Arizona trails · West Divide
West Divide
A 22.2-mile point-to-point in Arizona, with 2,928 ft of climbing. Reaches Kielberg Tank and other lake/spring/summit destinations. Managed by U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 3,923 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Kielberg Tank (lake)
- Cedar Spring (spring)
- Echols Spring (spring)
- Maverick Tank (lake)
- Knothe Spring (spring)
- Rhodes Peak (summit)
- Grassy Ridge Tank (lake)
- South Field Canyon Tank (lake)
Getting there
Mitchell Canyon access. About 3 h 19 min drive (61 mi, 34 of them unpaved) from Benson. 32.47320, -110.30810 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 5:59 a.m., the sun rises at 6:24 a.m. and sets at 5:49 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:14 p.m. (MST) — 11 h 26 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 22.2-mile route takes roughly 9 h 42 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 4:06 p.m. — 1 h 44 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Mount Lemmon — 28.0 mi