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Horse Use In National Forests

Tonto National Forest
Tonto National Forest offers outstanding opportunities for those traveling through its diverse ecosystem: from Sonoran Desert to the ponderosa pine-forested Mogollon Rim. The varied levels of elevation (from 1,300 ft. to nearly 8,000) offer equally varied temperatures and landscapes, whether it's lake beaches or cool pine forest.
Horses are allowedPicnic tableFishingHiking is allowedMountain bikes are allowedBirdwatchingTent campingWildlife viewingRV campingDay use areaPets must be kept on leashSwimming
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Trails

Alder Saddle Trail
This trail is in the Four Peaks Wilderness Area. It is .5 mile long, receives very light use, and has a more difficult rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted on the trail.
Horses are allowedHiking is allowedPicnic tableFishingMountain bikes are allowed

Alder Saddle Trail
This trail is in the Four Peaks Wilderness Area. It is .5 mile long, receives very light use, and has a more difficult rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted on the trail.
Horses are allowedHiking is allowedPicnic tableFishingMountain bikes are allowed

Black Mesa Trail
This trail has significant cholla groves. It is 3 miles long and has a moderate rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.
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Bluff Spring Trail
This trail is steep and rocky. It is 3.4 miles long and has a difficult rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted, but horseback riding is not recommended.
Horses are allowedHiking is allowedPicnic tableFishingMountain bikes are allowed

Bobtail Ridge Trail
This is a difficult 3.3-mile trail offering stunning views. It begins at 5,640 feet elevation, before climbing to over 7,000 feet.
Horses are allowedHiking is allowedAmphitheater

Boulder Canyon Trail
This trail is rough but interesting. It is 7.3 miles long and has a moderate rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted on this trail, but horseback riding is not recommended.
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Bull Basin Trail
This trail goes up to an interesting basin. It is 4 miles long and has a moderate rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.
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Bull Pass Trail
This trail is a route between Boulder Basin and LaBarge Canyon. It is 1.6 miles long and has a difficult rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.
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Campaign Trail
This trail is parallel to Campaign Creek. It is 8.1 miles long and has a moderate rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.
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Cavalry Trail
This trail crosses LaBarge Canyon to Boulder Canyon. It is 3.2 miles long and has an easy rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.
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Cemetery Trail
This trail goes past Roosevelt Cemetery on its trip to Thompson Trail. It is .2 mile long, receives moderate use, and has an easiest rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted on this trail.
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Chillicut Trail
This trail is in the Four Peaks Wilderness Area. It is 3 miles long, receives very light use, and has a more difficult rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.
Horses are allowedHiking is allowedPicnic tableFishingMountain bikes are allowed

Chillicut Trail
This trail is in the Four Peaks Wilderness Area. It is 3 miles long, receives very light use, and has a more difficult rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.
Horses are allowedHiking is allowedPicnic tableFishingMountain bikes are allowed

Coffee Flat Trail
This trail links the central and western parts of the Superstition Wilderness Area. It is 7.6 miles long and has a moderate rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.
Horses are allowedHiking is allowedPicnic tableFishingMountain bikes are allowed

Cottonwood Trail
This trail follows Cottonwood Canyon for the most part. It is 4.5 miles long, receives light use, and has an easiest rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted on this trail.
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Cuff Button Trail
This trail is easy to follow. It is 6 miles long, receives little use, and has a moderate rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.
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Dutchman's Trail
This trail intersects with many other trails in the Superstition Wilderness Area. It is 18.2 miles long and has an easy rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.
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East Mountain Trail
The trail is a difficult 4-mile trail that climbs to an elevation of 6,120 feet. The path offers excellent views of the surrounding area as well as Globe and Miami.
Horses are allowedHiking is allowedAmphitheater

Ferndell Trail
This trail is an easy, 0.8-mile trail at 7,520 feet in elevation, that climbs to 7,800 feet.
Horses are allowedHiking is allowedAmphitheater

Fireline Trail
This trail was impacted by bulldozers fighting the Iron Burn of 1966. It is 3.6 miles long and has a difficult rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted, but horseback riding is not recommended.
Horses are allowedHiking is allowedPicnic tableFishingMountain bikes are allowed

Four Peaks Trail
This trail is in the Four Peaks Wilderness Area. It is 10 miles long, receives light to heavy use, and has a most difficult rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.
Horses are allowedHiking is allowed

Four Peaks Trail
This trail is in the Four Peaks Wilderness Area. It is 10 miles long, receives light to heavy use, and has a most difficult rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.
Horses are allowedHiking is allowed

Frog Tanks Trail
This trail is a little used but scenic trail. It is 6.8 miles long and has a difficult rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted, but horseback riding is not recommended.
Horses are allowedHiking is allowedPicnic tableFishingMountain bikes are allowed

Haunted Canyon Trail
This trail is in little visted country. It is 7.8 miles long and has a moderate. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.
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Hieroglyphic Trail
This trail leads up to an area with Indian petroglyphs. It is 1.1 miles long and has an easy rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.
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Hoolie Bacon Trail
This trail is named after an old-time rancher. It is 4 miles long and has an easy rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.
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Icehouse Canyon Trail
This is a very difficult 4.5-mile hike, climbing over 3,000 feet in elevation from 4,520 feet.
Horses are allowedHiking is allowedAmphitheater

Kellner Canyon Trail
This trail starts out in a ponderosa pine filled canyon. It is 4.8 miles long, receives light use, is a more difficult rating. Horseback riding and hiking are permitted.
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Kellner Canyon Trail
This trail starts out in a ponderosa pine filled canyon. It is 4.8 miles long, receives light use, is a more difficult rating. Horseback riding and hiking are permitted.
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Middle Trail
This trail is an easy, 0.6-mile trail, beginning at 7,640 feet in elevation, to climb another 120 feet.
Horses are allowedHiking is allowed

Mill Creek Trail
This trail is a very difficult 3-mile trail climbing 1,920 feet in elevation from 5,280 feet. Almost the entire length of this trail is shaded offering good examples of riparian habitat. This trail offers excellent views of Bobtail Ridge and the Basin Area.
Horses are allowedHiking is allowed

Oak Flat Trail
This trail is located in the Four Peaks Wilderness Area. It is 1.8 miles long, receives very light use, and has a most difficult rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.
Horses are allowedHiking is allowedPicnic tableFishingMountain bikes are allowed

Oak Flat Trail
This trail is located in the Four Peaks Wilderness Area. It is 1.8 miles long, receives very light use, and has a most difficult rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.
Horses are allowedHiking is allowedPicnic tableFishingMountain bikes are allowed

Paradise Trail
This trail passes close to Paradise Spring. It is 2.5 miles long and has a difficult rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.
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Peralta Trail
This trail is often down in bedrock. It is 6.2 miles long and has a difficult rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted, but horseback riding is not recommended.
Horses are allowedHiking is allowedPicnic tableFishingMountain bikes are allowed

Peter's Trail
This trail has some scenic vistas. It is 7 miles long and has an easy rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.
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Pioneer Pass Toll Road Trail
This trail is a 4.3-mile, difficult hike, climbing 1,720 feet to its highest elevation at 5,600 feet.
Horses are allowedHiking is allowedAmphitheater

Plow Saddle Trail
This trail is located in the north fork of Paradise Canyon. It is .4 miles long and has a difficult rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.
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Reavis Gap Trail
This trail has good views. It is 4.7 miles long and has a difficult rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted, but horseback riding is not recommended.
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Reavis Valley Trail
This trail is an old roadway for the northern segment. It is 15.3 miles long and has a moderate rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.
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Red Tanks Trail
This trail is rough and hard to follow at points. It is 8.9 miles long and has a difficult rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted, but horseback riding is not recommended.
Horses are allowedHiking is allowedPicnic tableFishingMountain bikes are allowed

Rogers Canyon Trail
This trail is scenic and has a lot of creek crossings. It is 4.5 miles long and has a difficult rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted, but horseback riding is not recommended.
Horses are allowedHiking is allowedPicnic tableFishingMountain bikes are allowed

Second Water Trail
This trail goes through Garden Valley. It is 3.3 miles long and has an easy rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.
Horses are allowedHiking is allowedPicnic tableFishingMountain bikes are allowed

Six Shooter Canyon Trail
This trail is a very difficult, 6-mile trail, climbing to 7,560 feet at its highest point. When the creek flows, small waterfalls can be seen along the trail at several locations.
Horses are allowedHiking is allowed

Spencer Trail
This trail parallels Spencer Spring Canyon. It is 4.6 miles long and as a moderate rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.
Horses are allowedHiking is allowedPicnic tableFishingMountain bikes are allowed

Squaw Spring Trail
This trail is a difficult 2.3-mile trail that climbs 1,644 feet in elevation to 7,800 feet. It has many spectacular panoramic views of Pioneer Basin and Pinal Mountain.
Horses are allowedHiking is allowed

Terrapin Trail
This trail is on the east side Weaver's Needle. It is 2.9 miles long and has a difficult rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.
Horses are allowedHiking is allowedPicnic tableFishingMountain bikes are allowed

Thompson Trail
This trail offers a view of Roosevelt Lake from above. It is 1.2 miles long, receives moderate use, and has an easiest rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.
Horses are allowedHiking is allowedFishingPicnic tableMountain bikes are allowed

Tule Canyon Trail
This trail is generally steep and rocky. It is 4.5 miles long and has a difficult rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.
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Two Bar Ridge Trail
This trail is in one of the least visited parts of the Superstition Wilderness Area. It is 8.3 miles long and has a moderate rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.
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West Pinto Trail
This trail is mostly along Pinto Creek. It is 9 miles long and has a moderate rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.
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Whiskey Spring Trail
This trail goes into LaBarge Canyon. It is 2.1 miles long and has an easy rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.
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Woodbury Trail
This trail links with Coffee Flat Trail. It is 2 miles long and has a moderate rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.
Horses are allowedHiking is allowedPicnic tableFishingMountain bikes are allowed
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