44 official trails lie within 25 miles of Florence — 131 miles in total, 25 rated easy and 6 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.
The biggest climb nearby gains 1,934 ft; the median trail gains 284 ft.
| Trail | Miles | Climb | Difficulty | Drive from town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Tanks | 7.9 | 1,072 ft | Hard | 1 h 17 min · 29 mi |
| Peralta | 5.7 | 1,349 ft | Hard | 1 h 22 min · 32 mi |
| Old AZT | 4.3 | 1,552 ft | Hard | 1 h 25 min · 45 mi |
| Coffee Flat | 6.8 | 667 ft | Hard | 1 h 26 min · 33 mi |
| Picket Post Mountain Trail | 1.6 | 1,934 ft | Hard | 1 h 04 min · 34 mi |
| Hieroglyphic Trail | 1.3 | 1,684 ft | Hard | 1 h 08 min · 30 mi |
| Carney Springs Trail | 1.8 | 1,470 ft | Moderate | 1 h 14 min · 31 mi |
| Bluff Spring | 3.1 | 779 ft | Moderate | 1 h 22 min · 32 mi |
| San Tan Trail | 6.4 | 234 ft | Moderate | 47 min · 22 mi |
| East Ajax Mine Trail | 2.9 | 836 ft | Moderate | 1 h 21 min · 38 mi |
| Terrapin | 2.6 | 792 ft | Moderate | 1 h 22 min · 32 mi |
| Jacobs Crosscut | 5.3 | 371 ft | Moderate | 50 min · 32 mi |
| Maricopa Trail (Southeast) | 21.8 | 346 ft | Moderate | 48 min · 23 mi |
| Maricopa Trail (Moonlight - San Tan - Dynamite) | 4.6 | 284 ft | Moderate | 47 min · 22 mi |
| Maricopa Trail (Littleleaf - Goldmine) | 2.6 | 560 ft | Moderate | 48 min · 23 mi |
| Goldmine Trail | 2.5 | 560 ft | Moderate | 48 min · 23 mi |
| Malpais Trail | 4.1 | 208 ft | Moderate | 50 min · 22 mi |
| Whiskey | 1.9 | 568 ft | Moderate | 1 h 26 min · 33 mi |
| L.O.S.T. Trail #221 | 3.1 | 297 ft | Easy | 54 min · 29 mi |
| North Loop | 3.0 | 113 ft | Easy | 1 h 11 min · 36 mi |
| Dynamite Trail | 2.4 | 284 ft | Easy | 48 min · 23 mi |
| Desperado Trail | 2.8 | 210 ft | Easy | 1 h 08 min · 30 mi |
| Hieroglyphic | 1.1 | 456 ft | Easy | 54 min · 30 mi |
| 6110-U3A | 1.1 | 406 ft | Easy | 1 h 12 min · 22 mi |
Summits: Picket Post Mountain Trail to Picketpost Mountain
Lakes: L.O.S.T. Trail #221 to Arboretum Tank
Mountain passes: Red Tanks to Red Tanks Divide; Peralta to Fremont Saddle; Terrapin to Terrapin Pass; Malpais Trail to The Gap
Springs: Red Tanks to LaBarge Spring; Coffee Flat to Whetstone Spring; Hieroglyphic Trail to Hieroglyphic Spring; Carney Springs Trail to Carney Spring
Nearby towns: Eloy (25 mi) · Mesa (29 mi) · Maricopa (34 mi) · Marana (44 mi)
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