Beautiful backcountry on the stretch of the Maricopa Trail that connects Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area with Tonto National Forest.The Maricopa Trail route through Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area crosses Cave Creek several times.Elephant Mountain is a dominant feature on the Spur Cross/Maricopa Trail hike.An abandoned corral on the Maricopa Trail.The Maricopa Trail through Spur Cross Ranch route passes through a stony corridor.This sign indicates where the Maricopa Trail leaves Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area and enters Tonto National Forest.The Maricopa Trail is 315-mile route that circles metro Phoenix.Huge saguaros grow along the stretch of the Maricopa Trail from Spur Cross Ranch to Tonto National Forest.An old Forest Service sign at Skull Mesa trailhead in Tonto National Forest on the Maricopa Trail.A bird perches on a sign designating that the Spur Cross Ranch stretch of the Maricopa Trail is an Audubon Arizona important bird area.
