Hackberry Springs Loop
On February 17, 2024 Kim and I hiked the Hackberry Springs trail from the First Water TH. We have done this trail previously but this time we started hiking clockwise from the overflow parking lot and then turned off on some “unofficial” trails rather than going through “the Garden” and returning on the Second Water Trail. We started midday on a beautiful Saturday, so there were lots of people out. However, there were relatively few people on the “unofficial” portions of our hike. All-in-all this was a fun hike on a beautiful day (and it is always fun to see Hackberry Springs).
Walk-Specific Map
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Take Note
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Elevation Profile
Images
HKBY21: Weaver’s Needle in the distance
HKBY22: Typical scenery in winter 2024
HKBY23: Entering Hackberry Spring area
HKBY23: Typical scenery in winter 2024
HKBY23: Typical scenery in winter 2024
HKBY24: Old fenceline
HKBY24: Typical scenery in winter 2024
HKBY25: Looking back to Hackberry Springs area
HKBY27: Trail view (is in a wash)
HKBY27: Me on the trail
HKBY27: Kim on the trail
HKBY27: Trail view (is in a wash)
HKBY27: Trail view (is in a wash)
GPX Download
A sanitized GPX file of our hike is here.
Summary Information
| NUM | trackID | Primary | Description | Distance | CumDist | DeltaElev |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HKBY21 | Hackberry Springs Hike (Hackberry Springs Tr) | Hackberry Springs TH (at overflow parking) to Unnamed trail | 0.21 | 0.21 | 1 |
| 2 | HKBY22 | Hackberry Springs Hike (Hackberry Springs Tr) | Unnamed trail to Unnamed trail | 1.25 | 1.46 | -176 |
| 3 | HKBY23 | Hackberry Springs Hike (Hackberry Springs Tr) | Unnamed trail to Unnamed trail | 0.89 | 2.35 | 199 |
| 4 | HKBY24 | Hackberry Springs Hike (Hackberry Springs Alt Tr) | Unnamed trail to Unnamed trail | 0.53 | 2.88 | -146 |
| 5 | HKBY25 | Hackberry Springs Hike (Hackberry Springs Alt Tr) | Unnamed trail to Unnamed trail | 0.26 | 3.14 | -37 |
| 6 | HKBY26 | Hackberry Springs Hike (Hackberry Springs Alt Tr) | Unnamed trail to Unnamed trail | 0.11 | 3.25 | 16 |
| 7 | HKBY27 | Hackberry Springs Hike (Hackberry Springs Alt Tr) | Unnamed trail to Hackberry Springs Tr | 0.82 | 4.07 | 138 |
| 8 | HKBY21 | Hackberry Springs Hike (Hackberry Springs Tr) | Unnamed trail to Hackberry Springs TH (at overflow parking) | 0.21 | 4.28 | -1 |