Arizona trails · Highline
Highline
A 13.3-mile out-and-back in Arizona, with 1,593 ft of climbing. Reaches Miller Spring and other spring/waterfall destinations. Managed by U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 48% of the ascent falls between mile 8.9 and mile 13.3. It gives back about 2,941 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Miller Spring (spring)
- Squirrel Spring (spring)
- Bear Spring (spring)
- Chitty Falls (waterfall)
- Upper McBride Spring (spring)
- Maverick Spring (spring)
Getting there
Warren Canyon access. About 4 h 27 min drive (102 mi, 23 of them unpaved) from Safford. 33.54684, -109.43964 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:56 a.m., the sun rises at 6:21 a.m. and sets at 5:45 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:10 p.m. (MST) — 11 h 24 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 26.6-mile round trip works out to roughly 11 h 26 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- Highline + Highline Trail — 8.1 mi loop, 1,004 ft gain
- Highline + Chitty Creek + Salthouse — 13.0 mi loop, 1,852 ft gain
- East Eagle + Crabtree + Highline — 13.5 mi loop, 1,963 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Ad Bar — 11.9 mi
- Ws Lake — 15.7 mi
- Pat Mesa — 20.9 mi
- Horse Canyon — 20.9 mi