Arizona trails · Hickey Springs
Hickey Springs
A 9.7-mile out-and-back in Arizona, with 1,772 ft of climbing. Reaches Hackberry Spring and other pass/spring/summit destinations. Managed by U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 54% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 3.2. It gives back about 2,417 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Hackberry Spring (spring)
- Harper Mesa (summit)
- Sunset Spring (spring)
- Dave Spring (spring)
- Ash Spring (spring)
- Bootleg Saddle (pass)
Heads up
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:25 a.m., the sun rises at 5:50 a.m. and sets at 6:43 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:08 p.m. (MST) — 12 h 53 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 19.3-mile round trip takes roughly 8 h 56 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 2:46 p.m. — 3 h 57 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Woods — 5.0 mi
- Painted Bluff — 8.1 mi
- Hl Canyon — 11.1 mi
- Spring — 14.7 mi