Arizona trails · Overland
Overland
A 17.5-mile out-and-back in Arizona, with 1,695 ft of climbing. Reaches Point of the Mountain Spring and other lake/spring destinations. Managed by U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 80% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 5.8.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Point of the Mountain Spring (spring)
- Bog Tank (lake)
- Miller Spring (spring)
- Point of the Mountain Tank (lake)
- Seventy-Five Tank (lake)
- Hill Tank (lake)
- Division Tank (lake)
- CB Tank Number Three (lake)
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Getting there
Overland access — parking nearby. About 1 h 16 min drive (53 mi) from Show Low. 34.05579, -109.29616 · 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 5:44 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:09 p.m. (MST) — 11 h 23 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 34.9-mile round trip works out to roughly 14 h 38 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Nearby trails
- Railroad Grade — 15.6 mi