Arizona Trail - Wikipedia Arizona Trail For the film, see Arizona Trail ( film ). Arizona Trail Kentucky Camp, along the Arizona Trail in the Santa Rita Mountains. Length 800 mi ( 1287 km ) Location Arizona, United States Designation National Scenic Trail Trailheads Coronado National Memorial Arizona - Utah border Use Hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, cross-country skiing Elevation Highest point San Francisco Peaks ( This point is on a proposed section of the trail ), 9,600 ft ( 2,900 m ) Lowest point Gila River, 1,700 ft ( 520 m ) Hiking details Trail difficulty Easy to Strenuous Season Year - round at lower elevations, Summer and Fall at higher elevations Sights Santa Catalina Mountains, Mogollon Rim, San Francisco Peaks, Grand Canyon The Arizona National Scenic Trail is a National Scenic Trail from Mexico to Utah that traverses the whole north -- south length of the U.S. state of Arizona. The trail begins at the Coronado National Memorial near the US -- Mexico border and moves north through parts of the Huachuca, Santa Rita, and Rincon Mountains. The trail continues through the Santa Catalina north of Tucson and the Mazatzal Mountains before ascending the Mogollon Rim north of Payson, eventually leading to the higher elevations of Northern Arizona and the San Francisco Peaks. The trail then continues across the Coconino Plateau and in and out of the Grand Canyon. The Arizona Trail terminates near the Arizona - Utah border in the Kaibab Plateau region. The 800 - mile ( 1,300 km ) long Arizona Trail was completed on December 16, 2011. The trail is designed as a primitive trail for hiking, equestrians, mountain biking, and even cross country skiing, showcasing the wide variety of mountain ranges and ecosystems of Arizona. The idea for the trail was originally developed and promoted in 1985 by Dale Shewalter, a Flagstaff, Arizona, teacher. The Arizona Trail was designated as a National Scenic Trail on March 30, 2009 by the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009. It forms part of the 6,875 - mile ( 11,064 km ) Great Western Loop. Sign for the Arizona Trail as it passes near Picketpost Mountain ( background ) in Superior, Arizona. References Jump up ^ `` Arizona Trail founder dies ''. Arizona Daily Sun. 2010 - 01 - 11. Retrieved 2010 - 02 - 08. External links Arizona Trail.org Arizona State Parks : Arizona Trail fact sheet Trail Segments - HikeArizona.COM Trailheads Map - HikeArizona.COM Arizona Trail Forum Arizona Trail Backpacking Journals U.S. National Trails System National Geologic Trail Ice Age Floods Trail National Historic Trails Scenic motor routes California Trail El Camino Real de los Tejas Trail El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro Juan Bautista de Anza Trail Mormon Trail Nez Perce Trail Old Spanish Trail Oregon Trail Pony Express Trail Santa Fe Trail Selma to Montgomery Trail Trail of Tears Natural surface trails Ala Kahakai Trail Iditarod Trail Water trails Captain John Smith Chesapeake Trail Combination Lewis and Clark Trail ( motor & land & water ) Overmountain Victory Trail ( motor & land ) Star - Spangled Banner Trail ( motor & water ) Washington -- Rochambeau Revolutionary Route ( motor & water ) National Scenic Trails Appalachian Trail Arizona Trail Continental Divide Trail New England Trail Florida Trail Ice Age Trail Natchez Trace Trail North Country Trail Pacific Crest Trail Pacific Northwest Trail Potomac Heritage Trail National Water Trails Alabama Scenic River Trail Bronx River Blueway Chattahoochee River Water Trail Hudson River Greenway Water Trail Island Loop Route Kansas River Trail Mississippi National River and Recreation Area Water Trail Mississippi River Water Trail ( MRWT ) Great River Water Trail Missouri National Recreational River Water Trail Okefenokee Wilderness Canoe Trails Red Rock Water Trail Rock River Water Trail Waccamaw River Blue Trail Willamette River Water Trail National Recreation Trails National Park Service United States Forest Service Bureau of Land Management Related Triple Crown of Hiking Coordinates : 35 ° 49 ′ 27 '' N 111 ° 52 ′ 09 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 35.8240512 ° N 111.8691117 ° W ﻿ / 35.8240512 ; - 111.8691117 This Arizona state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. This United States trail or long - distance path -- related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arizona_Trail&oldid=803427419 '' Categories : Hiking trails in Arizona Long - distance trails in the United States Mogollon Rim National Scenic Trails of the United States Santa Catalina Mountains Units of the National Landscape Conservation System Arizona geography stubs United States trail stubs Hidden categories : Pages using deprecated image syntax Coordinates on Wikidata All stub articles Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 2 October 2017, at 13 : 35. About Wikipedia

Question: where does the arizona trail start and end
Answer: Coronado National Memorial near the US–Mexico border