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Harding Springs Trail

Wednesday, May 4, 2011 by The Hike House 1 Comment

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Harding Springs Trail

This trail originally was one of several that provided a way for cattlemen to drive their stock in and out of Oak Creek Canyon. For today’s hiker, that means it’s wider than most Oak Creek Canyon trails and not as steep as some. So, if you’re looking for a gradual climb to the canyon rim, complete with rest stops along the way where you can enjoy the view both up and down canyon, you’ve found it. 

All of Harding Springs Trail is in the shade of a mixed conifer forest characteristic of central Arizona canyons. That adds another to this trail’s already impressive list of pluses by keeping it reasonably cool in summer. And when you top the rim, you have the option of continuing either north to Cookstove Trail or south to Thomas Point Trail to complete a loop hike. Then again, you may want to go back by the same friendly route that brought you here.

Trail Data

Distance: 0.8/1.6 miles (One way/Round Trip)
Time: 1 hour (Round Trip)
Elevation Change: 900 ft.
Difficulty: Difficult

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Rating: 4.3/5

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  1. Cara Egel says:
    Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 6:56 pm
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    We hiked up Cookstove Trail and back down Harding Springs. Harding Springs Trail was a beautiful, green and shady descent with lots of great photo ops. We will definitely hike this trail again.

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