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| Comfort Springs Trail |
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Length, One-way:
2.3 Miles
USGS Map:
Miller Peak
Usage:
Light
Trail Number:
109
Elevation Gain:
750 Feet
Difficulty:
More Difficult
Beginning Elevation:
6,700 Feet
Ending Elevation:
7,450 Feet
Reservation:
No
Season:
Year-round
From Sierra Vista, Drive 7 miles south of Sierra Vista on AZ Highway 92 to Carr Canyon Road (FR 368) to Ramsey Vista Campground and Comfort Springs Trailhead at the end of the road (7.8 miles).
Location Information
Comfort Springs Trail departs from the Ramsey Vista Campground and follows a course that offers good views of upper Carr Canyon. The trail starts out through an old burn caused by a careless camper in 1977. Here it wanders among stumps and rocks where there were once trees and flowery meadows. The wildflowers have started to come back and so have the trees. The trail enters the trees again at the edge of the burn just before it begins its drop into Ramsey Canyon. The old mining town of Hamburg was located in this canyon and you'll see evidence of it and of the mines that supported it as you travel.Many hikers connect with the Hamburg Trail #122 and follow this trail all the way through to the Nature Conservancy's Ramsey Canyon Preserve (horses not permitted within the preserve). If you can arrange for someone to drive a shuttle for you and can be fairly accurate about how long it will take you to hike through, you can be picked up at the Nature Conservancy visitors center in Ramsey Canyon. Remember, you'll need a free permit to cross Nature Conservancy property and an advance parking reservation if you intend to
park a car at the Ramsey Canyon Preserve (520)378-2785. Another alternative, of course, is to turn around and hike back to where you started. A good way of doing that is to bring your backpacking gear and spend the night before making the return trip.
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