Arizona trails · Overland Road Historic Trail
Overland Road Historic Trail
A 27.1-mile network in Arizona, with 1,520 ft of climbing. Reaches Davenport Tank and other lake/spring destinations. Managed by U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 71% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 9.0. It gives back about 1,083 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Davenport Tank (lake)
- Little Joe Tank (lake)
- Deadhorse Tank (lake)
- Big Spring (spring)
- Dow Spring (spring)
- Whiting Tank (lake)
- Summit Tank (lake)
- Bandit Tank (lake)
- Highway Tank (lake)
- Lockett Tank (lake)
Getting there
Overland Road Historic Trail access. About 44 min drive (26 mi, 1 of them unpaved) from Flagstaff. 35.18791, -111.92998 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:07 a.m., the sun rises at 6:32 a.m. and sets at 5:54 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:19 p.m. (MST) — 11 h 21 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 27.1-mile route takes roughly 10 h 48 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 5:20 p.m. — 33 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Weatherford — 18.5 mi
- Sycamore Basin — 21.3 mi