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Upper Sheep Creek Spring–Arizona Trail/Little Saddle Mountain Trail #244, 3 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 770 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Upper Sheep Creek Spring–Arizona Trail/Little Saddle Mountain Trail #244, 3 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Sunflower, AZ. The route reaches Upper Sheep Creek Spring at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 770 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,364 – 5,102 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

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

4.2 mi · ▲ 770 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 4,364–5,104 ft

Out & Back

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

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 66° · precip 16% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  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. 1.2 miBear right, heading S.
  4. 0.5 miReach Upper Sheep Creek Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.8 miTurn right onto Saddle Mountain Trail #91, heading NE.
  6. 0.4 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-out-back

Trail surface

75% dirt25% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F66°
Precip16%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity42%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°65° 12 AM: 16% rain1 AM: 12% rain2 AM: 2% rain3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 7% rain6 AM: 3% rain7 AM: 3% rain8 AM: 2% rain9 AM: 4% rain10 AM: 4% rain11 AM: 3% rain12 PM: 1% rain1 PM: 1% rain3 PM: 1% rain4 PM: 1% rain5 PM: 1% rain6 PM: 1% rain7 PM: 1% rain8 PM: 1% rain9 PM: 1% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:49 PM
Sat 83°65°
Sun 87°68°
Mon 87°68°
Tue 89°69°
Wed 90°70° 31%
Thu 86°68° 27%

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 7:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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