Arizona trails · Wildbunch
Wildbunch
A 8.8-mile out-and-back in Arizona, with 2,689 ft of climbing. Reaches Morris Spring and other lake/spring destinations. Managed by U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the middle third: 50% of the ascent falls between mile 2.9 and mile 5.8. It gives back about 1,495 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Morris Spring (spring)
- East Snare Spring (spring)
- Snare Spring (spring)
- Snare Tank (lake)
- Wild Bunch Spring (spring)
- Maple Peak Tank (lake)
- Wild Bunch Tank (lake)
- Head of Wild Bunch Spring (spring)
- Black Jack Tank (lake)
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Getting there
Wildbunch access — parking nearby. About 3 h 27 min drive (88 mi, 16 of them unpaved) from Safford. 33.28908, -109.17269 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:55 a.m., the sun rises at 6:20 a.m. and sets at 5:44 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:09 p.m. (MST) — 11 h 24 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 17.5-mile round trip takes roughly 9 h 11 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 3:31 p.m. — 2 h 13 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Spring — 2.5 mi
- Horse Canyon — 2.7 mi
- Pat Mesa — 3.5 mi
- Woods — 11.2 mi