Az Trail Guides

Agate House Trail

📍 Rainbow Forest Museum area, Petrified Forest National Park

Easy 📏 2.7 Out-and-Back

Agate House is a partially reconstructed 8-room Ancestral Puebloan pueblo built entirely from chunks of petrified wood a…

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Apache Fire Trail

📍 Red Rock State Park, AZ

Moderate 📏 3.5 Loop

The Apache Fire Trail at Red Rock State Park combines creek crossings with outstanding views of Cathedral Rock, one of S…

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Bathtub Trail

📍 Tonto Natural Bridge State Park, AZ

Moderate 📏 0.3 Out-and-Back

The Bathtub Trail at Tonto Natural Bridge State Park leads to a series of natural travertine pools beneath the enormous …

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Birding Area Loop

📍 Catalina State Park, AZ

Easy 📏 2.0 Loop

The Birding Area Loop at Catalina State Park traverses one of southern Arizona's premier birdwatching corridors, where t…

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Canyon Loop Trail

📍 Catalina State Park, AZ

Strenuous 📏 5.5 Loop

The Canyon Loop Trail at Catalina State Park provides a strenuous and deeply rewarding exploration of the rugged foothil…

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Children Trail

📍 Picacho Peak State Park, AZ

Moderate 📏 2.0 Out-and-Back

The Children Trail at Picacho Peak State Park covers the lower section of the famous Hunter Trail route, offering a rewa…

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Clifftop Nature Trail

📍 Slide Rock State Park, AZ

Easy 📏 0.5 Out-and-Back

The Clifftop Nature Trail at Slide Rock State Park climbs above the canyon floor to a series of sandstone ledges that of…

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Eagles Nest Trail

📍 Red Rock State Park, AZ

Moderate 📏 3.0 Loop

The Eagles Nest Trail at Red Rock State Park climbs to the highest point within the park, rewarding hikers with spectacu…

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Foothills Loop

📍 Kartchner Caverns State Park, AZ

Moderate 📏 3.5 Loop

The Foothills Loop at Kartchner Caverns State Park circles through the Kartchner Hills that surround the famous cavern s…

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Freeman Homestead Trail

📍 Saguaro National Park East, Arizona

Easy 📏 1.0 Out-and-Back

The Freeman Homestead Trail in Saguaro National Park's Rincon Mountain District offers a gentle introduction to the Sono…

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Guindani Trail

📍 Kartchner Caverns State Park, AZ

Easy 📏 2.2 Loop

The Guindani Trail at Kartchner Caverns State Park winds through open desert grassland above one of the most remarkable …

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Hunter Trail

📍 Picacho Peak State Park, AZ

Strenuous 📏 4.0 Loop

The Hunter Trail at Picacho Peak State Park is one of Arizona's most thrilling and challenging hikes, ascending the dram…

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Long Logs Trail

📍 Rainbow Forest Museum area, Petrified Forest National Park

Easy 📏 1.6 Loop

Long Logs Trail passes through the largest concentration of petrified wood on Earth, where individual logs up to 100 fee…

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Native Plant Trail

📍 Lost Dutchman State Park, AZ

Easy 📏 1.0 Loop

The Native Plant Trail at Lost Dutchman State Park offers a gentle and informative introduction to the rich biodiversity…

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Ocotillo Trail

📍 Kartchner Caverns State Park, AZ

Easy 📏 1.0 Loop

The Ocotillo Trail at Kartchner Caverns State Park provides a short and accessible introduction to the desert habitat su…

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Pendley Homestead Trail

📍 Slide Rock State Park, AZ

Easy 📏 0.5 Loop

The Pendley Homestead Trail at Slide Rock State Park offers a short but historically rich walk through the remnants of o…

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Pine Creek Trail

📍 Tonto Natural Bridge State Park, AZ

Strenuous 📏 0.5 Out-and-Back

The Pine Creek Trail at Tonto Natural Bridge State Park descends steeply to the base of what is believed to be the large…

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Prospector Trail

📍 Lost Dutchman State Park, AZ

Moderate 📏 2.4 Loop

The Prospector Trail loops through the desert foothills at the base of the Superstition Mountains, offering sweeping pan…

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Puerco Pueblo Trail

📍 Puerco River area, Petrified Forest National Park

Easy 📏 0.3 Loop

Puerco Pueblo is a 100-room Ancestral Puebloan village occupied from around 1250 to 1380 CE, built in a single-story U-s…

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Rincon Peak Trail

📍 Saguaro National Park East, Arizona

Strenuous 📏 15.0 Out-and-Back

Rincon Peak at 8,482 feet is the second highest summit in the Rincon Mountains and one of Saguaro National Park's most r…

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Romero Ruins Trail

📍 Catalina State Park, AZ

Moderate 📏 3.0 Loop

The Romero Ruins Trail at Catalina State Park combines outstanding Sonoran Desert scenery with a fascinating archaeologi…

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Siphon Draw Trail

📍 Lost Dutchman State Park, AZ

Strenuous 📏 4.0 Out-and-Back

Siphon Draw Trail is the premier hike at Lost Dutchman State Park, ascending through a dramatic basalt canyon in the Sup…

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Slide Rock Creek Trail

📍 Slide Rock State Park, AZ

Easy 📏 1.5 Loop

The Slide Rock Creek Trail at Slide Rock State Park follows Oak Creek through one of Arizona's most beloved natural attr…

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Smoke Trail

📍 Red Rock State Park, AZ

Easy 📏 2.0 Loop

The Smoke Trail at Red Rock State Park offers one of the most serene and accessible hiking experiences in the Sedona are…

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Sunset Vista Trail

📍 Picacho Peak State Park, AZ

Strenuous 📏 3.5 Out-and-Back

The Sunset Vista Trail at Picacho Peak State Park offers an alternate ridge approach to the summit of this iconic volcan…

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Tanque Verde Ridge Trail

📍 Saguaro National Park East, Arizona

Strenuous 📏 8.4 Out-and-Back

The Tanque Verde Ridge Trail is Saguaro National Park East's premier day hike, climbing 1,800 feet along a dramatic ridg…

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Waterfall Trail

📍 Tonto Natural Bridge State Park, AZ

Moderate 📏 0.3 Out-and-Back

The Waterfall Trail at Tonto Natural Bridge State Park provides access to one of the most photogenic features of this re…

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