Bonanza Trail

The Bonanza Trail (trail overview) runs 16 miles, north-south, along the crest of the Spring Mountain Range connecting Lee Canyon in the south with Cold Creek in the north. As described here, the trail runs from south to north and the description is broken into seven segments. For a description of the trail running the other direction (north to south), see Bonanza Trail Southbound.

The Hike -- Segment 5 -- McFarland Gully-NW to Wood Spring (0.8 miles)

From the deep woods in the Great Northwest Gully (Table 1, Wpt. 08), the trail contours west and up at a fairly easy grade across the slope until climbing three short switchbacks to a saddle behind a craggy knob (Wpt. 9).

The trail continues contouring upward and runs into a deep, narrow gully. Turning up the gully, the trail steeply climbs 3-4 (depending on what you count) rocky switchbacks and quickly arrives at Wood Spring (Wpt. 10).

Water historically is available here in the spring, but with the climate changing and the land drying out, water is unreliable. The spring box is rusting too, which makes it more difficult to collect water.

Campsites are available up the trail a few yards, off to the west on the nearby ridgeline.

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