Arizona trails · Horse Canyon
Horse Canyon
A 11.2-mile out-and-back in Arizona, with 3,831 ft of climbing. Reaches Wavy Spring and other spring/summit destinations. Managed by U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the middle third: 51% of the ascent falls between mile 3.7 and mile 7.4. It gives back about 2,259 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Wavy Spring (spring)
- Wild Boar Spring (spring)
- Apple Orchard Spring (spring)
- Maple Peak (summit)
- Porky Canyon Spring (spring)
- Charlie Moore Mountain (summit)
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Getting there
Horse Canyon access — parking nearby. 33.32593, -109.18957 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:24 a.m., the sun rises at 5:50 a.m. and sets at 6:43 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:08 p.m. (MST) — 12 h 53 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 22.3-mile round trip takes roughly 12 h 05 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 5:55 p.m. — 48 min before sunset.