Walnut Spring & Walnut Spring Canyon Road
4.9 mi · ▲ 535 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Walnut Spring & Walnut Spring Canyon Road is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Camp Creek, AZ. The route reaches Walnut Spring at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 535 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Walnut Spring & Walnut Spring Canyon Road
4.9 mi · ▲ 535 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 3,478–3,979 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 33.96025, -111.84533
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 89°F / low 72° · precip 6% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Walnut Spring Canyon Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 1.6 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Walnut Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.7 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 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 2.1 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 5:28 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Mashakattee Canyon Road & Walnut Spring Canyon Road 4.9 mi · ▲ 765 ft
- Walnut Spring & Walnut Spring Canyon Road Loop 7.9 mi · ▲ 1,051 ft
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