HIKING

At 12,643 feet, the San Francisco Peaks is not only the dominant feature of the forest area we call the Volcanic Highlands, it’s also the highest mountain in Arizona. Three of the summits that ring this dormant volcano’s now quiet inner caldera are higher than any other mountain in the state. This mountain is sacred to the native peoples that live in the area and its soaring profile set against a blue Arizona sky serves as a source of awe to contemporary residents and visitors. Views from the summit of the San Francisco Peaks stretch to the Grand Canyon’s North Rim over eighty miles away.

FLAGSTAFF TRAILS                                              

Trail

Difficulty

Length

Trailhead Elevation

Elevation Gain/Loss

Abineau/Bear Jaw Trails, #127/#26

Strenuous

6.0 mile loop

8,500 feet

2000 feet

Arizona Trail (Equestrian Bypass) #87

Moderate

9.0 miles

6,750 feet

500 feet

Brookbank Trail #2

Moderate

2.5 miles

7,900 feet

1,000 feet

Campbell Mesa Trail

Moderate

11.3 miles

6,723 feet

157 feet

Deer Hill Trail #99

Easy

5.0 miles

7,180 feet

100 feet

Doney Trail #39

Easy

0.5 miles

5300 feet

200 feet

Elden Lookout Trail #4

Strenuous

3.0 miles

6,900 feet

2,400 feet

Fatmans Loop Trail #25

Easy

2.0 miles

6,900 feet

600 feet

Fort Valley Trail System

Moderate

6.7 miles

7300 feet

180 feet

Heart Trail #103

Strenuous

2.0 miles

7,200 feet

1,300 feet

Humphreys Trail #151

Strenuous

4.5 miles

9300 feet

3350 feet

Inner Basin Trail #29

Moderate

2.0 miles

8,800 feet

1,400 feet

Kachina Trail #150

Moderate

5.0 miles

9,500 feet

700 feet

Little Bear Trail #112

Moderate

3.5 miles

7,620 feet

1080 feet

Little Elden Trail #69

Easy

4.7 miles

7,200 feet

600 feet

Old Caves Crater Trail

Moderate

1.2 miles

6,753 feet

430 feet

Oldham Trail #1

Moderate

5.5 miles

7,000 feet

2,000 feet

O’Leary Trail

Strenuous

7.0 miles

6,952 feet

1,986 feet

Pipeline Trail #42

Easy

2.8 miles

7,100 feet

100 feet

Rocky Ridge Trail #153

Easy

2.2 miles

7,100 feet

100 feet

Sandy Seep Trail

Moderate

1.5 miles

6,875 feet

350 feet

Schultz Creek Trail #152

Easy

3.5 miles

7,200 feet

600 feet

Slate Mountain Trail #128

Moderate

2.4 miles

8,360 feet

850 feet

Sunset Trail #23

Easy

4.0 miles

8,000 feet

1,275 feet

Sycamore Canyon Trail System

Moderate to Strenuous

11.3 miles

6,800 feet

2,000 feet

Waterline Trail

Easy

14.0 miles

8,000 feet

2,400 feet

Weatherford Trail #102

Moderate to Strenuous

8.7 miles

8,800 feet

3,200 feet

 

 

Trails 

Difficulty

Length

Trailhead Elevation

Elevation Gain/Loss

A.B. Young #100

Strenuous

2.4 miles

5,200 feet

2,000 feet

Airport Loop/Table Top
Trails #211/212, includingBandit and Brewer Trails

Easy

4.3 miles

4600 feet

220 feet

Allen’s Bend Trail

Easy

.5 miles

4400 feet

0 feet

Apache Maid #15

Strenuous

9.5 miles

4,000 feet

2,500 feet

Arizona Cypress Trail

Easy

.75 miles

4,600

100 feet

Baldwin Trail

Easy

1.6 miles

4,140 feet

150 feet

Bear Mountain #54

Strenuous

2.5 miles

4,600 feet

1800 feet

Bear Sign Trail #59

Moderate

3.25 miles

4,800 feet

650 feet

Bell Rock Pathway

Easy/Moderate

3.7 miles

4,200 feet

50 foot gain

Bell Trail #13

Moderate

11.0 miles

3,700 feet

2,800 feet

Big Park Trail

Easy

1.0 miles

4,200 feet

50 feet

Blodgett Basin Trail #31

Moderate

2.5 miles

3,600 feet

1,600 feet

Boynton Canyon #47

Easy

2.5 miles

4,600 feet

450 feet

Brins Mesa #119

Moderate

3.0 miles

4,600 feet

600 feet

Broken Arrow Trail #125

Easy

1.5 miles

4,250 feet

300 feet gain

Carroll Canyon Trail

Moderate

1.8 miles

4,600 feet

100 feet

Cathedral Rock Trail #170

Moderate

.7 miles

4,050 feet

600 foot gain

Casner Canyon Trail #11

Moderate to Strenuous

2.0 miles

4,600 feet

1,800 feet

Casner Mountain Trail #8

Strenuous

7.0 miles

4,600 feet

2150 feet

Chimney Rock Pass

Moderate

1.0 miles

4,500 feet

150 feet

Cibola Pass Trail

Moderate

1.0 miles

4,600 feet

250 feet

Cockscomb Trail

Easy to Strenuous

2.5 to 16+ mi

4,600 feet

160 feet

Cookstove Trail #143

Moderate to Strenuous

0.7 miles

5,600 feet

800 feet

Courthouse Butte Loop Trail

Moderate

4.2 mile loop

4,250 feet

250 foot gain

David Miller Trail

Strenuous

1 mile

 

800 foot

Dawa Trail

Easy

2 miles

4,600 feet

0 feet

Devil’s Bridge Trail #120

Moderate

.8 miles

4,600 feet

350 feet

Doe Mountain Trail #60

Easy

0.7 miles to top of mesa

4,600 feet

400 feet

Dogie Trail#116

Moderate to Strenuous

5.4 miles

5,600 feet

1,000 feet

Dry Creek Trail

Strenuous

6.2 mile loop

 

 

Fay Canyon Trail #53

Easy

1.1 miles

4,600 feet

150 feet

Fossil Springs Trail (on Tonto NF)

Strenuous

2.5 miles

5,600 feet

1,320 feet

Girdner Trail #162

Strenuous

4.5 miles

4,500 feet

260 loss, then 360 gain

HS Canyon Trail #50

Moderate

2.5 miles

4700 feet

800 feet

H.T. Trail

Easy

.75 mile

4,200 feet

0 feet

Harding Springs Trail #51

Moderate to Strenuous

0.7 miles

5,600 feet

700 feet

Herkenham Trail

Easy

1.1 miles

4,500 feet

100 feet

Huckaby Trail #161

Moderate

2.6 miles

4,400 feet

170 feet

Hot Loop Trail #94

Moderate to strenuous

9 mi-1 way

4,400 feet

2,000 feet

Jacks Canyon Trail #55

Moderate to Strenuous

6.5 miles

4,300 feet

2,000 feet

Jim Thompson Trail #124

Easy

3 miles

4,500 / 4,750

100 feet

Jordan Trail

Moderate

1.5 miles

4,600 feet

200 feet

Lime Kiln Trail #82

Moderate To Strenuous

16 miles one way

3,300 feet

1,300 feet

Little Horse Trail #61

Easy

1.5 miles

4,250 feet

300 foot gain

Long Canyon Trail #63

More Difficult

9.5 miles

5,000 feet

1,500 feet

Long Canyon Trail #122

Easy

2.9 miles

4,500 feet

500 feet

Lower Chimney Rock Trail

Easy

1 mile

4,600 feet

100 feet

Loy Canyon Trail #5

Moderate, last two miles Strenuous

5.0 miles

4,800 feet

1,700 feet

Mail Trail #84

Strenuous

10.0 miles on Coc

5,900′ North end

1,600 feet

Margs Draw Trail #163

Easy

2 miles

4,300 feet

100 feet

Mooney Trail #12

Strenuous

4.2 miles

4,500 feet

1,000 feet

Munds Mountain Trail #77

Strenuous

2.8 miles

5,600 feet

400 feet

Munds Wagon Trail #78

Strenuous

4.0 miles

4,400 feet

1,100 feet

North Urban Trail System – West

Easy / Moderate

5 miles

4,500 feet

370 feet

North Urban Trail System – East

Easy / Moderate

6.5 miles

4,450 feet

460 feet

OK Trail

Easy

.5 miles

4,600 feet

100 feet

Old Post Trail

Moderate

2.7 miles

4,500 feet

100 feet

Parsons Trail #144

Easy

4 miles

4,600 feet

200 feet

Ridge Trail

Easy/Moderate

2 miles

4,500 feet

200 feet

Rupp Trail

Easy

2.8 miles

4,600 feet

200 feet

Schnebly Hill #158

Strenuous

1.7 miles

5,600 feet

400 feet

Schuerman Mountain Trail #56

East

1.0 miles

4,450 feet

350 feet

Secret Canyon/David Miller/Bear Sign/Dry Creek Trails Loop

Strenuous

6.2 mile loop

4,700 feet

800 feet

Secret Canyon Trail #121

Strenuous

5.5 miles

4,500 feet

600 feet

Secret Mountain Trail #109

Moderate

5.3 miles

6,500 feet

2000 feet

Soldier Pass Trail #66

Moderate

2.4 miles

4,450 feet

450 feet

Sterling Pass Trail #46

Strenuous

2.4 miles

4,900 feet

1,100 feet

Sugarloaf Loop/Sugarloaf Summit

Easy / Moderate

each .5 miles

4,600 feet

50 ft / 250 feet

Summit Trail

Easy

1 mile

4,600 feet

100 feet

Taylor Cabin Trail #35

Very Strenuous

2.3 miles

6,400 feet

1,800 feet

Teacup Trail

Moderate

2.0 miles

4,600 feet

200 feet

Telephone Trail #72

Moderate

1.2 miles

5,380 feet

1,000 feet

Templeton Trail

Easy

3.5 miles

4,240 feet

250 feet

Thomas Point Trail #142

Moderate

1.0 mile

5,300 feet

850 feet

Thunder Mountain Trail

Easy

1.0 mile

4,600 feet

50 feet

Towel Creek Trail #67

Moderate

6.4 miles

4,100 feet

1,500 feet

Turkey Creek Trail #92

Moderate

3.0 miles

4,000 feet

600 feet

Vultee Arch Trail #22

Easy

1.7 miles

4,800 feet

400 feet

Walker Basin Trail #81

Moderate

8.0 miles

4,000 feet

2,000 feet

West Clear Creek Trail #17

Moderate

7.7 miles

3,700 feet

2,100 feet

West Fork Oak Creek #108

Easy

3.0 miles

5,300 feet

150 feet

White Mesa Trail #86

Moderate

1 mile

4,060 feet

850 feet

Wier Trail #85

Easy

.75 miles

4,060 feet

0 feet

Wilson Canyon Trail #49

Easy

1.5 miles

4,500 feet

500 feet

Woods Canyon Trail #93

Easy

4.25 miles

3,900 feet

400 feet