Arizona hiking trails - Frye Trail Twelve, San Francisco Mountains, Greenlee County

   
  Every Arizona great outdoors trail is well worth a backcountry trek. Here in Arizona backcountry hiking is a wonderful way to spend some time. This part of Arizona is always a bliss to visit during backcountry backpacking season. Ok, you've been cooped up too long, time to get out in the outdoors a bit, and Frye Trail Twelve in Greenlee County, Arizona is just what you need. This is one of a very small number of backpacking trails in this area. This backcountry hike shouldn't take more than 5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could
    get stuck so be prepared for that. Frye Trail Twelve is 5.8 miles long it's a mid length trek. Around Frye Trail Twelve you don’t get a lot of precipitation; during the month of July you get the most rain around here while May is the month with the least amount of precipitation.
You'll must go far from Safford to get to Frye Trail Twelve, but it's one of those spots where backcountry backpacking is great. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. There is only one trailhead, so in and out is the way to backcountry trek it normally. These backpacking trails here in the San Francisco Mountains are the best way to enjoy these hills. This is not a very long backcountry hiking trail but you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens. This hiking trail has a total elevation  
difference of 411 feet which is lower than average. This backpacking trail is a normal length backpacking trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes this backpacking trail perfect for the average backcountry hiker looking for an exciting adventure. This backcountry hiking trail sometimes gets very dry, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. Through the long summer days, highs generally are in the 80's at Frye Trail Twelve; through summer nights temperatures are in the 50's. High temperatures through the wintertime are normally in the 40's; through the dark hours in the wintertime at Frye Trail Twelve temperatures descend to the 20's. The backcountry trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time, so you get pretty much the same conditions along the whole backcountry trail. Hiking and backpacking trails for backcountry hiking, and backpacking can be found all over Arizona, and Frye Trail Twelve in Greenlee County is one of them.

Briefly about the general area:
Why not camp at Lower Juan Miller Campground while you're here at Frye Trail Twelve, and Fry Canyon is a magnificent site to spend some time. The beauty of mother nature reveals herself at Shorty Spring, and if you're going to from Safford, you won't be the only one.
You completely should like Frye Trail Twelve. A tour to Prieto Plateau revitalizes the spirit, and camping is available at Granville Campground. And if that's not enough there's a heap more amusing things to do in the San Francisco Mountains. A spree to Frye Trail Twelve wouldn't be complete without taking a look at Fry Spring, and getting to Cave Creek from Frye Trail Twelve is easy.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 33.1787, Longitude -109.3575
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Total in and out hiking length = 5.8 miles

Total climbing distance = 2.6 miles

Difficulty : Medium

Casual Hiking Pace: 5 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 3.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 411 feet


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 Trails Near Frye Trail Twelve:
H L Canyon Eleven Trail, Greenlee County , 2 miles away,  5.8 hiking miles, 1216 feet elevation difference
Bear Canyon Trail, Greenlee County , 12 miles away,  26 hiking miles, 3533 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Frye Trail Twelve:
Granville Campground, Greenlee County, 2 miles away
Lower Juan Miller Campground, Greenlee County, 4 miles away
Upper Juan Miller Campground, Greenlee County, 4 miles away
Clifton RV Park, Clifton, 10 miles away
Honeymoon Campground, Greenlee County, 18 miles away
 National Parks Near Frye Trail Twelve:
Fort Bowie National Historic Site, Willcox - AZ , 60 miles away
Chiricahua National Monument, Willcox - AZ , 61 miles away
 Hotels Near Frye Trail Twelve:
Comfort Inn & Suites, Safford , 32 miles away
Safford Days Inn, Safford , 32 miles away
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