Arizona trails · 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.
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 80% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 5.8.

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Overland access — parking nearby. 34.05579, -109.29616 · 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 6:44 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:10 p.m. (MST) — 12 h 55 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.