Arizona trails · Little Blue
A 9.6-mile out-and-back in Arizona, with 1,633 ft of climbing. Reaches Bear Valley Cabin Spring and other lake/spring/summit destinations. Managed by U.S. Forest Service.
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 897 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
Little Blue access — parking nearby. 33.43461, -109.05719 · directions
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:24 a.m., the sun rises at 5:49 a.m. and sets at 6:43 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:08 p.m. (MST) — 12 h 54 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 19.2-mile round trip takes roughly 8 h 45 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 2:34 p.m. — 4 h 08 min before sunset.