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Arizona Trail/Little Saddle Mountain Trail #244–Little Saddle Mountain Trail #244, 3 sights

8.2 mi · ▲ 1,546 ft · 3 hr 30 min

Arizona Trail/Little Saddle Mountain Trail #244–Little Saddle Mountain Trail #244, 3 sights is an 8.2-mile out-and-back near Sunflower, AZ. It climbs 1,546 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi3,711 – 5,102 ft · steepest grade: 19%8.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Saddle Mountain Trail #91 33.93929, -111.50512
Nearest town Sunflower, AZ
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Arizona Trail/Little Saddle Mountain Trail #244–Little Saddle Mountain Trail #244, 3 sights

8.2 mi · ▲ 1,546 ft · 3 hr 30 min

Elevation 3,710–5,104 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Saddle Mountain Trail #91 · 33.93929, -111.50512

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

Horses allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Saddle Mountain Trail #91, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto Arizona Trail/Little Saddle Mountain Trail #244, heading S.
  3. 3.3 miContinue straight onto Little Saddle Mountain Trail #244, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miReach Saddle Mountain Trail #91, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Arizona Trail/Little Saddle Mountain Trail #244, heading NW.
  6. 3.3 miTurn right onto Saddle Mountain Trail #91, heading NE.
  7. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/upper-sheep-creek-spring-arizona-trail-little-saddle-mountain-trail-244-out-back-3-sights-10-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route

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