. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  23. 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/shoemaker-spring-shoemaker-spring-out-back-3-lakes-14-km

Weather

OvercastTemperature 97°F77°
Feels like86°Precip3%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity26%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:52 PM
Sat 98°77°
Sun 101°80°
Mon 99°82°
Tue 101°83°
Wed 100°83° 19%
Thu 98°84° 22%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~90 min). Leave by 5:02 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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