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| | Arizona has plenty of great backcountry hiking trails; one of those is Four Peaks Trail in Gila County. You'll have to go far from Payson to get to Four Peaks Trail, but backcountry hiking along this hiking trail is very amusing. This part of Arizona is always a joy to check out during hiking season. Being 20.2 miles long; it's a long hiking trail. It is very dried up here at Four Peaks Trail mostly; March is when you get the most rain here while June is the month with the least amount of precipitation. These hiking trails here in the Mogollon Rim Mountains |
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are the best way to enjoy these highlands. This backcountry walk should take you about 3 days, so make sure you've got all your overnight gear packed. At Four Peaks Trail through the months of summer highs are in the 100's. During the dark hours of summer temperatures drop down
| | into the 70's. During the winter the highs are usually in the 60's while Four Peaks Trail night low temperatures during the winter are in the 30's. There are two trailheads to chose from, one in each end which means you have the option of hiking it one way if you have someone to pick you up at the other end. Time to get out, and breathe some fresh air, and Four Peaks Trail in Gila County, Arizona is the outdoors at its best. The total elevation difference for Four Peaks Trail is 3,059 feet, and that is higher than average. Some parts of this hiking trail | |
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are much higher up than other parts of the hiking trail, and that means that some parts of the hiking trail could be very different from other parts of it. Four Peaks Trail is a very long hiking trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this wilderness trail
delightful for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. This is a long hiking trail, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. 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. There
are plenty of backcountry hiking trails in Arizona; each one of them is different from the others. Backcountry trekking in Arizona is something that is always fun to do. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in place. This is one of many wilderness
trails in the surrounding neighborhood.
Briefly about the general area:
And that's not everything you can do here in the Mogollon Rim Mountains. If you came for an overnight stay Apache Lake Campground is a brilliant site to camp, and don't leave Four Peaks Trail without
first paying a visit to Shake Spring. Tonto Creek is a delightful whitewater spot in close proximity to Four Peaks Trail, and Mesa Ranger District is a forest that you can go to.
Just can't get enough of the Mogollon Rim Mountains. Bumblebee Creek is a stream that you may encounter
while you're here, and close by you come across fine places like Alder Saddle. Yep, outdoors fun things to do are in fact bountiful here at Four Peaks Trail. Alder Creek flows through this vicinity; Burnt Corral Campground is a good local campground.
A pleasant spree to Brushy
Basin is a glorious way to spend an afternoon It's always delightful to explore Oak Flat Spring. While you're here at Four Peaks Trail it's a great idea to check out Big Oak Flat, and while you're here you should stop by Indian Point.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 33.706, Longitude -111.3375
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 33.6718, Longitude -111.2423
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 10.1 miles
Total climbing distance = 4.1 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
9 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
5 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 10.1 miles
Total climbing distance = 5.2 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
1.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
5.5 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 20.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 9.3 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
3 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 days
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 20.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 9.3 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
3 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
2 days
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Total elevation difference: 3059 feet
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| These outdoors activities are available near Four Peaks Trail. |
| | Trails Near Four Peaks Trail:
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Baldy Trail, Gila
County
, 2 miles away, 8 hiking miles, 3403 feet elevation difference |
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Soldier Camp Trail, Maricopa
County
, 3 miles away, 14.4 hiking miles, 2657 feet elevation difference |
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Alder Trail, Maricopa
County
, 4 miles away, 26.2 hiking miles, 4382 feet elevation difference |
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Denton Trail, Gila
County
, 5 miles away, 4.9 hiking miles, 3521 feet elevation difference |
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Pine Mountain Trail, Maricopa
County
, 6 miles away, 4.3 hiking miles, 1829 feet elevation difference |
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Apache Trail, Maricopa
County
, 10 miles away, 6.8 hiking miles, 750 feet elevation difference |
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Boulder Creek Trail, Maricopa
County
, 10 miles away, 4.5 hiking miles, 1533 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Four Peaks Trail:
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Tonto Creek, Gila County
County
, 16 miles away, Class IV(V) - 2 miles long (Box) |
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Salt River, Gila County
County
, 23 miles away, Class -blank- - 12 miles long (Stewart Mountain Dam to Granite Reef Dam) |
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Verde River, Maricopa County
County
, 23 miles away, Class I-II - 19 miles long (Bartlett Reservoir to confluence with Salt River) |
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Verde River, Yavapai / Maricopa County
County
, 27 miles away, Class I-II - 19 miles long (Horseshoe Reservoir to Bartlett Reservoir) |
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East Verde River, Gila County
County
, 37 miles away, Class V+ - 34 miles long (US Route 87 to Verde River confluence) |
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| | National Parks Near Four Peaks Trail:
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Tonto National Monument, Roosevelt - AZ
, 22 miles away |
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Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, Coolidge - AZ
, 44 miles away |
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Hohokam Pima National Monument, Coolidge - AZ
, 44 miles away |
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| | Hotels Near Four Peaks Trail:
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Gold Canyon Golf Resort, Gold Canyon
, 22 miles away |
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Best Western Gold Canyon Inn & Suites, Gold Canyon
, 22 miles away |
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Carefree Resort and Villas, Carefree
, 23 miles away |
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Best Western Apache Junction Inn, Apache Junction
, 24 miles away |
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Super 8 Motel - Apache Junction, Apache Junction
, 24 miles away |
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