Arizona trails · Four Peaks
Four Peaks
A 10.2-mile out-and-back in Arizona, with 2,827 ft of climbing. Reaches Shake Spring and other spring/summit destinations. Managed by U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 55% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 3.4. It gives back about 2,724 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Shake Spring (spring)
- Granite Spring (spring)
- Buckhorn Mountain (summit)
- Bear Spring (spring)
- Four Peaks (summit)
Getting there
Browns access — parking nearby. About 1 h 34 min drive (48 mi, 11 of them unpaved) from Payson. 33.70535, -111.33765 · 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 20.3-mile round trip takes roughly 10 h 21 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 4:50 p.m. — 1 h 03 min before sunset.
Loop options
- FOUR PEAKS + Amethyst Trail + Brown's Peak Trail — 3.8 mi loop, 1,433 ft gain
- FOUR PEAKS + Arizona Trail — 8.8 mi loop, 1,944 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Arizona National Scenic Trail — 0.4 mi
- Dutchmans — 16.6 mi
- Davenport — 27.0 mi