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The Payson Area Trails System (PATS) is an in progress, interconnecting trail system utilizing detached pathways, existing sidewalks, and bike lanes in Payson to form an interior trail network.  These interior trails will connect to specific Forest Service roads and trails on Payson’s periphery providing a more rustic trail-user experience.  

Click the link below for more information on specific trails.


The trails outlined in Blue are projected trails and are not ready for use. Trails outlined in Green are existing trails and are ready for use.  Red marks the sidewalks that are available.

For more information on each section of the trail roll your mouse over the yellow dot and click. 

American Gulch Trail North
Distance – 0.6 mi
Access – from Graff Trail Head at the end of Graff Rd American Gulch Trail South
Distance – 1.3 mi
Access – north of Doll Baby Ranch Rd, west of the Sewer Treatment Plant Peach Orchard Trail 
Distance - 3.4 mi to Event Center/Gila County Trailhead

Peach Loop Trail  
Distance - 2.2 mi on the Loop itself; 2.6 mi from Trailhead Event Center/Gila County Trail
Distance – 3.7 mi to Peach Orchard Trail
Access – sw corner of Rodeo Grounds off of Green Valley Parkway
Round Valley Trail
Distance - 4.4 mi
Access – south of Phoenix St after 1100 Block
or south of Sonic off of BIA 101 at the gate Cypress Trail 
Cypress Trail access to:
Phoenix St. – 1.1 mi
Access – 2 mi down Granite Dells Rd
Phoenix St to Boulders Loop – 1 mi
Access – east end of Phoenix St Boulders Loop Trail
Distance – 2.7 mi; North Trail – 1 mi; South Trail – 1.7 mi
Access – 3.8 mi down Granite Dells Rd from Safeway Monument Peak Trail Loop
Distance – 3 mi
Access – 3.3 mi down Granite Dells Rd Houston Loop Trail
Distance – 10 mi roundtrip
Access Points – Horse Camp (Campers Only)
Chaparral Ranch Trail Access:  Houston Mesa Trail Head Houston Trail
Distance – 4 miles
Access Points – Horse Camp (Campers Only)
Chaparral Ranch Trail Access:  Houston Mesa Trail Head Goat Camp Trail Access
Distance - 0.2 mi.
Access : North of Tyler Parkway
Area of Interest
Future archaeological interpretive park.
Connects to Houston Trail GCC Jimmy Harris Trail 
Distance - 1.2 miles roundtrip 
Level of Difficulty - Moderate:  Access point - GCC parking lot, NE end. Rumsey Park Trail 
Distance - 0.6 miles 
Level of Difficulty - Easy  
Access points - intersection of Oak Ridge Road and Country Lane in Woodhill Subdivision; Rumsey Park and intersection of Bavarian Road and Forest in Alpine Village N. McLane Road Trail 
Distance - 0.3 miles 
Level of Difficulty - Easy:  
Access point - intersection of Airport Road and N. McLane Road

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 We'd like to give huge "Thank You!" to the following PATS Sponsors, current as of 7/1/2009:

PATS Gold Sponsor:  Sue and John Wilson

PATS Trailblazer 100 Sponsors:  Hal and Kathy Baas, Jane Ericson, Ron Keller, Jeff Leonard, Joe Longbotham, Ted Lucas and Gene Sampson.

Patron Brick Sponsors:  Jack and Jo Ann Barnhart, Joanne and Michael Bergman, Arlene Potter in Memory of Ronald C. Potter, Gilbert and Gail Prince and John and Sue Wilson.

In Memory of Miles Comstock: Arlene Potter, Gary and Terri Roberts, Rikki Schmitchel, Ginger and Joe Mokry and Family, and LaMar Hudson.

Other: Allen Instruments, Dave Stevenson, Ted Lucas and David Rutter.