Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area
Spur Cross Trail
8.6 mi · ▲ 637 ft · 3 hr 11 min
Spur Cross Trail is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area near Cave Creek, AZ. It climbs 637 ft. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Spur Cross Trail
8.6 mi · ▲ 637 ft · 3 hr 11 min
Elevation 2,120–2,769 ft
Out & Back · Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area
Trailhead: 26th Street · 33.85580, -112.00841
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 96°F / low 77° · precip 3% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Maricopa Trail, heading SE.
- 2.3 miContinue straight onto Spur Cross Trail, heading N.
- 1.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 4.1 miContinue straight onto Maricopa Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~80 min). Leave by 5:12 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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