Arizona trails · Arizona National Scenic Trail
Arizona National Scenic Trail
A 159.7-mile section of the Arizona National Scenic Trail in Arizona, with 3,865 ft of climbing. The full trail runs about 800 miles. Reaches Red Rock Spring and other lake/spring destinations. Managed by U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 22,059 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Red Rock Spring (spring)
- Thicket Spring (spring)
- Hay Meadow Tank (lake)
- Van Deren Spring (spring)
- Bear Spring (spring)
- Geronimo Spring (spring)
- Bradshaw Tank (lake)
- Foot in Tree Tank (lake)
- Bargaman Park Tank (lake)
- Shuffs Tank (lake)
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Getting there
Arizona National Scenic Trail access. About 1 h 32 min drive (48 mi, 10 of them unpaved) from Payson. 33.71069, -111.33644 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:04 a.m., the sun rises at 6:29 a.m. and sets at 5:52 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:18 p.m. (MST) — 11 h 24 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 159.7-mile route works out to roughly 61 h 05 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- Tusayan Mtn Bike Loop + Arizona National Scenic Trail — 2.7 mi loop, 111 ft gain
- Arizona National Scenic Trail + Pine View + Pine Canyon — 1.8 mi loop, 414 ft gain
- Arizona National Scenic Trail + Highline Trail #31 — 15.9 mi loop, 2,579 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Four Peaks — 0.4 mi
- Dutchmans — 16.9 mi
- Davenport — 26.8 mi