Prayer Walk on the Arizona Trail

🕙 Time: Prayer Circle begins at 10:00 AM · Hike and Walk begin at 10:30 AM
📍 Location: Picketpost Trailhead near Picketpost Mountain, Tonto National Forest, Arizona

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Join the Arizona Faith Network, Arizona Trail Association, and Arizona Interfaith Power & Light for a reflective morning of movement, prayer, and community in the beauty of the Sonoran Desert. Together, we’ll walk the Picketpost Loop Trail—a scenic route around the base of Picketpost Mountain—offering space for gratitude, reflection, and connection across faith traditions.

We’ll begin with an interfaith prayer circle at 10:00 AM, followed by a guided walk at 10:30 AM, with pauses along the trail for moments of prayer, meditation, and conversation about our shared commitment to creation care and spiritual renewal.

This prayer walk is open to all faiths, traditions, and backgrounds. Whether you come seeking silence, companionship, or inspiration, you’re welcome to walk with us as we honor our sacred connection to the Earth and to one another. (Note: after you register, you’ll receive an email including all this information)

Picketpost Mountain lies within the Tonto National Forest, on the ancestral lands of the Western Apache and the San Carlos Apache Tribe. This region, including nearby Oak Flat (Chi’chil Biłdagoteel), is recognized as sacred by many Indigenous peoples.

We are honored to be joined by local guides and spiritual leaders of the land, who will help us reflect on the cultural and spiritual significance of this area, deepening our collective understanding of what it means to walk with reverence and care on sacred ground.

Participants may choose a walking option that best fits their comfort level:

Everyone will begin and end together in community, with flexibility for all levels of ability and endurance.