Silly Mountain & Brittlebush Trail via Goldfield Florence Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 388 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Silly Mountain & Brittlebush Trail via Goldfield Florence Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Palm Springs, AZ. The route reaches Silly Mountain at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 388 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Silly Mountain & Brittlebush Trail via Goldfield Florence Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 388 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 1,692–2,050 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.40787, -111.49449
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Goldfield Florence Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Brittlebush Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Old Mine Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto High Point Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Crest Trail, heading N.
- 300 ftReach Silly Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftBear right onto High Point Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Old Mine Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Brittlebush Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Goldfield Florence Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 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 6:29 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
- Goldfield Florence Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Goldfield Florence Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 248 ft
- Goldfield Florence Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 191 ft
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