Middle

Arizona

Arizona

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0.7 mi

Distance

73 ft

Gain

10 min

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Prescott National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

    Boundary data

What's missing

  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

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Why you'll love it

Part of Mingus Mountain

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Elevation & route

Distance
0.7 mi
Elevation gain
73 ft
Elevation loss
102 ft
Highest point
7,713 ft
Lowest point
7,631 ft

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About this trail

Middle is a short trail at Mingus Mountain in Arizona covering 0.69 miles with 43 feet of elevation gain. The trail is managed by the Forest Service as part of the Mingus Mountain trail system.

Permits & access

Managing agency
Forest Service

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
7,710 ft
High point
7,713 ft
Total climbing
73 ft
Total descent
102 ft
Steepest stretch
4% grade around mile 0.3 from the start
Length
0.7 mi

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Verde Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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Rancho Sedona RV Park

Mountain Biking business nearby (~24 mi away) — hasn't claimed their Roamze page yet

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Village Camp

Mountain Biking business nearby (~41 mi away) — hasn't claimed their Roamze page yet

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