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Easy Hiking Trails in Arizona

The directory currently contains 127 quality-checked routes matching this guide in Arizona. Their average mapped distance is 1.8 km and average recorded ascent is 26 m (85 ft); the longest route in the set is 6.7 km.

This subset represents 21% of the 593 quality-checked routes in Arizona. Its average distance is 1.8 km, compared with 16.8 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 26 m (85 ft), versus 403 m (1,322 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.

Every route in this set is rated easy by the directory’s distance-and-elevation model. The rating does not verify surface, exposure or current hazards. Within this set, 127 routes (100%) are rated easy, 0 (0%) are rated hard or expert, and 50 (39%) 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

1.8 km

Woodland Lake Trail

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

0 m

Woodland Lake Trail

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

Return logistics

2 recorded loops

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Trails

Easy

Carr Lake Trail 412

Arizona · United States

Distance
3.7 km
/ 2.3 mi
Elevation gain
16 m
Typical duration
48 min
  • Lake
Red Mountain with snow accentuating the imploded volcano. Information about the easy, but very rewarding, hike into the center of Red Mountain can be found at www.fs.fed.us/r3/coconino/recreation/peaks/red-mtn-tr.shtml . Photo taken on 12-2
Easy

Red Mountain Trail #159

Arizona · United States

Distance
2.1 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
89 m
Typical duration
34 min
  • Mountain
  • Forest
Woodland Reservoir Pine Trees
Easy

Woodland Lake Trail

Arizona · United States

Distance
1.8 km
/ 1.1 mi
Typical duration
22 min
  • Lake
  • Forest
Easy

DFLT Seitts

Arizona · United States

Distance
2.4 km
/ 1.5 mi
Elevation gain
35 m
Typical duration
33 min
  • Canyon and gorge
  • Desert
Easy

Aspen Nature Loop

Arizona · United States

Distance
2.1 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
90 m
Typical duration
35 min
  • Mountain
Easy

Ceballos Trail #109

Arizona · United States

Distance
4.0 km
/ 2.5 mi
Typical duration
51 min
  • Forest
Easy

Llama #650

Arizona · United States

Distance
4.6 km
/ 2.9 mi
Elevation gain
71 m
Typical duration
1 hr 4 min
  • Forest
Easy

Mystic #157

Arizona · United States

Distance
1.5 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
13 m
Typical duration
20 min
  • Forest
Easy

Bail #656

Arizona · United States

Distance
0.6 km
/ 0.3 mi
Elevation gain
29 m
Typical duration
10 min
  • Forest
Red Rock scenery as seen from Broken Arrow Trail in Sedona. For details on how to get to this trail, visit www.fs.fed.us/r3/coconino/recreation/red_rock/broken-arro... . Photo taken on 11-8-09 by Brady Smith. Credit: USDA Forest Service, Co
Easy

Broken Arrow Spur #125A

Arizona · United States

Distance
1.3 km
/ 0.8 mi
Elevation gain
21 m
Typical duration
18 min
  • Forest
Chapel of the Holy Cross
Easy

Chapel #213

Arizona · United States

Distance
1.1 km
/ 0.7 mi
Elevation gain
51 m
Typical duration
18 min
  • Forest
Easy

Coconino #172B

Arizona · United States

Distance
0.6 km
/ 0.4 mi
Elevation gain
20 m
Typical duration
9 min
  • Forest
Easy

HT #197

Arizona · United States

Distance
1.2 km
/ 0.8 mi
Elevation gain
10 m
Typical duration
16 min
  • Forest
Easy

Hermit #172E

Arizona · United States

Distance
0.5 km
/ 0.3 mi
Elevation gain
13 m
Typical duration
7 min
  • Forest
Easy

Margs Draw Spur A #163A

Arizona · United States

Distance
0.7 km
/ 0.4 mi
Elevation gain
25 m
Typical duration
11 min
  • Forest
Easy

Peccary #125B

Arizona · United States

Distance
0.7 km
/ 0.4 mi
Elevation gain
22 m
Typical duration
11 min
  • Forest
Easy

Yucca #174E

Arizona · United States

Distance
0.6 km
/ 0.4 mi
Elevation gain
18 m
Typical duration
9 min
  • Forest
Easy

Meadow Trail 505

Arizona · United States

Distance
2.6 km
/ 1.6 mi
Typical duration
33 min
  • Forest
  • Alpine meadow
Easy

Deadman's Pass

Arizona · United States

Distance
1.9 km
/ 1.2 mi
Elevation gain
15 m
Typical duration
25 min
Easy

Pipeline Trail

Arizona · United States

Distance
6.0 km
/ 3.7 mi
Elevation gain
139 m
Typical duration
1 hr 28 min
Easy

Powerline Plunge #668

Arizona · United States

Distance
1.2 km
/ 0.7 mi
Elevation gain
57 m
Typical duration
20 min
Descending the North Kaibab trail, North Rim of the Grand Canyon My fourth day was pretty long. Since heavy weather was coming in on the North Rim, we decided that we did not want to camp a day there. So, I hiked from Bright Angel out the S
Easy

Roaring Springs Trail

Arizona · United States

Distance
0.5 km
/ 0.3 mi
Elevation gain
30 m
Typical duration
8 min
Easy

Scott Springs #44

Arizona · United States

Distance
1.6 km
/ 1.0 mi
Elevation gain
14 m
Typical duration
22 min
First used before the establishment of the national park but not formally dedicated until 1928, the cemetery serves as a resting place for many early Grand Canyon families and pioneers. The cemetery—part of the Grand Canyon Village National
Easy

Village Greenway

Arizona · United States

Distance
4.0 km
/ 2.5 mi
Typical duration
49 min
Easy

Allens Bend #111

Arizona · United States

Distance
0.8 km
/ 0.5 mi
Elevation gain
11 m
Typical duration
11 min
Easy

Big Park Loop

Arizona · United States

Distance
1.9 km
/ 1.2 mi
Elevation gain
28 m
Typical duration
26 min
Easy

Cow Pies #78B

Arizona · United States

Distance
0.5 km
/ 0.3 mi
Elevation gain
14 m
Typical duration
8 min
Easy

Garwood Trail

Arizona · United States

Distance
2.4 km
/ 1.5 mi
Elevation gain
19 m
Typical duration
31 min
Easy

Manzanita #675

Arizona · United States

Distance
1.0 km
/ 0.6 mi
Elevation gain
28 m
Typical duration
15 min

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
Carr Lake Trail 412Arizona3.7 km16 m48 minEasyJuly to September
Red Mountain Trail #159Arizona2.1 km89 m34 minEasyJune to October
Woodland Lake TrailArizona1.8 km0 m22 minEasyJune to October
DFLT SeittsArizona2.4 km35 m33 minEasyApril to October
Aspen Nature LoopArizona2.1 km90 m35 minEasyJuly to September
Lower Salt River Interpretive TrailArizona3.5 km7 m44 minEasyApril to October
Murray Springs Clovis Site TrailArizona0.7 km0 m9 minEasyApril to October
Hitching Post Loop TrailArizona4.0 km21 m52 minEasyJune to October
Turkey Track Loop TrailArizona3.1 km62 m44 minEasyJune to October
Desert West Park Walking PathArizona0.8 km0 m10 minEasyApril to October

Carr Lake Trail 412, Red Mountain Trail #159, Woodland Lake 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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