Silly Mountain & Brittlebush Trail via Goldfield Florence Trail
12.4 mi · ▲ 655 ft · 4 hr 28 min
Silly Mountain & Brittlebush Trail via Goldfield Florence Trail is a 12.4-mile out-and-back near Youngberg, AZ. The route reaches Silly Mountain at the turnaround, 6.2 miles in. It climbs 655 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Silly Mountain & Brittlebush Trail via Goldfield Florence Trail
12.4 mi · ▲ 655 ft · 4 hr 28 min
Elevation 1,692–2,050 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.44806, -111.49854
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 97°F / low 82° · precip 12% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Goldfield Florence Trail, heading SW.
- 3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Brittlebush Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Old Mine Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto High Point Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Crest Trail, heading SE.
- 300 ftReach Silly Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftBear right onto High Point Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Old Mine Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Brittlebush Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Goldfield Florence Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 3.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 300 ftBear right, heading N.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:28 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:49 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:14 PM.
More from this trailhead
- East Lost Dutchman Boulevard 3.5 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Goldfield Florence Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Goldfield Florence Trail 11.4 mi · ▲ 352 ft
- Goldfield Florence Trail 12 mi · ▲ 494 ft
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