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| | We all need to get out in the wilderness once in a while, and if you happen to be in Yavapai County of Arizona, Cold Water Trail is a brilliant local wilderness hiking trail for doing a bit of leg stretching. There are many nice backpacking trails in Arizona, and Cold Water Trail in Yavapai County is one of them. You'll need to go far from Prescott to get to Cold Water Trail, but hiking it is always amusing. Some parts of Cold Water Trail are much higher up than other parts of the great outdoors hiking trail which of course means you need to be prepared |
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for different conditions on different parts of the great outdoors hiking trail. While visiting this region in Arizona it's an outstanding idea to go backcountry backpacking too. This is a backpacking and hiking trail that is quite long, so don't forget to pack enough supplies.
| | Being 13 miles long; it's a long great outdoors hiking trail. 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 one of many backcountry trails in the surrounding neighborhood. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. There is only one trailhead, so you'll be backcountry trekking it in and back out. Cold Water Trail is a location that is quite dried up ordinarily; August is when you get the most rain here while June | |
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is the month with the least amount of precipitation. When you're here in Arizona backcountry trekking along one of its backpacking trails is a glorious way to spend some time. This walk should take you about 2 days, so make sure you've got all your overnight gear packed. There
are plenty of backpacking trails in Arizona; each one of them is lovely in its own way. This backcountry trail has a total elevation difference of 3,883 feet which is higher than average. Cold Water Trail is a very long wilderness hiking trail having an average number of uphill
miles which makes this a very tough backcountry trail for advanced hikers looking for a fine challenge. All through the summertime, highs ordinarily are in the 80's at Cold Water Trail. When the night sets in temperatures plunge down into the 60's. The wintertime comes with highs
in the 40's while the cold winter nights at Cold Water Trail are in the 30's.
Briefly about the general area:
If you came to camp Zane Grey Recreational Vehicle Park is a tremendous location to do that; Cold Water Trail is close to Gospel Hollow which is positively worth
stopping at. Visit Towel Creek if you're here at Cold Water Trail, and there's whitewater on Verde River for all you adrenaline junkies.
Whitewater paddling is not for everyone but if it's for you then we recommend Verde River, and the beauty of mother nature reveals herself
at High Spring. This place is excellent, just check out all the exciting things to do near Cold Water Trail. Rodeo Flat is a great spot to check out, and unsurprisingly Gap Creek is a beautiful stream that is worth stopping at. There's so much to do here at Cold Water Trail that
you need to camp here for a while, Clear Creek Campground is a pleasant location for that, and Brush Spring is an inspiring spot to take a look at while you're here.
A delightful forest in the neighborhood of Cold Water Trail is The Cedars, and a visit to Pine Flat rejuvenates the spirit. Don't miss out on a trip to Montezuma Castle National Monument while you're here at Cold Water Trail.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 34.4127, Longitude -111.7902
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 13 miles
Total climbing distance = 5.1 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
7 hours
Total elevation difference: 3883 feet
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Outdoors Recreation Near Prescott, Arizona
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More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Cold Water Trail, Yavapai County, Arizona
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| These outdoors activities are available near Cold Water Trail. |
| | Trails Near Cold Water Trail:
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Ox Bow Trail Number One Hundred Sixty Three, Yavapai
County
, 3 miles away, 7.2 hiking miles, 3097 feet elevation difference |
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Pine Flat Trail, Yavapai
County
, 5 miles away, 4.1 hiking miles, 1227 feet elevation difference |
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Nelson Trail Number One Hundred Fifty Nine, Yavapai
County
, 6 miles away, 8.7 hiking miles, 1407 feet elevation difference |
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Towel Creek Trail, Yavapai
County
, 7 miles away, 8.4 hiking miles, 1807 feet elevation difference |
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Towel Creek Trail Sixty Six - Sixty Seven Loop, Yavapai
County
, 9 miles away, 5.8 hiking miles, 2408 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Cold Water Trail:
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Verde River, Yavapai County
County
, 3 miles away, Class II-IV - 7 miles long (Beasley Flat to Gap Creek) |
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Verde River, Yavapai County
County
, 8 miles away, Class -blank- - 8 miles long (Camp Verde to Beasley Flat) |
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Beaver Creek, Yavapai County
County
, 13 miles away, Class -blank- - 9 miles long (Wet Beaver Creek to Verde River) |
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Verde River, Yavapai County
County
, 14 miles away, Class I-III - 25 miles long (Childs to Horseshoe Reservoir) |
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Wet Beaver Creek, Yavapai County
County
, 15 miles away, Class -blank- - 9 miles long (Beaver Ranger Station to Beaver Creek) |
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| | National Parks Near Cold Water Trail:
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Montezuma Castle National Monument, Camp Verde - AZ
, 10 miles away |
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Tuzigoot National Monument, Clarkdale - AZ
, 10 miles away |
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Walnut Canyon National Monument, Flagstaff - AZ
, 50 miles away |
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| | Hotels Near Cold Water Trail:
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Super 8 Camp Verde AZ, Camp Verde
, 12 miles away |
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Days Inn Camp Verde, Arizona, Camp Verde
, 12 miles away |
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Comfort Inn Camp Verde, Camp Verde
, 12 miles away |
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Lodge at Cliff Castle, Camp Verde
, 14 miles away |
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Hilton Sedona Resort Spa, Sedona
, 22 miles away |
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