Arizona trails · Weatherford
Weatherford
A 10.3-mile out-and-back in Arizona, with 3,969 ft of climbing. Reaches Fremont Saddle and other lake/pass/spring destinations. Managed by U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It climbs almost continuously, with little descent to recover on.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Fremont Saddle (pass)
- Doyle Saddle (pass)
- Aspen Spring (spring)
- Aspen Tank (lake)
- Meadow Tank (lake)
- Schultz Tank (lake)
Getting there
ARIZONA access. 35.28785, -111.62688 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:32 a.m., the sun rises at 5:58 a.m. and sets at 6:55 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:21 p.m. (MST) — 12 h 57 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 20.5-mile round trip takes roughly 11 h 34 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 5:32 p.m. — 1 h 23 min before sunset.
Loop options
- WEATHERFORD + KACHINA + KACHINA ACCESS — 4.8 mi loop, 981 ft gain