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Tall Timbers Regional Park hiking
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Location
How to Get There
This hike is located near Heber, AZ.
To get to the trailhead: from the Phoenix area, take HWY-87 North toward Payson. Once in Payson, take HWY-260 East towards Heber-Overgaard. Once you reach the town of Overgaard, turn right into the signed Tall Timbers Regional Park. There are restrooms and water at this facility.
To get to the trailhead: from the Phoenix area, take HWY-87 North toward Payson. Once in Payson, take HWY-260 East towards Heber-Overgaard. Once you reach the town of Overgaard, turn right into the signed Tall Timbers Regional Park. There are restrooms and water at this facility.
city
Heber-Overgaard
state
AZ
country
USA
Region
Mogollon Rim
Hike details
Distance
7.3 [Miles] Total
Hike Distance- Details
The Lollypop loop we took was a total of 7.3 miles
Time
3 [Hours]
Time-details
It took us 3.0 hours.
Elevation Change
600 Total gain/loss [Feet]
Elevation Details
Some up and down over the course of the hiking.
Hike Trail Type
Lollypop Loop
Season
Best Season
- June
- July
- August
Worst Season
- January
- February
- December
Season Details
Summer
Date Hike completed
August 16, 2025
Solitude
Solitude
High
Solitude Details
Surprisingly good considering the popularity of this park. We only saw a few mountain bikers on a busy Saturday.
Difficulty
difficulty detail
Although it's a good distance, the hike is mostly flat. There is some route finding though.
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Route Finding
Hiking the Tall Timbers Regional Park area trails near Heber-Overgaard The Tall Timbers Regional Park provides a good entrance to some hiking in the Heber-Overgaard area. The primary draw of this area is the pleasant summer temperatures due to the high elevation. This hike comprises a mix of hiking trails and a bit of walking on dirt roads to make a quasi-loop hike.
From the parking area, walk across the road and pick up the signed trail start for the Pasture trail. This section is single track, easy to follow path through a pine forest. After about 0.5 miles of hiking, you'll stay straight and continue on the signed Tall Timbers Trail. After 1.3 miles of total hiking, this trail hits a dirt road (FR 50). Turn right and walk a few hundred feet to the signed Heber Hollow trail on your right. On this section of trail we saw a deer and a horse. Not sure if the horse was wild or just out for a morning walk without its owner. The Heber Hollow trail ends at FR 50 again. Turn left here and walk about 0.6 miles to the signed Ross Draw trail on your right. This section of trail travels through a part of the forest that was burned during the Rodeo-Chediski fire and it is interesting to see the forest recovery in this section. There is less shade here as you drop down into a draw. Continue walking 0.7 miles until you reach the unsigned trail junction. This is easy to miss, as the wide draw trail continues north east and the small single track you want heads left up a hill. Turn left here and you'll reach the signed junction with the Maze trail. Continue on the Maze trail until you reach the signed junction with the Pine Loop trail. Turn right here and walk along this now shaded forest section. After 0.8 miles on this trail, you'll reach FR 50 again where you can take the road directly back to the car, or return to the Tall Timbers section of trail and head back to the car that way.
From the parking area, walk across the road and pick up the signed trail start for the Pasture trail. This section is single track, easy to follow path through a pine forest. After about 0.5 miles of hiking, you'll stay straight and continue on the signed Tall Timbers Trail. After 1.3 miles of total hiking, this trail hits a dirt road (FR 50). Turn right and walk a few hundred feet to the signed Heber Hollow trail on your right. On this section of trail we saw a deer and a horse. Not sure if the horse was wild or just out for a morning walk without its owner. The Heber Hollow trail ends at FR 50 again. Turn left here and walk about 0.6 miles to the signed Ross Draw trail on your right. This section of trail travels through a part of the forest that was burned during the Rodeo-Chediski fire and it is interesting to see the forest recovery in this section. There is less shade here as you drop down into a draw. Continue walking 0.7 miles until you reach the unsigned trail junction. This is easy to miss, as the wide draw trail continues north east and the small single track you want heads left up a hill. Turn left here and you'll reach the signed junction with the Maze trail. Continue on the Maze trail until you reach the signed junction with the Pine Loop trail. Turn right here and walk along this now shaded forest section. After 0.8 miles on this trail, you'll reach FR 50 again where you can take the road directly back to the car, or return to the Tall Timbers section of trail and head back to the car that way.
