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Best Summit Hikes in Arizona

The directory currently contains 12 quality-checked routes matching this guide in Arizona. Their average mapped distance is 4.1 km and average recorded ascent is 251 m (823 ft); the longest route in the set is 9.6 km.

This subset represents 2% of the 593 quality-checked routes in Arizona. Its average distance is 4.1 km, compared with 16.8 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 251 m (823 ft), versus 403 m (1,322 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.

These routes carry the summit tag. Elevation and ascent values come from the sampled route profile rather than the tag itself. Within this set, 0 routes (0%) are rated easy, 0 (0%) are rated hard or expert, and 0 (0%) are recorded as loops. Ratings are computed from available distance and elevation data and do not establish current terrain or access.

Data refreshed September 2026

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How do these routes differ?

A closer look at the first 6 routes in this page’s default ordering. These comparisons describe this sample, not the entire destination or a field-tested recommendation.

Shortest mapped distance in this sample

0.7 km

Coronado Peak Trail

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

52 m

Picketpost Mountain Summit Trail

6 of 6 have ascent data. Missing measurements are excluded.

Return logistics

0 recorded loops

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Trails

Doyle Peak and Fremont Peak in the San Francisco Peak of Arizona. I hiked from Lockett Meadow on the Inner Basin Trail to the Weatherford Trail to Humphrey's Summit in the San Francisco Peaks Wilderness north of Flagstaff Arizona. Looking s
Moderate

Humphreys Summit Trail #151

Arizona · United States

Distance
7.8 km
/ 4.8 mi
Elevation gain
79 m
Typical duration
1 hr 44 min
  • Mountain
  • Summit push
  • Panoramic viewpoint
Moderate

Carr Peak Trail #107

Arizona · United States

Distance
5.5 km
/ 3.4 mi
Elevation gain
620 m
Typical duration
2 hr 5 min
  • Mountain
  • Summit push
  • Panoramic viewpoint
Coronado National Memorial
Moderate

Coronado Peak Trail

Arizona · United States

Distance
0.7 km
/ 0.4 mi
Elevation gain
89 m
Typical duration
17 min
  • Mountain
  • Summit push
  • Panoramic viewpoint
Moderate

Summit Trail 300

Arizona · United States

Distance
1.8 km
/ 1.1 mi
Elevation gain
418 m
Typical duration
1 hr
  • Mountain
  • Summit push
  • Panoramic viewpoint
Moderate

Bassett Peak Trail #287C

Arizona · United States

Distance
9.6 km
/ 5.9 mi
Elevation gain
353 m
Typical duration
2 hr 31 min
  • Mountain
  • Summit push
  • Forest
Moderate

Webb Peak Trail #345

Arizona · United States

Distance
4.1 km
/ 2.5 mi
Elevation gain
118 m
Typical duration
1 hr 1 min
  • Mountain
  • Summit push
  • Forest
Moderate

Dixie Peak Trail

Arizona · United States

Distance
2.3 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
313 m
Typical duration
57 min
  • Mountain
  • Summit push
  • Panoramic viewpoint
Moderate

Kennedy Peak Trail #287B

Arizona · United States

Distance
0.5 km
/ 0.3 mi
Elevation gain
80 m
Typical duration
14 min
  • Mountain
  • Summit push
  • Forest
Moderate

Miller Peak Trail #105

Arizona · United States

Distance
0.7 km
/ 0.4 mi
Elevation gain
122 m
Typical duration
20 min
  • Mountain
  • Summit push
  • Panoramic viewpoint
Moderate

Brown's Peak Trail

Arizona · United States

Distance
3.9 km
/ 2.4 mi
Elevation gain
78 m
Typical duration
56 min
  • Mountain
  • Summit push
Moderate

Clark Peak Trail #301

Arizona · United States

Distance
8.6 km
/ 5.4 mi
Elevation gain
686 m
Typical duration
2 hr 49 min
  • Mountain
  • Summit push

The shortlist, side by side

The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.

Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
RouteDistanceAscentTimeDifficultyBest season
Humphreys Summit Trail #151Arizona7.8 km79 m1 hr 44 minModerateJuly to September
Carr Peak Trail #107Arizona5.5 km620 m2 hr 5 minModerateJuly to September
Coronado Peak TrailArizona0.7 km89 m17 minModerateJune to October
Summit Trail 300Arizona1.8 km418 m1 hrModerateApril to October
Picketpost Mountain Summit TrailArizona3.3 km52 m46 minModerateApril to October
Bassett Peak Trail #287CArizona9.6 km353 m2 hr 31 minModerateJune to October
Webb Peak Trail #345Arizona4.1 km118 m1 hr 1 minModerateJuly to September
Dixie Peak TrailArizona2.3 km313 m57 minModerateApril to October
Kennedy Peak Trail #287BArizona0.5 km80 m14 minModerateJune to October
Miller Peak Trail #105Arizona0.7 km122 m20 minModerateJuly to September

Humphreys Summit Trail #151, Carr Peak Trail #107, Coronado Peak Trail currently rank highest in this filtered set according to the directory score. Open an individual route to inspect its mapped line, elevation profile, data source and planning caveats. Check live access, conditions and local rules with an official source before travelling.

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