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. About 34 min drive (11 mi, 5 of them unpaved) from Flagstaff. 35.28785, -111.62688 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:06 a.m., the sun rises at 6:31 a.m. and sets at 5:52 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:18 p.m. (MST) — 11 h 21 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 20.5-mile round trip works out to roughly 11 h 34 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- WEATHERFORD + KACHINA + KACHINA ACCESS — 4.8 mi loop, 981 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Overland Road Historic Trail — 18.4 mi