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| | Baldy Trail is not very close to Payson at all, but it is a really glorious hiking trail. Each hiking trail in Arizona has something unique to offer. Here in Arizona backcountry trekking never gets boring. Hitting the hiking trails is always a cool thing to do, and Baldy Trail in Gila County, Arizona is the outdoors at its best. This part of Arizona has an outstanding deal of available outdoors endeavors. This is a one trailhead wilderness trail, so you'll be backpacking it in and back out. For the period of the days of summer highs here at Baldy Trail |
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get into the 100's with overnight lows in the 60's. For the duration of the winter highs are in the 50's while Baldy Trail overnight low temperatures all through the wintertime are in the 20's. The total elevation difference for this wilderness trail is 3,403 feet which is higher
| | than average. This region does get very dry sometimes, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. Keep in mind that this is a long great outdoors hiking trail, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. This backpacking and hiking trail is a mid length backpacking and hiking trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this great outdoors trail great for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. Brilliant hiking trails in Arizona are in abundance; one of them being Baldy Trail in Gila County. At Baldy | |
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Trail you don’t see much rain; the month with most of the rain is March while June is usually the driest month. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in place. These backpacking and hiking trails here in the Mogollon Rim Mountains are a very good way
to see these mountains. The time needed for this trek is roughly 7 hours, but of course some folks walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. This is just one of a large number of great outdoors trails in this neighborhood. Some parts of this backcountry hiking trail are much higher
up than other parts of the backcountry hiking trail, and that means that some parts of the backcountry hiking trail could be very different from other parts of it. Being 8 miles long it's a mid length backcountry walk.
Briefly about the general area:
Put some time aside
to spend at Black Bear Spring since you're here at Baldy Trail, and Big Oak Flat is a gorgeous site any time of year. This is a really good river. A tremendous site to camp here at Baldy Trail is Apache Lake Campground, and paddling on Tonto Creek is so much fun.
All year is
a glorious time in the Mogollon Rim Mountains if you like the outdoors. Dan Neal Spring is a brilliant local attraction; the sights at Tonto National Monument will blow your mind. You'll wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the amusing stuff at Baldy Trail. Camping is available at Burnt Corral Campground; Black Bear Saddle is in the vicinity, and is a delightful site.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 33.7028, Longitude -111.2806
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 8 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.4 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
7 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4.5 hours
Total elevation difference: 3403 feet
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Outdoors Recreation Near Payson, Arizona
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Payson, Arizona, the metro area neareast to Baldy Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Baldy Trail, Mogollon Rim Mountains, Gila County, Arizona
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| These outdoors activities are available near Baldy Trail. |
| | Trails Near Baldy Trail:
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Four Peaks Trail, Gila
County
, 2 miles away, 10.1 hiking miles, 3059 feet elevation difference |
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Alder Trail, Maricopa
County
, 3 miles away, 26.2 hiking miles, 4382 feet elevation difference |
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Soldier Camp Trail, Maricopa
County
, 4 miles away, 14.4 hiking miles, 2657 feet elevation difference |
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Denton Trail, Gila
County
, 7 miles away, 4.9 hiking miles, 3521 feet elevation difference |
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Apache Trail, Maricopa
County
, 8 miles away, 6.8 hiking miles, 750 feet elevation difference |
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Pine Mountain Trail, Maricopa
County
, 8 miles away, 4.3 hiking miles, 1829 feet elevation difference |
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Boulder Creek Trail, Maricopa
County
, 12 miles away, 4.5 hiking miles, 1533 feet elevation difference |
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| | National Parks Near Baldy Trail:
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Tonto National Monument, Roosevelt - AZ
, 21 miles away |
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Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, Coolidge - AZ
, 44 miles away |
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Hohokam Pima National Monument, Coolidge - AZ
, 44 miles away |
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| | Hotels Near Baldy Trail:
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Tonto Basin Inn, Tonto Basin
, 15 miles away |
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Punkin Center Lodge, Tonto Basin
, 15 miles away |
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Roosevelt Lake Golf Club, Roosevelt
, 15 miles away |
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Kings Ranch Gold Canyon's Rnch., Apache Junction
, 20 miles away |
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Gold Canyon Golf Resort, Gold Canyon
, 21 miles away |
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24 miles away
