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North of Payson
Photo by R. Enders
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Overview: The Highline Trail provides 51 miles of
spectacular views. It begins at the Pine Trailhead and ends at
Two-Sixty Trailhead on State Route 260. This page covers the center section of the Highline National Recreation Trail. 
This historic trail was established in the late 1800s to link
homesteads and ranches under the Mogollon Rim. It was designated a
National Recreation Trail in 1979.
Note: All trail distances are one-way. Most trails are open
to Mountain bikes but check with Payson Ranger Station.
Trail system is closed to all motorized vehicles.
Camping: Great Campsites Tonto
NF (see Houston Mesa Campground)
Contacts
Tonto National Forest:
Payson Ranger Station: 928-474-7900
www.fs.fed.us/r3/tonto
Trailhead Access
TH=Trailhead | TR=Trail | FR=Forest Service Road | SR=State Route
Washington Park TH
SR 87 to FR 199, 10.3 miles to FR 64, and .7 mile to FR 32 and 3.3
miles to FR 32A (FR 32A is a high clearance road).
FR 199 AKA, Houston Mesa Road begins 2
miles north of Payson on SR 87.
Trails
TR 31: The Highline Trail
Rating: More Difficult / Lenght: 51 miles
TR 390: Railroad Tunnel Trail
Rating: Most Difficult / Length: 1/4 of a mile
Lots of history here, folks! Indian skirmishes and an attempted
railroad tunnel.
Directions: Take FR 300 12.2 miles east of SR 87 to Battle
Monument on the north side of FR 300. TR 290 starts on south side
of FR 300.
See profile on this trail
TR 290: Col. Devin Trail
Rating: Most Difficult / Length: 2 miles
Directions: Take FR 300 12.2 miles east of SR 87 to Battle
Monument on the north side of FR 300. TR 290 starts on south side
of FR 300.
See profile on this trail
TR 296: Pump Station Trail
Rating: Easiest / Length: 1 mile
Trail tip: Trail starts near Phelps Dodge Pump Station and
ends at Highline Trail.
TR
30: Myrtle Trail
Rating: Most Difficult / Length: 1 mile
Trail tip: The Dude Fire burned through this area in
1990
Trail Map
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