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Dead Horse Ranch State Park/Arizona

Horse Detour

Cottonwood, Arizona

0.2 mi

Distance

20 ft

Elev. Gain

4m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Horse Detour 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.

Arizona State Parks & Trails 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:1,007 ft
Max:1,013 ft
Gain:7 ft
Loss:0 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,007 ft and 1,013 ft across 0.2 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,007 ft1,009 ft1,011 ft1,013 ft0.0 mi0.0 mi0.1 mi0.1 mi0.2 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,007 ft
End0.2 mi1,013 ft

Trail Details

Bike and horse access: Arizona State Parks & Trails, checked 2026-10-14. Rules change, so confirm with the land manager before you go.

Route Type
Loop
Surface
Sand

Official sources & verification

Managed by Arizona State Parks & Trails

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Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
Cottonwood, AZ · in or next to town
County:
Yavapai County, AZ
Jurisdiction:
Dead Horse Ranch State Park · Arizona State Parks & Trails

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

Verify by phone or mail

  • Operator:(928) 634-5283
  • Address:675 Dead Horse Ranch Road, Cottonwood, AZ 86326 · AZ
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: Aug 17, 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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