Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests · Arizona

Steeple

14 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 73 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 33.6358, -109.3217 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

Steeple/Foote Creek Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

**NOTICE**

The Northwest portion of the Blue Range Primitive Area where this trail is located has been severely affected by the Wallow Fire of June 2011. The area is currently open to public use and entry - HOWEVER trails may not have been recently assessed or maintained for hazards associated with the fire, so plan your trip accordingly.

Please keep in mind that any area affected by the wildfire can be prone to hazards such as falling trees, flooding and burned out stump holes. The environment you are entering is highly susceptible to rainstorms and wind events. Any time you enter the forest, you should be aware of your environment and changing weather conditions. You are responsible for your own safety! Always look up, look down, and look all around.

Access to a large number of trails covering the northwestern portion of the Blue Range Primitive Area.

Trails with direct or indirect access from Steeple Trailhead include but are not limited to:

Foote Creek Trail - # 76

Long Cienega Trail - # 305

Paradise Trail - # 74

Steeple Trail - # 73

Upper Grant Creek Trail - # 65

Grant Creek Trail - # 75

Additionally connections through other trails provide links to other areas and trailheads, including P-Bar Lake, North Fork KP Rim, KP Cienega, and Blue Peak.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.