Arizona hiking trails - Black Rock Trail, Chuska Mountains, Apache County

   
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We all need to get out in the great outdoors once in a while, and Black Rock Trail in Apache County, Arizona is a glorious place for getting out. Arizona has plenty of great hiking trails, and Black Rock Trail in Apache County is one of them. Every Arizona hiking trail has its own unique attractiveness. This part of Arizona is always a joy to explore during backpacking season. Backcountry backpacking here in the Chuska Mountains is the best way to enjoy these hills.
    Black Rock Trail is very far from the least distant big town, and it sure is a a glorious trail. Even though this is not a very long trail you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens. Black Rock Trail is a very short backcountry trail with an average
amount of climbing distance which makes it a brilliant hiking and backpacking trail for the average person looking for a brilliant adventure. This great outdoors hiking trail has a total elevation difference of 1,142 feet which is about average. The great outdoors hiking trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time, so you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your hike. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. Black Rock Trail is generally a quite arid spot; during August this vicinity sees the most  
rain, and June on the other hand is the driest. With its 3.2 miles of walking distance it's a shorter type hike. This backcountry hike shouldn't take more than 2.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. This is one of many hiking and backpacking trails in the surrounding area. This great outdoors hiking trail has only one trailhead, so you'll be backcountry hiking it in and back out. At Black Rock Trail through the months of summer highs are in the 90's. Once the sun is down it dips down to the 50's. Highs all through the wintertime are typically in the 40's; nighttime lows all through the wintertime for Black Rock Trail tend to be in the 10's. Trekking here in Arizona is a fine way to spend some time. This area does get very dry sometimes, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire.

Briefly about the general area:
If you came to camp South Shore Campground is a good site to do that; Bat Canyon is another splendid location to pop by nearby. Man, is there lots of cool stuff to do in the Chuska Mountains. There's so much to do here at Black Rock Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Tsaile Lake Campground is a perfect place for that.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 36.1131, Longitude -109.3314
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Total in and out hiking length = 3.2 miles

Total climbing distance = 1.2 miles

Difficulty : Medium

Casual Hiking Pace: 2.5 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 1.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 1142 feet


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 Trails Near Black Rock Trail:
Many Skulls Trail, Apache County , 6 miles away,  2.4 hiking miles, 1212 feet elevation difference
Many Ladders Trail, Apache County , 7 miles away,  .8 hiking miles, 923 feet elevation difference
Crack in Rock Trail, Apache County , 7 miles away,  1 hiking miles, 1024 feet elevation difference
Antelope Trail, Apache County , 8 miles away,  3 hiking miles, 657 feet elevation difference
Womans Trail, Apache County , 10 miles away,  1 hiking miles, 494 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Black Rock Trail:
Tsaile Lake Campground, Apache County, 12 miles away
South Shore Campground, Apache County, 12 miles away
Black Pinnacle Campground, Apache County, 13 miles away
Spider Rock Campground, Chinle, 17 miles away
 National Parks Near Black Rock Trail:
Canyon De Chelly National Monument, Chinle - AZ , 40 miles away
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