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Spring & Palo Fiero Tank

11 mi · ▲ 385 ft · 3 hr 52 min

Spring & Palo Fiero Tank is an 11-mile out-and-back near Horse Mesa, AZ. The route passes Palo Fiero Tank before reaching Spring at the turnaround, 5.5 miles in. It climbs 385 ft. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi2,251 – 2,602 ft11.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.66945, -111.49595
Nearest town Horse Mesa, AZ
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Spring & Palo Fiero Tank

11 mi · ▲ 385 ft · 3 hr 52 min

Elevation 2,252–2,602 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.66945, -111.49595

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 3 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.8 miPass Palo Fiero Tank.
  4. 1.8 miReach Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 2.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/spring-palo-fiero-tank-out-back-3-lakes-18-km-39e4

Trail surface

46% dirt54% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 6:49 PM

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.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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