Top Recommended Hiking Routes
near Payson, Arizona
Payson, Arizona
Recommended Routes, Photos, & More
Cathedral Rock Trail
1.0 mi 1.6 km • 526' Up 160.19 m Up • 525' Down 160.11 m Down
Devil's Bridge Trail
4.0 mi 6.5 km • 528' Up 160.93 m Up • 523' Down 159.27 m Down
Camelback Mountain via Cholla Trail
3.2 mi 5.2 km • 1,193' Up 363.49 m Up • 1,190' Down 362.66 m Down
Humphreys Peak
9.9 mi 16.0 km • 3,339' Up 1017.71 m Up • 3,339' Down 1017.67 m Down
West Fork of Oak Creek Trail
6.5 mi 10.4 km • 676' Up 205.98 m Up • 676' Down 206.08 m Down
Tom's Thumb
4.4 mi 7.1 km • 1,084' Up 330.45 m Up • 1,084' Down 330.28 m Down
Bear Mountain Trail
4.6 mi 7.4 km • 1,932' Up 588.9 m Up • 1,932' Down 588.9 m Down
Piestewa Peak Summit
2.2 mi 3.5 km • 1,018' Up 310.14 m Up • 1,016' Down 309.68 m Down
Soldier Pass Cave and Brins Mesa Loop
5.7 mi 9.2 km • 853' Up 259.97 m Up • 853' Down 259.9 m Down
Courthouse Butte Loop
3.9 mi 6.3 km • 302' Up 92.2 m Up • 303' Down 92.4 m Down
Superstition Ridgeline
11.4 mi 18.3 km • 3,525' Up 1074.51 m Up • 3,377' Down 1029.35 m Down
Peralta Out and Back
4.5 mi 7.2 km • 1,338' Up 407.81 m Up • 1,337' Down 407.66 m Down
Weavers Needle Loop
12.7 mi 20.4 km • 2,643' Up 805.52 m Up • 2,637' Down 803.87 m Down
Hangover Trail
9.7 mi 15.7 km • 1,058' Up 322.61 m Up • 1,057' Down 322.25 m Down
Boynton Canyon Trail Out and Back
6.0 mi 9.6 km • 585' Up 178.37 m Up • 585' Down 178.38 m Down
Bell Rock Trail
1.6 mi 2.6 km • 358' Up 108.99 m Up • 357' Down 108.94 m Down
Hieroglyphic Trail
3.0 mi 4.8 km • 563' Up 171.68 m Up • 563' Down 171.56 m Down
Fossil Springs Trail
8.7 mi 14.0 km • 1,426' Up 434.7 m Up • 1,426' Down 434.76 m Down
Soldier Pass Trail
3.6 mi 5.8 km • 433' Up 131.84 m Up • 432' Down 131.8 m Down
Gateway Loop Trail
4.5 mi 7.3 km • 692' Up 211 m Up • 693' Down 211.15 m Down
Mescal Mountain Loop
4.7 mi 7.6 km • 369' Up 112.59 m Up • 369' Down 112.34 m Down
Fay Canyon Trail
2.3 mi 3.6 km • 191' Up 58.31 m Up • 191' Down 58.28 m Down
Miners Needle Loop
9.3 mi 14.9 km • 1,297' Up 395.23 m Up • 1,301' Down 396.42 m Down
Sterling Pass Trail
3.1 mi 4.9 km • 1,701' Up 518.57 m Up • 1,701' Down 518.42 m Down
Picket Post Mountain Trail
4.3 mi 7.0 km • 1,957' Up 596.36 m Up • 1,957' Down 596.36 m Down
Second Water/Black Mesa/Dutchman Loop
9.3 mi 14.9 km • 994' Up 302.89 m Up • 994' Down 303.06 m Down
Windgate to Bell Pass Loop
10.5 mi 16.9 km • 2,082' Up 634.74 m Up • 2,081' Down 634.38 m Down
San Tan Mountains Loop (Goldmine-Dynamite Loop)
4.7 mi 7.5 km • 739' Up 225.3 m Up • 738' Down 224.94 m Down


