Arizona trails · Arizona Trail Canelo Hills
Arizona Trail Canelo Hills
A 28.8-mile point-to-point in Arizona, with 1,699 ft of climbing. Reaches Middle Canyon Tank and other lake/summit destinations. Managed by U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 3,015 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Middle Canyon Tank (lake)
- Down Under Tank (lake)
- Holding Pasture Trick Tank (lake)
- Fish Tank (lake)
- Canelo Hills (summit)
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Getting there
ARIZONA TRAIL CANELO HILLS access — parking nearby. About 1 h 04 min drive (26 mi, 1 of them unpaved) from Sierra Vista. 31.41929, -110.44139 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:59 a.m., the sun rises at 6:23 a.m. and sets at 5:51 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:15 p.m. (MST) — 11 h 27 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 28.8-mile route works out to roughly 11 h 31 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- Arizona Trail + ARIZONA TRAIL CANELO HILLS — 1.4 mi loop, 80 ft gain
- ARIZONA TRAIL CANELO HILLS + Arizona Trail — 1.6 mi loop, 197 ft gain
- Arizona Trail + ARIZONA TRAIL CANELO HILLS — 1.1 mi loop, 178 ft gain