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| | Quite far from Prescott you locate Buckhorn Trail, but trekking it is pleasant pleasure any time. Finally, trekking time is here again, and Buckhorn Trail in Yavapai County, Arizona is the outdoors at its best. Every Arizona hiking trail has its own unique beauty. This is an area covered with lots of great outdoors trails. At Buckhorn Trail you don’t see much rainfall; March is the wettest month with most rain, and the driest month is June. This backpacking and hiking trail is a normal length backpacking and hiking trail having an average number of uphill |
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miles which makes this great outdoors trail great for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. Summertime at Buckhorn Trail comes with high temperatures in the 90's. For the duration of the moonlight hours it's regularly in the 60's. The cold days of the winter come with highs
| | in the 50's, and nighttime lows through the winter for Buckhorn Trail tend to be in the 20's. The total elevation difference for this hiking and backpacking trail is 1,912 feet which is about average. This backcountry trek shouldn't take more than 6.5 hours, but of course some folks walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. Buckhorn Trail goes through some very different elevations, so keep in mind that you may need to dress differently at different elevations. With its 7.4 miles of walking distance it's a mid length backcountry trek. While visiting this | |
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region in Arizona it's a great idea to go backcountry hiking too. 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. This is a long wilderness trail, so do pack enough food to last the
whole trip. There are hiking trails all over Arizona; one of them being Buckhorn Trail in Yavapai County. Buckhorn Trail is a two ended hiking and backpacking trail with two trailheads which means you have the option of backcountry backpacking it one way if you have someone to
pick you up at the other end. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. Here in Arizona hiking is something that is always fun to do.
Briefly about the general area: A nice site for whitewater paddling near Buckhorn Trail is Wet Beaver Creek, and a pleasant
visit to Walker Basin is a brilliant way to spend an afternoon. All our national parks are perfect spots to go to, and Montezuma Castle National Monument is no exception, and don't leave Buckhorn Trail without first paying a visit to Lander Spring. What a location this is for
outdoors people. Verde River is a nice whitewater spot near Buckhorn Trail. Clear Creek Campground is a magnificent campground nearby; Spring Creek is one of the streams nearby that might be worth going to. Blodgett Basin is a lovely place any time of year; Beaver Creek Campground is a great local campground.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 34.6048, Longitude -111.6957 - - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 34.5851, Longitude -111.643 - - Directions and Road Map

Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2: Total hiking length = 3.7 miles Total climbing distance = 2.7 miles Difficulty : Difficult Casual Hiking Pace:
4 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
2.5 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1: Total hiking length = 3.7 miles Total climbing distance = .1 miles Difficulty : Easy Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1: Total hiking length = 7.4 miles Total climbing distance = 2.8 miles Difficulty : Difficult Casual Hiking Pace:
6.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2: Total hiking length = 7.4 miles Total climbing distance = 2.8 miles Difficulty : Difficult Casual Hiking Pace:
6.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4 hours
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Total elevation difference: 1912 feet

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| These outdoors activities are available near Buckhorn Trail. |
| | Trails Near Buckhorn Trail:
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Walker Basin Trail, Yavapai
County
, 3 miles away, 7.9 hiking miles, 2662 feet elevation difference |
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Deadwood Trail, Yavapai
County
, 3 miles away, 7.9 hiking miles, 2150 feet elevation difference |
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Long Canyon Trail, Yavapai
County
, 4 miles away, 14.6 hiking miles, 2092 feet elevation difference |
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Bell Trail, Yavapai
County
, 4 miles away, 10 hiking miles, 2165 feet elevation difference |
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Apache Maid Trail, Yavapai
County
, 7 miles away, 8 hiking miles, 2787 feet elevation difference |
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Towel Creek Trail Sixty Six - Sixty Seven Loop, Yavapai
County
, 8 miles away, 5.8 hiking miles, 2408 feet elevation difference |
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Towel Creek Trail, Yavapai
County
, 10 miles away, 8.4 hiking miles, 1807 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Buckhorn Trail:
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Wet Beaver Creek, Yavapai County
County
, 7 miles away, Class -blank- - 9 miles long (Beaver Ranger Station to Beaver Creek) |
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Verde River, Yavapai County
County
, 11 miles away, Class -blank- - 8 miles long (Camp Verde to Beasley Flat) |
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Beaver Creek, Yavapai County
County
, 11 miles away, Class -blank- - 9 miles long (Wet Beaver Creek to Verde River) |
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Verde River, Yavapai County
County
, 11 miles away, Class II-IV - 7 miles long (Beasley Flat to Gap Creek) |
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Oak Creek, Coconino/ Yavapai County
County
, 16 miles away, Class -blank- - 35 miles long (Pump Stabove Sedona Cornville to Verde River) |
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| | National Parks Near Buckhorn Trail:
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Montezuma Castle National Monument, Camp Verde - AZ
, 12 miles away |
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Tuzigoot National Monument, Clarkdale - AZ
, 12 miles away |
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Walnut Canyon National Monument, Flagstaff - AZ
, 37 miles away |
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| | Hotels Near Buckhorn Trail:
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Las Posadas of Sedona, Sedona
, 12 miles away |
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Hilton Sedona Resort Spa, Sedona
, 12 miles away |
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Kokopelli Inn, Sedona
, 12 miles away |
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Desert Quail Inn, Sedona
, 12 miles away |
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Ridge On Sedona Golf Resort, Sedona
, 12 miles away |
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