Arizona hiking trails - Dorsey Spring Trail, Coconino County

   
  Dorsey Spring Trail is located a quite long trip from Prescott, but what a nice spot for backpacking it is. Hitting the backpacking and hiking trails is always an amusing thing to do, and Dorsey Spring Trail in Coconino County, Arizona is a nice spot to go. Backpacking in Arizona is such a good thing to do. The total elevation difference for this trail is 689 feet, and that is lower than average. This backcountry trail is on the short side having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a tremendous wilderness trail for the average person looking
    for a tremendous adventure. You should count on this backcountry walk taking about 2.5 hours, but of course some people walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. Even though this is not a very long hiking trail you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something
happens. Every Arizona great outdoors trail is well worth a backcountry hike. At parts of the year this region sees very little rain, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. Backpacking trails for trekking, and backpacking can be found all over Arizona; Dorsey Spring Trail is one of them, and it's in Coconino County. Being 3 miles long it's a short great outdoors hiking trail. There are so many wilderness trails in this region. There's not much difference in elevation along Dorsey  
Spring Trail which means the conditions are about the same from start to finish. Around Dorsey Spring Trail you don’t get a lot of rain; the month with most of the rain is August, and the driest of the months is June. Dorsey Spring Trail is a one trailhead trail, so you're looking at an in and out backcountry trek. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. During the summer at Dorsey Spring Trail temperatures are typically in the 80's with night lows in the 50's. Daytime highs through the winter are in the 40's while Dorsey Spring Trail night low temperatures through the winter are in the 20's. Backcountry hiking here in Arizona is so much fun.

Briefly about the general area:
A tour to Dorsey Spring will fill your spirit with great feelings. Sedona RV Resort is a magnificent campground nearby, and a great place to stop at close by is Calcord Canyon.
It's always glorious to have a look at Babes Hole Spring, and White Horse Lake Campground is a great local campground.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 35.0577, Longitude -111.9263
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Total in and out hiking length = 3 miles

Total climbing distance = 1 miles

Difficulty : Medium

Casual Hiking Pace: 2.5 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 1.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 689 feet


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 Trails Near Dorsey Spring Trail:
Little Lookout Trail, Coconino County , 1 miles away,  3.2 hiking miles, 1264 feet elevation difference
Winter Cabin Trail, Coconino County , 2 miles away,  10.6 hiking miles, 2664 feet elevation difference
Taylor Cabin Trail, Coconino County , 4 miles away,  4.8 hiking miles, 1794 feet elevation difference
Loy Butte Five, Yavapai County , 6 miles away, 4.8 hiking miles, 2111 feet elevation difference
Casner Mountain Trail Eight, Yavapai County , 7 miles away, 6.2 hiking miles, 2312 feet elevation difference
Mooney Trail, Yavapai County , 8 miles away, 6 hiking miles, 1852 feet elevation difference
Sycamore Basin Trail, Yavapai County , 9 miles away,  24.6 hiking miles, 2278 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Dorsey Spring Trail:
White Horse Lake Campground, Coconino County, 6 miles away
Sedona RV Resort, Sedona, 13 miles away
Side Rock Campground, Coconino County, 14 miles away
Banjo Bill Campground, Coconino County, 14 miles away
Pine Flat Campground, Coconino County, 14 miles away
 National Parks Near Dorsey Spring Trail:
Walnut Canyon National Monument, Flagstaff - AZ , 27 miles away
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, Flagstaff - AZ , 27 miles away
Montezuma Castle National Monument, Camp Verde - AZ , 29 miles away
 Hotels Near Dorsey Spring Trail:
Enchantment Resort, Sedona , 12 miles away
Sedona Pines Resort, Sedona , 13 miles away
Junipine Resort, Sedona , 14 miles away
Sedona Summit Resort, Sedona , 14 miles away
Southwest Inn at Sedona, Sedona , 14 miles away

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