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Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area

Solar Oasis–Metate Trail, 3 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 290 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Solar Oasis–Metate Trail, 3 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area near Cave Creek, AZ. The route reaches Solar Oasis. It climbs 290 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,293 – 2,461 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Cottonwood Canyon Road 33.89514, -111.93858
Nearest town Cave Creek, AZ
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Solar Oasis–Metate Trail, 3 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 290 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 2,292–2,461 ft

Out & Back · Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area

Trailhead: North Cottonwood Canyon Road · 33.89514, -111.93858

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start on North Cottonwood Canyon Road, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miBear left onto Mariposa Hill Trail, heading W.
  3. 500 ftSharp right onto Spur Cross Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miSharp left onto Metate Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.5 miPass Solar Oasis.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Spur Cross Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miReach Solar Oasis, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Metate Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.8 miSharp right onto Spur Cross Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miSharp left onto Mariposa Hill Trail, heading S.
  11. 500 ftBear right onto North Cottonwood Canyon Road, heading E.
  12. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/solar-oasis-solar-oasis-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

73% dirt27% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 6:51 PM

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