Upper Sheep Creek Spring–Arizona Trail/Little Saddle Mountain Trail #244, 3 sights
7.9 mi · ▲ 1,516 ft · 3 hr 23 min
Upper Sheep Creek Spring–Arizona Trail/Little Saddle Mountain Trail #244, 3 sights is a 7.9-mile out-and-back near Sunflower, AZ. The route reaches Upper Sheep Creek Spring at the turnaround, 3.9 miles in. It climbs 1,516 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Upper Sheep Creek Spring–Arizona Trail/Little Saddle Mountain Trail #244, 3 sights
7.9 mi · ▲ 1,516 ft · 3 hr 23 min
Elevation 3,686–4,684 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: [FR 393] **4WD** · 33.90623, -111.48408
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
- Start on [FR 393] **4WD**, heading W.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Arizona Trail/Sunflower Trail #344, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Arizona Trail/Little Saddle Mountain Trail #244, heading NE.
- 2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Upper Sheep Creek Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.5 miSharp right onto Arizona Trail/Sunflower Trail #344, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto [FR 393] **4WD**, heading SE.
- 0.7 miArrive 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 3.2 mi in (~112 min). Leave by 4:38 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from [FR 393] **4WD** Trailhead
- Little Saddle Mountain Trail #244 & [FR 393] **4WD** 3.7 mi · ▲ 628 ft
- Alder Creek Spring–Arizona Trail/Sunflower Trail #344, 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 533 ft
- Arizona Trail/Little Saddle Mountain Trail #244–Arizona Trail/Saddle Mountain Trail #91, 3 sights 15 mi · ▲ 2,438 ft
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