Willow Spring–Little Saddle Trail #224, 3 sights is a 15.8-mile out-and-back near Camp Creek, AZ. The route reaches Willow Spring at the turnaround, 7.9 miles in. It climbs 2,072 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 97/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi2,047 – 3,855 ft · steepest grade: 19%15.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 34.07586, -111.70815
Nearest town Camp Creek, AZ
Directions
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Willow Spring–Little Saddle Trail #224, 3 sights
15.8 mi · ▲ 2,072 ft · 6 hr 18 min
Elevation 2,047–3,856 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 34.07586, -111.70815
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 97°F / low 78° · precip 8% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Willow Springs Trail #223, heading E.
- 7.4 miContinue straight onto Little Saddle Trail #224, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Willow Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Willow Springs Trail #223, heading SW.
- 7.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 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
100% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 97°F78°
Feels like92°Precip8%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity24%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
100°75°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:50 PM
Sat
98°76°
Sun
99°80°
Mon
99°80°
Tue
102°80°
Wed
101°79°
29%
Thu
99°73°
29%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.8 mi in (~210 min). Leave by 3:00 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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