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| | In Arizona you never run out of outdoors fun. Put on your trekking shoes, and hit the hiking trail, Apache Trail in Maricopa County, Arizona is a glorious place for getting out. Trails for backcountry trekking, and backpacking can be found all over Arizona, and one of those is Apache Trail in Maricopa County. This is an area covered with lots of backpacking and hiking trails. With its 6.8 miles of walking distance it's a mid length backcountry trek. You spend the whole backcountry trek in roughly the same elevation zone, so you get pretty much the same |
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conditions along the whole backcountry trail. This trek shouldn't take more than 6 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. Here in Arizona backcountry trekking is a tremendous way to spend some time. This great outdoors hiking
| | trail sometimes gets very dry, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. Apache Trail is a one trailhead backpacking trail, so you'll be trekking it in and back out. The total elevation difference for Apache Trail is 750 feet, and that is lower than average. Apache Trail is a hiking trail quite far from Payson, but if you're looking for a glorious place to go trekking, this is a glorious selection. This backcountry hiking trail is a mid | |
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length backcountry hiking trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it an outstanding backpacking and hiking trail for experienced backcountry walkers in good shape. During the warmest time of the year at Apache Trail highs are commonly in the 100's. All through
the moonlight hours it's mostly in the 60's. High temperatures during the winter are normally in the 50's, and nighttime lows during the winter for Apache Trail tend to be in the 20's. Every single Arizona hiking trail has its own unique splendor. Keep in mind that this is a long
great outdoors hiking trail, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. Apache Trail is a location that is relatively dehydrated usually; the month of December is the wettest with most of the rain; June meanwhile is the driest month.
Briefly about the general area: Squaw
Flat is right here at Apache Trail, and Apache Trail is good enough to spend more than a day at, Apache Lake Campground is a good local campground. A short spree to Hidden Spring is always worthwhile, and if you came to camp Burnt Corral Campground is a nice place to do that.
A journey to Tonto National Monument is worthwhile; some of the water nearby flows, like Davis Wash. Be careful coming to Apache Trail, you might not ever want to go home again. Davis Spring is a picturesque location to check out while you're at Apache Trail. Looking for some flowing water? Try Pine Creek; you're sure to bump into some great people from Payson here.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 33.5903, Longitude -111.2098 - - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 6.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.2 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
6 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4 hours
Total elevation difference: 750 feet

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| | Trails Near Apache Trail:
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Alder Trail, Maricopa
County
, 8 miles away, 26.2 hiking miles, 4382 feet elevation difference |
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Baldy Trail, Gila
County
, 8 miles away, 8 hiking miles, 3403 feet elevation difference |
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Four Peaks Trail, Gila
County
, 10 miles away, 10.1 hiking miles, 3059 feet elevation difference |
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J F Ranch Trail, Pinal
County
, 10 miles away, 15.8 hiking miles, 1409 feet elevation difference |
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Peters Trail, Maricopa
County
, 10 miles away, 13 hiking miles, 1423 feet elevation difference |
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Red Tanks Trail, Pinal
County
, 11 miles away, 24.4 hiking miles, 1305 feet elevation difference |
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Soldier Camp Trail, Maricopa
County
, 11 miles away, 14.4 hiking miles, 2657 feet elevation difference |
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| | National Parks Near Apache Trail:
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Tonto National Monument, Roosevelt - AZ
, 14 miles away |
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Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, Coolidge - AZ
, 42 miles away |
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Hohokam Pima National Monument, Coolidge - AZ
, 42 miles away |
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| | Hotels Near Apache Trail:
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Carefree Resort and Villas, Carefree
, 19 miles away |
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Gold Canyon Golf Resort, Gold Canyon
, 21 miles away |
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Best Western Gold Canyon Inn & Suites, Gold Canyon
, 23 miles away |
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Super 8 Motel - Apache Junction, Apache Junction
, 26 miles away |
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Best Western Apache Junction Inn, Apache Junction
, 27 miles away |
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