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.

Elevation

0 mi3,688 – 4,682 ft · steepest grade: 16%8.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: [FR 393] **4WD** 33.90623, -111.48408
Nearest town Sunflower, AZ

Directions

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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

  1. Start on [FR 393] **4WD**, heading W.
  2. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Arizona Trail/Sunflower Trail #344, heading NW.
  3. 0.6 miSharp left onto Arizona Trail/Little Saddle Mountain Trail #244, heading NE.
  4. 2 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miReach Upper Sheep Creek Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 2.5 miSharp right onto Arizona Trail/Sunflower Trail #344, heading E.
  7. 0.6 miContinue straight onto [FR 393] **4WD**, heading SE.
  8. 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.

Trail surface

71% dirt29% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 6:49 PM

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.

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