TrailMogollon Rim
Horton Creek Trail
Moderate7 mi round trip1,200 ft gain
Follows a cascading creek up an old road grade to Horton Spring, gushing straight out of the hillside at the top.
- Distance
- 7 mi round trip
- Elevation gain
- 1,200 ft
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Trailhead
- Tonto National Forest
Before you go
Conditions, access, and honest warnings.
- Follows a spring-fed creek upstream through pine and maple to the spring source.
- Trailhead access has shifted to the Derrick Trailhead in recent seasons. Confirm the current parking area with the Payson Ranger District before driving out.
- Excellent fall color in October and reliably cool in summer thanks to the water and canopy.