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First Forest Point route map
Difficulty: ModerateOut and Back

First Forest Point

Holbrook, Arizona

4.4 mi

Distance

538 ft

Elev. Gain

1h 37m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for First Forest Point unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

National Park Service manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,663 ft
Max:1,711 ft
Gain:164 ft
Loss:164 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,663 ft and 1,711 ft across 4.4 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,663 ft1,679 ft1,695 ft1,711 ft0.0 mi1.1 mi2.2 mi3.3 mi4.4 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,696 ft
High point2.1 mi1,711 ft
End4.4 mi1,696 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

Managed by National Park Service

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Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
Sun Valley, AZ · about 12 mi away
County:
Apache County, AZ
Jurisdiction:
Petrified Forest National Park · National Park Service

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

Verify by phone or mail

  • Operator:928-524-6228
  • Address:Exit 311, Interstate 40 · Petrified Forest, AZ · 86028
We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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