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| | 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 |
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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 | |
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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.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 33.1787, Longitude -109.3575
- - Directions and Road Map
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
Comfort Inn & Suites, Safford
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32 miles away
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Safford Days Inn, Safford
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32 miles away
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Outdoors Recreation Near Safford, Arizona
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H L Canyon Eleven Trail, Greenlee
County
, 2 miles away, 5.8 hiking miles, 1216 feet elevation difference |
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Bear Canyon Trail, Greenlee
County
, 12 miles away, 26 hiking miles, 3533 feet elevation difference |
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Comfort Inn & Suites, Safford
, 32 miles away |
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Safford Days Inn, Safford
, 32 miles away |
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Quality Inn & Suites, Safford
, 32 miles away |
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Best Western Desert Inn, Safford
, 33 miles away |
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Super 8 Safford, Safford
, 33 miles away |
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