Solar Oasis–Boca Grande Trail, 4 sights is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area near Cave Creek, AZ. The route passes Solar Oasis before reaching Solar Oasis at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 467 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,221 – 2,500 ft5.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Dragon Fly Trailhead 33.88403, -111.95496
Nearest town Cave Creek, AZ
Directions
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Solar Oasis–Boca Grande Trail, 4 sights
5.7 mi · ▲ 467 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Elevation 2,223–2,499 ft
Out & Back · Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area
Trailhead: Dragon Fly Trailhead · 33.88403, -111.95496
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 95°F / low 77° · precip 5% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Dragonfly Trail, heading SW.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Spur Cross Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miPass Solar Oasis.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Metate Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Solar Oasis, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Spur Cross Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Boca Grande Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Dragonfly Trail, heading E.
- 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.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 95°F77°
Feels like89°Precip5%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity26%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°75°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Sat
96°76°
Sun
97°80°
Mon
97°82°
Tue
99°82°
Wed
98°82°
24%
Thu
96°80°
28%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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