AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Spring

4.4 mi · ▲ 300 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Spring is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Horse Mesa, AZ. The route reaches Spring at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 300 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi2,293 – 2,461 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.63945, -111.47504
Nearest town Horse Mesa, AZ
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Spring

4.4 mi · ▲ 300 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 2,294–2,462 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.63945, -111.47504

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.8 miSharp right, heading W.
  5. 0.9 miReach Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.9 miSharp left, heading N.
  7. 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 500 ftArrive 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/spring-out-back-7-km-f0f3

Trail surface

76% dirt24% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 5:34 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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