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| | As long as you like nature you will like Arizona. If you happen to be in Arizona, why not go backcountry trekking, it never gets boring. We all need to get out in the wilderness once in a while, and Castle Creek Trail in Yavapai County, Arizona is an excellent site for getting out. Arizona has plenty of tremendous backcountry hiking trails, and Castle Creek Trail in Yavapai County is one of them. Each one of the many backcountry hiking trails of Arizona is well worth a trek. Castle Creek Trail is 7.6 miles long it's a mid length hike. A common amount |
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of rain falls here at Castle Creek Trail; the month with most of the rain is August; the driest month is June. You should count on this backcountry hike taking about 6.5 hours, but of course some folks walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. This hiking trail goes through some
| | very different elevations, and that means that some parts of the hiking trail could be very different from other parts of it. Now this backpacking and hiking trail is pretty long, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. Castle Creek Trail is a mid-length hiking trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a splendid backpacking and hiking trail for experienced backcountry hikers in fine shape. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. High temperatures at Castle Creek Trail throughout the summertime | |
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months are in the 80's; throughout summer nights temperatures are in the 50's. For the duration of the winter highs are mostly in the 40's with winter lows in the 20's overnight here at Castle Creek Trail. Castle Creek Trail is not very near Prescott at all, but when you spend
some time backcountry trekking here you will feel like a whole new person. The total elevation difference for this wilderness hiking trail is 2,619 feet which is higher than average. This is a one trailhead wilderness hiking trail, so you're looking at an in and out trek. This
is a neighborhood covered with lots of backpacking and hiking trails. This backpacking and hiking trail sometimes gets very dry, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go.
Briefly about the general area:
Near Castle Creek Trail you find
splendid places like Tiger Canyon, and you can stay the night at Kentuck Spring Campground. So much cool stuff to do here at Castle Creek Trail, too fine to be true. Don't leave Castle Creek Trail without first paying a visit to Mud Spring.
It's always tremendous to stop by
Burnt Ground Spring. There's so much to do here at Castle Creek Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Hazlett Hollow Campground is a wonderful location for that. Bill Arp Creek flows through this region; if you're going to from Prescott, you won't be the only one. This
river has so much to offer. A quick trip to East Boulder Creek near Castle Creek Trail is a delightful idea; Horsethief Basin is right here at Castle Creek Trail.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 34.1768, Longitude -112.2658
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 7.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.9 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
6.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4 hours
Total elevation difference: 2619 feet
Quality Inn & Suites, Prescott
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24 miles away
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Holiday Inn Express Prescott, Az, Prescott
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24 miles away
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Outdoors Recreation Near Prescott, Arizona
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| | Trails Near Castle Creek Trail:
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Twin Peaks Trail, Yavapai
County
, 2 miles away, 10.2 hiking miles, 2992 feet elevation difference |
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Willow Spring Trail, Yavapai
County
, 2 miles away, 8 hiking miles, 1533 feet elevation difference |
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Algonquin Trail, Yavapai
County
, 4 miles away, 5.5 hiking miles, 2168 feet elevation difference |
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Tiptop Trail, Yavapai
County
, 5 miles away, 5 hiking miles, 1350 feet elevation difference |
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Lane Mountain Trail, Yavapai
County
, 6 miles away, 3.7 hiking miles, 3085 feet elevation difference |
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Bull Run Trail, Yavapai
County
, 8 miles away, 7.8 hiking miles, 2681 feet elevation difference |
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Bradshaw Trail, Yavapai
County
, 9 miles away, 6.2 hiking miles, 2026 feet elevation difference |
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| | Hotels Near Castle Creek Trail:
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Mountain Breeze Motel, Black Canyon City
, 9 miles away |
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Teskey's T Tumble 7 Motel, Mayer
, 11 miles away |
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Lights On Motel, Mayer
, 12 miles away |
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Hampton Inn, Phoenix
, 19 miles away |
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Quality Inn & Suites, Prescott
, 24 miles away |
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