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Spring & Palo Fiero Tank

13.4 mi · ▲ 1,059 ft · 5 hr

Spring & Palo Fiero Tank is a 13.4-mile out-and-back near Youngberg, AZ. The route passes Spring before reaching Palo Fiero Tank at the turnaround, 6.6 miles in. It climbs 1,059 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi1,562 – 2,425 ft · steepest grade: 23%13.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 33.57728, -111.51348
Nearest town Youngberg, AZ
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Spring & Palo Fiero Tank

13.4 mi · ▲ 1,059 ft · 5 hr

Elevation 1,560–2,426 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 33.57728, -111.51348

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  5. 3.8 miBear left, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miPass Spring.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 1.6 miPass Palo Fiero Tank.
  9. 0.1 miReach Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  12. 3.8 miBear left, heading S.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 0.1 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-22-km-4b65

Trail surface

34% dirt66% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~86 min). Leave by 5:03 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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