Windsor Spring–Barnhardt Trail #43 Loop, 3 sights
15 mi · ▲ 3,393 ft · 6 hr 42 min
Windsor Spring–Barnhardt Trail #43 Loop, 3 sights is a 15-mile loop near Rye, AZ. The route reaches Windsor Spring. It climbs 3,393 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Windsor Spring–Barnhardt Trail #43 Loop, 3 sights
15 mi · ▲ 3,393 ft · 6 hr 42 min
Elevation 4,194–6,576 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Barnhardt Trailhead · 34.09284, -111.42204
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 88°F / low 70° · precip 16% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 6:49 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Barnhardt Trail #43, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Y Bar Trail #44, heading SW.
- 5.8 miPass Windsor Spring.
- 50 ftBear left onto Arizona Trail/Mazatzal Divide Trail #23, heading NE.
- 3.3 miSharp right onto Barnhardt Trail #43, heading SE.
- 5.9 miThe loop closes 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 6.0 mi in (~233 min). Leave by 2:36 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Barnhardt Trailhead Trailhead
- Chilson Spring & Barnhardt Trail #43 via Arizona Trail/Mazatzal Divide Trail #23 13.4 mi · ▲ 2,469 ft
- Barnhardt Trail #43 & Brody Seep Trail #264 via Arizona Trail/Mazatzal Divide Trail #23 14 mi · ▲ 2,541 ft
- Bear Spring–Barnhardt Trail #43, 3 sights 16 mi · ▲ 4,197 ft
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