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| | Backpacking in Arizona is such a brilliant thing to do. When was the last time you got out in the fresh air a bit? Buckhorn Trail in Yavapai County, Arizona is such a nice location. Each one of the many wilderness hiking trails of Arizona has its own unique splendor. Buckhorn Trail is to be found a quite long tour from Prescott, but backpacking and hiking trails like these are glorious. This walk shouldn't take more than 6.5 hours, but of course some folks walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. It is very waterless here at Buckhorn Trail regularly; |
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of all the months in a year March is the one with the most rain; June is the month with the least moisture. At parts of the year this vicinity sees very little rain, 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 great outdoors hiking trail, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. This is an area covered with lots of wilderness hiking trails. Buckhorn Trail has 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. Going for a backcountry trek here in Arizona is something that is always fun to do. For the period of the days of summer here at Buckhorn Trail, high temperatures generally reach the 90's, and during summer nights temperatures are in the 60's. During the winter | |
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highs are in the 50's while the cold winter nights at Buckhorn Trail are in the 20's. Buckhorn Trail goes through some very different elevations, and that means that some parts of the great outdoors hiking trail could be very different from other parts of it. Please follow all
local rules about fires and camping. This trail is a mid length trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this wilderness hiking trail great for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. The total elevation difference for Buckhorn Trail is 1,912 feet which
is about average. There are so many tremendous wilderness hiking trails for backcountry hiking in Arizona, and Buckhorn Trail in Yavapai County is one of them. Being 7.4 miles long it's an average length great outdoors hiking trail.
Briefly about the general area:
You'll
need more than a day to look at everything Buckhorn Trail has to offer, you can camp at Beaver Creek Campground; as expected Spring Creek flows through this area. Visiting Montezuma Castle National Monument is just something you need to do if you haven't yet, and the beauty of
mother nature reveals herself at Lander Spring.
What a location this is for outdoors people. Wet Beaver Creek has a glorious whitewater paddling spot nearby. Walker Basin is a lovely location any time of year; whitewater paddling is fine on Verde River. Blodgett Basin is a
great spot to check out. There's so much to do here at Buckhorn Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Clear Creek Campground is a fine location for that.
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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 And Spa, Sedona
, 12 miles away |
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The Views Inn Sedona, 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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