Arizona trails · South Benches
South Benches
A 7.8-mile out-and-back in Arizona, with 1,341 ft of climbing. Reaches Tubs Spring and other lake/spring destinations. Managed by U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 50% of the ascent falls between mile 5.2 and mile 7.8. It gives back about 1,292 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Tubs Spring (spring)
- Alkaline Tank (lake)
- Alkaline Spring (spring)
- Bull Tank (lake)
- Dyke Pond Tank (lake)
- Bull Spring (spring)
- South Benches Tank (lake)
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:37 a.m., the sun rises at 6:03 a.m. and sets at 6:59 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:25 p.m. (MST) — 12 h 56 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 15.6-mile round trip takes roughly 7 h 08 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:11 p.m. — 5 h 48 min before sunset.