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Arizona Hiking Trails
Arizona Hiking Trails
Red Rock Springs Trail | Tonto National Forest |
Red Rock Springs Trail | Tonto National Forest |
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Red Rock Springs Trail TR 294 | Tonto National Forest | Rimsurfer Arizona Hiking Trails
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Map and Directions
Rimsurfer Trail Rating and Hike Review
TONTO NATIONAL FOREST
Red Rock Springs Trail TR 294
TRAILHEADS (TH)
Red Rock Trailhead
ACCESS POINTS
South end: Control Road (FR) 64)
North end: Highline Trail TR 31
Trail use: Medium
Trail difficulty: More difficult
Trail length: 1 mile
Estimated hiking time: 1 hour (one way)
Season of Use: Spring - Fall
Elevation change: 600 feet
Red Rock Springs Trail TR 294
TRAILHEADS (TH)
Red Rock Trailhead
ACCESS POINTS
South end: Control Road (FR) 64)
North end: Highline Trail TR 31
Trail use: Medium
Trail difficulty: More difficult
Trail length: 1 mile
Estimated hiking time: 1 hour (one way)
Season of Use: Spring - Fall
Elevation change: 600 feet
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260 photos
More trail info:
USDA Forest Service • Map & Info --
For closures or specific information: RANGER DISTRICT: Payson Ranger Station 1009 East Highway 260 Payson, Arizona 85541 Phone (928) 474-7900
Things to be aware of: · Parking is limited at the Red Rock TH
Regional area of Red Rock Springs Trail: in the Tonto National Forest, near Payson, Pine, Strawberry, Christopher Creek, Gila County, Arizona.
My trail rating: 2.5
My Trail Review:
Fall 2006
The parking is limited and rough but welcoming. I geared up and headed through a baricade and onto a atv / jeep type trail that is rumored to be old logging road. It leads up a slight climb towards the northwest and onto Red Rock Spring.
It was a pleasant sunny cool day and the hike was very enjoyable. As I climbed to the top of the trail there were some very good vista views of the valley below to the south and southwest.
As pulled out onto FR 64 to return home I passed a couple deer coming out of the brush a few hundred yards up from the parking area. You can find a few photos in the gallery at the end.
Excellent light to medium day hike selection. Lush high desert fauna, quiet, remote yet not too far off the highway or from Pine and Payson, Arizona.
Enjoy the Rim!
Max and Silver
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MAP AND DIRECTION TIPS
Take the very scenic two lane Highway 87 north out of Payson to the Control Road FS 64 which will be on your right (east) side of the road shortly after you pass the entrance to the Tonto Natural Bridge. Take this gravel road about 2 miles until you see the Red Rock Trailhead pulloff on your left (north) side of the road.
MAP AND DIRECTION TIPS
Take the very scenic two lane Highway 87 north out of Payson to the Control Road FS 64 which will be on your right (east) side of the road shortly after you pass the entrance to the Tonto Natural Bridge. Take this gravel road about 2 miles until you see the Red Rock Trailhead pulloff on your left (north) side of the road.
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This RimSurfer Arizona hiking trail photo gallery review features the Red Rock Springs Trail in the Tonto National Forest of Arizona.