Sunny Flat
Arizona
Free — you'll pick up right here.
2.5 mi
Distance
18 ft
Gain
50 min
Time
No verdict for this trail
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
What we do know
Inside Coronado 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.
Nobody's filed a report here yet — be the first.
Why you'll love it
Here's your day, mapped
Sunny Flat
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Meals
Gear for the day
Elevation & route
- Distance
- 2.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 18 ft
- Highest point
- 5,091 ft
- Lowest point
- 4,966 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Bikes
- Not allowed
- Horses
- Allowed
- Surface
- Natural
- Accessibility
- Not an accessible trail (Forest Service accessibility status)
Source for bikes, horses, surface, accessibility: USDA Forest Service National Forest System Trails (EDW)
About this trail
Sunny Flat is a short out-and-back trail in Arizona covering 2.49 miles with 18 feet of elevation gain. The trail follows a straightforward path to the sunny flat area.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- High point
- 5,091 ft
- Length (round trip)
- 2.5 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
Where it is
- Douglas Ranger District · Ranger district
- Coronado National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Douglas Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
John Long Canyon Road Closure Order
information · posted Sep 28, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- StewartCamping0.6 mi
- South Fork Trail #243Hiking1 mi
- Portal BunkhouseCamping1.2 mi
- IdlewildeCamping1.2 mi
- Portal CCC HouseCamping1.4 mi
- Portal TrailHiking1.7 mi
- Cathedral Rock TrailHiking1.7 mi
- McCord TrailHiking1.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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