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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Elevation Profile
Images
HKBYSP02: Creek near campsite
HKBYSP02: Bluff along creek
HKBYSP02: Narrow draw to hike through
HKBYSP02: Kim scrambling through narrow draw
HKBYSP02: Narrow draw to hike through
HKBYSP02: Entering Hackberry Spring area
HKBYSP02: Typical scenery in winter 2024
HKBYSP02: Typical scenery in winter 2024
HKBYSP10: Old fenceline
HKBYSP10: Typical scenery in winter 2024
HKBYSP15: Typical scenery in winter 2024
HKBYSP20: Following dry creek bred after narrow draw
HKBYSP20: Kim following mostly dry creek bed
HKBYSP20: Looking back to Hackberry Springs area
HKBYSP30: Trail view (is in a wash)
HKBYSP30: Me on the trail
HKBYSP30: Kim on the trail
HKBYSP30: Trail view (is in a wash)
HKBYSP30: Trail view (is in a wash)
HKBYSP35: Weaver’s Needle in the distance
GPX Download
A sanitized GPX file of our hike is here.
Summary Information
| NUM | trackID | Primary | Description | Distance | CumDist | DeltaElev |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HKBYSP35 | Hackberry Springs Tr (Alt) | Hackberry Springs Tr (Alt) to First Water TH Alt parking | 0.21 | 0.21 | 1 |
| 2 | HKBYSP15 | Hackberry Springs Tr (Alt) | Hackberry Springs Tr (Alt) to Hackberry Springs Tr | 1.25 | 1.46 | -176 |
| 3 | HKBYSP02 | Hackberry Springs Tr | Hackberry Springs Tr (Alt) to Hackberry Springs Tr (Alt) | 0.89 | 2.35 | 199 |
| 4 | HKBYSP10 | Hackberry Springs Tr (Alt) | Hackberry Springs Tr to Hackberry Springs Tr (Alt) | 0.53 | 2.88 | -146 |
| 5 | HKBYSP20 | Hackberry Springs Tr (Alt) | Hackberry Springs Tr (Alt) to Hackberry Springs Tr | 0.26 | 3.14 | -37 |
| 6 | HKBYSP04 | Hackberry Springs Tr | Hackberry Springs Tr (Alt) to Hackberry Springs Tr (Alt) | 0.11 | 3.25 | 16 |
| 7 | HKBYSP30 | Hackberry Springs Tr (Alt) | Hackberry Springs Tr to Hackberry Springs Tr (Alt) | 0.82 | 4.07 | 138 |
| 8 | HKBYSP35 | Hackberry Springs Tr (Alt) | First Water TH Alt parking to Hackberry Springs Tr (Alt) | 0.21 | 4.28 | -1 |