Information About Horse & Equestrian In Payson, Arizona
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Payson, Arizona
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Abbey's Way Trail - Trails
This is a difficult trail, 2 miles in length with light usage. There is an elevation change of 820 feet, starting at 6,900 feet and reaching 7,720 feet. The trail is open to hikers and horseback riders.

Abert Nature Trail 3 - Trails
This trail is an interpretive loop trail in the pines, beginning and ending at the Ponderosa Campground. With a length of 1 mile and an elevation change of only about 80 feet, this is considered an easy hike. Hikers and equestrians are permitted to use this trail.

Arizona Trail-Blue Ridge - Trails
This segment of the Arizona Trail stretches across meadows, forests, and canyons from the top of the 2,000-foot-high Mogollon Rim to Highway 87 near the Blue Ridge Campground. With a length of 8 miles and an elevation change of 600 feet, this trail is considered moderate in difficulty. Accepted uses for Arizona Trail-Blue Ridge are hiking, horseback riding, and mountain biking.

Barbershop Trail #91 - Trails
Barbershop Trail #91 meanders though a pleasant region of loose-knit pine forests and the shallow Barbershop, Dane, and Yeager canyons. At a length of 4.5 miles and an elevation change of only 100 feet, this trail is considered easy to moderate. Accepted uses for this trail include hiking, horseback riding, and biking.

Bear Flat Trail - Trails
This trail is in the Hell's Gate Wilderness Area. It is 9.25 miles long and has a moderate rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted on this trail.

Bear Flat Trail - Trails
This trail is in the Hell's Gate Wilderness Area. It is 9.25 miles long and has a moderate rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted on this trail.

Boyer Trail - Trails
This is a moderately difficulty trail at 7.5-miles in length. It climbs 2,000 feet in elevation. The Sierra Ancha Wilderness can be accessed from this trail.

Brody Seep Trail - Trails
This trail is located near Brody Seep. It is 1.5 miles long and has a moderate rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.

Brody Seep Trail - Trails
This trail is located near Brody Seep. It is 1.5 miles long and has a moderate rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.

Brush Trail #249 - Trails
This trail is entirely within the rugged Mazatzal Wilderness, which hosts a healthy variety of wildlife, and passes through mountain chaparral. With a total length of 4.2 miles, and an elevation change of about 700 feet, this trail is considered very difficult. Hikers and equestrians are permitted to use this trail.

Bull Spring Trail #34 - Trails
Most of this trail was once a primitive road. It passes through mountain chaparral and lies entirely within the rugged Mazatzal Wilderness. At 6.5 miles and an elevation change of about 1800 feet, this trail is considered of moderate difficulty. Hikers and equestrians are permitted to use this trail.

Calloway Trail #33 - Trails
> Calloway Trail #33 starts at the north end of the parking area where it affords a good view into the steep-walled canyon of West Clear Creek. It offers the only maintained route into upper West Clear Creek from the south side. Even at only a half-mile in length, the elevation change of 600 feet makes this trail a strenuous hike.

Center Mountain Trail - Trails
This path is a difficult 2.5 mile trail, beginning at 6,700 feet elevation, before climbing to 7,500 feet. This trail offers access to the Sierra Ancha Wilderness, as well as, views of Cherry Creek and the Fort Apache Indian Reservation.

Cienega Trail - Trails
This trail is a moderate 3.3-mile trail that begins at 5,678 feet elevation, before climbing to 5,841 feet. The Cienega Trail offers views of scenic Reynolds Creek Canyon.

Colonel Devin Trail - Trails
This trail has an elevation change of 2280 feet and goes down the Mogollon Rim. It is 2 miles long, receives light use, and has a most difficult rating. Hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding are permitted on this trail, but horseback riding and mountain biking are not recommended.

Colonel Devin Trail - Trails
This trail has an elevation change of 2280 feet and goes down the Mogollon Rim. It is 2 miles long, receives light use, and has a most difficult rating. Hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding are permitted on this trail, but horseback riding and mountain biking are not recommended.

Coon Creek Trail - Trails
The trail parallels Coon Creek at the lower end. There are views of the Salt River and Roosevelt Lake. This, at 4,700 feet elevation, is a difficult 4.4-mile trail that climbs to an elevation of 7,100 feet.

Coon Spring Trail - Trails
Coon Spring Trail is an easy, 4-mile trail that begins at 4,400 feet elevation, before climbing to 5,100 feet. This trail offers access to the Sierra Ancha Wilderness and Indian ruins at Oak Creek Cabin.

Copper Camp Trail - Trails
This trail can be steep at points. It is 7 miles long and has a difficult rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.

Copper Camp Trail - Trails
This trail can be steep at points. It is 7 miles long and has a difficult rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.

Cornucopia Trail - Trails
This trail is an old road. It is 3.5 miles long and has a moderate rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.

Cornucopia Trail - Trails
This trail is an old road. It is 3.5 miles long and has a moderate rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.

Davenport Trail - Trails
This trail passes close to Club Cabin. It is 12.9 miles long and has a difficult rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.

Davenport Trail - Trails
This trail passes close to Club Cabin. It is 12.9 miles long and has a difficult rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.

Davey Gowan Trail - Trails
This trail is in a mixed stand of conifers. It is 1.5 miles long and has a moderate rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.

Davey Gowan Trail - Trails
This trail is in a mixed stand of conifers. It is 1.5 miles long and has a moderate rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.

Deadman Mesa Trail - Trails
This trail can be rocky and steep. It is 4.1 miles long and has a difficult rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted, but horseback riding is not recommended.

Deadman Mesa Trail - Trails
This trail can be rocky and steep. It is 4.1 miles long and has a difficult rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted, but horseback riding is not recommended.

Deadman Trail - Trails
This trail has some steep grades. It is 5.7 miles long and has a more difficult rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.

Deadman Trail - Trails
This trail has some steep grades. It is 5.7 miles long and has a more difficult rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.

Deep Creek Trail - Trails
This is an easy, 5-mile trail at 5,000 feet elevation, as it climbs another 500 feet. This trail offers access to the Sierra Ancha Wilderness, scenery including views of Deep Creek, Cherry Creek and long vistas of the Salt River.

Deer Creek Trail - Trails
This trail follows the north fork of Deer Creek. It is 8.5 miles long and has a more difficult rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted, but horseback riding is not recommended.

Deer Creek Trail - Trails
This trail follows the north fork of Deer Creek. It is 8.5 miles long and has a more difficult rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted, but horseback riding is not recommended.

Derrick Spur Trail - Trails
This trail is located in ponderosa pine near the Mogollon Rim. It is 1 mile long, receives heavy use, and has an easiest rating. Hikers, horseback riders, and mountain bikers may use this trail.

Derrick Spur Trail - Trails
This trail is located in ponderosa pine near the Mogollon Rim. It is 1 mile long, receives heavy use, and has an easiest rating. Hikers, horseback riders, and mountain bikers may use this trail.

Derrick Trail - Trails
This trail links with highline trail at the base of the Mogollon Rim. It is 2.5 miles long, receives heavy use, and has a more difficult rating. Mountain biking, horseback riding, and hiking are permitted uses of this trail.

Derrick Trail - Trails
This trail links with highline trail at the base of the Mogollon Rim. It is 2.5 miles long, receives heavy use, and has a more difficult rating. Mountain biking, horseback riding, and hiking are permitted uses of this trail.

Drew Trail - Trails
This trail is situated in a stand of ponderosa pine. It is 1 mile long, receives moderate use, and has a most difficult rating. Hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding are permitted, but horseback riding and mountain biking are not recommended on this trail.

Drew Trail - Trails
This trail is situated in a stand of ponderosa pine. It is 1 mile long, receives moderate use, and has a most difficult rating. Hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding are permitted, but horseback riding and mountain biking are not recommended on this trail.

East Webber Trail - Trails
This trail follows a creek at the base of the Mogollon Rim. This trail is 3 miles long, receives light use, and has a more difficult rating.

East Webber Trail - Trails
This trail follows a creek at the base of the Mogollon Rim. This trail is 3 miles long, receives light use, and has a more difficult rating.

Fisher Trail - Trails
This trail goes through a nice stand of trees. It is 3.3 miles long and has a difficult rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.

Fisher Trail - Trails
This trail goes through a nice stand of trees. It is 3.3 miles long and has a difficult rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.

Flume Road Trail #154 - Trails
This trail follows the old road used during the construction of the dam and flume that divert and deliver water to nearby Irving Power Plant. The trail ends at the dam, just downstream from Fossil Springs Wilderness. At 3.5 miles and an elevation change of 440 feet, this trail should be considered easy. This trail is open to hikers and equestrians.

Fred Haught Trail #141 - Trails
This is an historic trail and part of the Cabin Loop Trail system. At 6.7 miles and an elevation change of about 300 feet, this trail is considered moderate in difficulty. Hikers, equestrians, and bicyclists are welcome on this trail.

Gold Ridge Trail - Trails
This trail is outside of the Mazatzal Wilderness Area. It is 4.6 miles long and has a more difficult rating. Hikers, horses, mountain bikes, and ATVs are permitted, but ATVs must have a width of less than 40 inches.

Gold Ridge Trail - Trails
This trail is outside of the Mazatzal Wilderness Area. It is 4.6 miles long and has a more difficult rating. Hikers, horses, mountain bikes, and ATVs are permitted, but ATVs must have a width of less than 40 inches.

Grapevine Trail - Trails
Most of this trail was an old jeep trail, which generally contours under the high bluffs of the Sierra Ancha. The path is an easy, 5-mile hike, beginning at 4,400 feet, and climbing only 500 feet in elevation.

Half Moon Trail - Trails
This trail runs along the contour at the base of a mountain. It is 3 miles long and has an easy rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.

Hell's Gate Trail - Trails
This trail is a moderate, 8-mile trail that climbs 1,671 feet from a beginning elevation of 3,984 feet. Wildlife includes deer, elk, bobcat and mountain lion, black bear and javelina.

Highwater Trail - Trails
This trail is an alternate route of the Verde River Trail. It is 4.4 miles long and has a moderate rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.

Highwater Trail - Trails
This trail is an alternate route of the Verde River Trail. It is 4.4 miles long and has a moderate rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.

Horse Crossing Trail #20 - Trails
This trail crosses East Clear Creek, a perennial stream that flows through a picturesque canyon and eventually ends up in the Little Colorado River. With an elevation change of about 560 feet, and a length of 6.7 miles, this is considered moderately difficult trail. Hikers, equestrians, and mountain bikers are permitted to use this trail.

Horton Springs Trail - Trails
This trail is positioned in pine and fir on the Mogollon Rim. It is 1.5 miles long, receives moderate use, and has a most difficult rating. Hiking, horseback riding, and mountain biking are permitted, but horseback riding and mountain biking are not recommended on this trail.

Horton Springs Trail - Trails
This trail is positioned in pine and fir on the Mogollon Rim. It is 1.5 miles long, receives moderate use, and has a most difficult rating. Hiking, horseback riding, and mountain biking are permitted, but horseback riding and mountain biking are not recommended on this trail.

Jug Trail - Trails
This trail used to be an old jeep road. It is 2 miles long, receives moderate use, and has a more difficult rating. Horseback riding and hiking are permitted on this trail.

Jug Trail - Trails
This trail used to be an old jeep road. It is 2 miles long, receives moderate use, and has a more difficult rating. Horseback riding and hiking are permitted on this trail.

Kellner Canyon Trail - Trails
Kellner Canyon Trail is a difficult 4.8-mile hike ranging from 5,200 to 1,960 feet in elevation.

Kinder Crossing Trail #19 - Trails
This trail offers a picturesque access to East Clear Creek, crossing the creek near a moderately deep section. There are excellent opportunities for fishing and sightseeing. With a length of 3 miles and an elevation change of about 540 feet, this trail is considered moderate in difficulty. Hiking and horseback riding are accepted uses for this trail.

Little Saddle Trail - Trails
This trail is pleasant and scenic. It is 3.5 miles long and has a rating of moderate. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.

Little Saddle Trail - Trails
This trail is pleasant and scenic. It is 3.5 miles long and has a rating of moderate. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.

Lost Spr. Trail - Trails
This trail leads to a dead end with a spring. It is .1 mile long and has an easy rating.

Lucky Strike Trail - Trails
This trail is a difficult 5-mile trail rising another 2,800 feet from 4,000 feet elevation.

Maxwell Trail #37 - Trails
This trail starts near the end of Forest Road 81E at the northwest corner of the parking area then switchbacks to the edge of the rim and begins its steep descent into the canyon. With a length of 0.6 miles and an elevation change of about 720 feet, this is considered a strenuous hike. Hikers and equestrians only are permitted on this trail.

Mazatzal Divide Trail - Trails
This trail is popular and well though out. It is 27 miles long and has a moderate rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted on the trail.

Mazatzal Divide Trail - Trails
This trail is popular and well though out. It is 27 miles long and has a moderate rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted on the trail.

McFadden Horse Trail - Trails
This trail is a moderate 6-mile trail climbing to an elevation of 7,400 feet from 5,600 feet. Wildlife in the area includes black bear, mountain lion, deer, and the Peregrine Falcon. Hikers and horses are permitted on this trail.

Mescal Ridge Trail - Trails
This trail is an old jeep trail in the Hell's Gate Wilderness Area. It is 3 miles long and has an easy rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted on the trail.

Mescal Ridge Trail - Trails
This trail is an old jeep trail in the Hell's Gate Wilderness Area. It is 3 miles long and has an easy rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted on the trail.

Midnight Trail - Trails
This trail is a useful connecting trail. It is 2.2 miles long and has a moderate rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.

Moody Point Trail - Trails
This trail is a very difficult 8.6-mile trail climbing 4,200 feet in elevation from an original 3,000 feet. At 8.6 miles, this is the longest and one of the most difficult trails in the Sierra Ancha Wilderness.

Murphy Ranch Trail - Trails
This trail is a moderate 1.5-mile hike from 6,740 feet to 7,200 feet in elevation.

North Peak Trail - Trails
This trail is in the Mazatzal Wilderness Area. It is 3.5 miles long and has a more difficult rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted, but horseback riding is not recommended.

North Peak Trail - Trails
This trail is in the Mazatzal Wilderness Area. It is 3.5 miles long and has a more difficult rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted, but horseback riding is not recommended.

Oak Trail - Trails
This trail travels into Oak Spring, a wooded area. It is 3.2 miles long and has a more difficult rating. Hikers, mountain bikers, and horseback riders are permitted to use this trail.

Oak Trail - Trails
This trail travels into Oak Spring, a wooded area. It is 3.2 miles long and has a more difficult rating. Hikers, mountain bikers, and horseback riders are permitted to use this trail.

Park McFadden Trail - Trails
This trail is a moderate 5-mile trail that climbs 1,700 feet to it's highest point at 6,900 feet elevation.

Pocket Trail - Trails
This trail is in the Hell's Gate Wilderness Area. This trail is 7 miles long and has an easy rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted on this trail.

Pocket Trail - Trails
This trail is in the Hell's Gate Wilderness Area. This trail is 7 miles long and has an easy rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted on this trail.

Railroad Tunnel Trail - Trails
This trail travels down the Mogollon Rim. It is .25 mile long and has a most difficult rating. Hikers, mountain bikers, and horseback riders are permitted on the trail, but due to the steepness of the trail mountain bikers and horseback riders are not recommended to use this trail.

Railroad Tunnel Trail - Trails
This trail travels down the Mogollon Rim. It is .25 mile long and has a most difficult rating. Hikers, mountain bikers, and horseback riders are permitted on the trail, but due to the steepness of the trail mountain bikers and horseback riders are not recommended to use this trail.

Red Hills Trail - Trails
This trail offers scenic vistas. It is 8.6 miles long and has a difficulkt rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.

Red Hills Trail - Trails
This trail offers scenic vistas. It is 8.6 miles long and has a difficulkt rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.

Redrock Trail - Trails
This trail is located on the Mogollon Rim and has a spring at the end of it. This trail is 1 mile long, receives medium use, and has a more difficult rating. Hikers, horseback riders and mountain bikers may use this trail.

Redrock Trail - Trails
This trail is located on the Mogollon Rim and has a spring at the end of it. This trail is 1 mile long, receives medium use, and has a more difficult rating. Hikers, horseback riders and mountain bikers may use this trail.

Reynolds Creek Trail - Trails
This trail is a 3.5-mile moderate trail, climbing 1,000 feet in elevation from 6,200.

Rim Trail - Trails
This trail is an easy, 7.6-mile hike to 6,800 feet elevation.

Rock Creek Trail - Trails
This trail is very scenic. It is 3.7 miles long and has a most difficult rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted, but horseback riding is not recommended.

Saddle Mountain Trail - Trails
This trail ends at the abandoned Story Mine. It is 4.5 miles long and has an easy rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.

Saddle Mountain Trail - Trails
This trail ends at the abandoned Story Mine. It is 4.5 miles long and has an easy rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.

Saddle Ridge Trail - Trails
This trail passes through juniper and pinyon. It is 8 miles long and has a moderate rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.

Saddle Ridge Trail - Trails
This trail passes through juniper and pinyon. It is 8 miles long and has a moderate rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.

Sandy Saddle Trail - Trails
This trail goes through Sandy Saddle. It is 3 miles long and has a moderate rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.

Sandy Saddle Trail - Trails
This trail goes through Sandy Saddle. It is 3 miles long and has a moderate rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.

See Canyon Trail - Trails
This trail is parallel to Christopher Creek in aspen, oak, and maple. It is 3.5 miles long, receives medium use, and has a more difficult rating. Hikers, horseback riders, and mountain bikers are permitted to use this trail, but horseback riding and mountain biking are not recommended.

See Canyon Trail - Trails
This trail is parallel to Christopher Creek in aspen, oak, and maple. It is 3.5 miles long, receives medium use, and has a more difficult rating. Hikers, horseback riders, and mountain bikers are permitted to use this trail, but horseback riding and mountain biking are not recommended.

See Spring Trail - Trails
This trail is an offshoot of the See Canyon Trail and ends at a spring. It is .5 mile long, receives medium use, and has a more difficult rating. Hikers, mountain bikers, and horseback riders are permitted to use this trail, but horseback riding and mountain biking are not recommended.

See Spring Trail - Trails
This trail is an offshoot of the See Canyon Trail and ends at a spring. It is .5 mile long, receives medium use, and has a more difficult rating. Hikers, mountain bikers, and horseback riders are permitted to use this trail, but horseback riding and mountain biking are not recommended.

Sheep Creek Trail - Trails
This trail goes through a little visited scenic area. It is 10.6 miles long and has a difficult rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.

Sheep Creek Trail - Trails
This trail goes through a little visited scenic area. It is 10.6 miles long and has a difficult rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.

South Fork Trail - Trails
This trail travels an interesting canyon. It is 7.5 miles long and has a more difficult rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.

South Fork Trail - Trails
This trail travels an interesting canyon. It is 7.5 miles long and has a more difficult rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.

Thicket Spring Trail - Trails
This trail is near Thicket Spring. It is 2 miles long and has a more difficult rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.

Thicket Spring Trail - Trails
This trail is near Thicket Spring. It is 2 miles long and has a more difficult rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.

Tonto National Forest - Horse Use In National Forests
The Tonto National Forest offers outstanding opportunities for those traveling through its diverse ecosystem: from Sonoran Desert to the ponderosa pine-forested Mogollon Rim.

Verde River Trail - Trails
This trail is parallel to the Verde River for most of the way. It is 27.6 miles long and has a moderate rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.

Verde River Trail - Trails
This trail is parallel to the Verde River for most of the way. It is 27.6 miles long and has a moderate rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.

Victorine Trail #101 - Trails
This trail drops in and out of Leonard Canyon on its way to the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest and is not well marked. Although the trail length is only 0.5 miles, and the elevation change is about 380 feet, this trail should be considered difficult. The accepted uses for this trail are hiking and horseback riding.

West Fork Trail - Trails
This trail connects the Thicket Spring Trail with the west fork of Sycamore. It is .5 mile long and has a difficult rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.

West Fork Trail - Trails
This trail connects the Thicket Spring Trail with the west fork of Sycamore. It is .5 mile long and has a difficult rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.

Wet Bottom Trail - Trails
This trail is little used but scenic. It is 9.4 miles long and has a moderate rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.

Wet Bottom Trail - Trails
This trail is little used but scenic. It is 9.4 miles long and has a moderate rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.

Willow Crossing Trail #38 - Trails
This trail starts at the end of Forest Road 122A in a park-like setting of mature ponderosa pine. With a length of 1.3 miles and an elevation change of about 270 feet, this trail is considered easy. Hikers and equestrians are welcome on this trail.

Willow Trail - Trails
This trail is a major east west route in the Mazatzal Wilderness Area. It is 16.2 miles long and has a moderate rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.

Willow Trail - Trails
This trail is a major east west route in the Mazatzal Wilderness Area. It is 16.2 miles long and has a moderate rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.

Y Bar Trail - Trails
This trail is in the Mazatzal Wilderness Area and is popular. It is 4.6 miles long and has a more difficult rating. Hiking and horseback riding are permitted.
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