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| | In Arizona you never run out of outdoors fun. Here in the tremendous state of Arizona backcountry hiking is something that is always fun to do. Time to get out, and breathe some fresh air, and Groom Creek Loop Trail in Yavapai County, Arizona is a wonderful place to go. This hiking trail is a very long hiking trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it an excellent great outdoors trail for experienced hikers in great shape. Groom Creek Loop Trail has two trailheads, so if you can get a ride from someone, you can trek it just one way. |
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For the period of the summertime months at Groom Creek Loop Trail temperatures are typically in the 80's. When the night sets in temperatures plunge down into the 50's. All through the winter highs are in the 50's; nighttime lows at Groom Creek Loop Trail during the wintertime
| | mostly plunge into the 10's. There are so many great outdoors trails in this area. Groom Creek Loop Trail is a hiking and backpacking trail relatively far from Prescott, but it's one of those places where backcountry hiking is pleasant. Sometimes this hiking and backpacking trail gets really dry, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. It is very dehydrated here at Groom Creek Loop Trail regularly; most of the rain falls through August, and June is the month with the least moisture. Groom | |
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Creek Loop Trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time which means the conditions are about the same from start to finish. This backpacking and hiking trail has a total elevation difference of 1,353 feet which is an average number. Don’t forget to check for
any current restrictions or closures before you go. This is a long hiking and backpacking trail, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. Being 15.4 miles long; it's considered a longer trek. There are so many tremendous backcountry hiking trails for backcountry hiking in
Arizona; Groom Creek Loop Trail is one of them, and it's in Yavapai County. Each backcountry hiking trail in Arizona is different from the others. This trek should take you about 2.5 days, so make sure you've got all your overnight gear packed.
Briefly about the general
area:
Hassayampa Check Dam is worth a visit while you're here; a short trip to Boundary Spring is always worthwhile. What a location this is for outdoors people. You might want to pay a visit to Knapp Gulch while you're here at Groom Creek Loop Trail; get yourself into a kayak
and hit Verde River.
This is such a wonderful river. Some nearby water includes Wolf Creek. Getting to Groom Creek from Groom Creek Loop Trail is uncomplicated; Groom Creek Loop Trail is great enough to spend more than a day at, Lynx Campground is a great local campground.
You don't ought to go far from Groom Creek Loop Trail to enjoy Bradshaw Ranger District, and if you're visiting from Prescott, you won't be the only one.
This river is a great place to visit. Pine Flat is right here at Groom Creek Loop Trail, and if you came to camp Lower Wolf
Creek Campground is a pleasant place to do that. A visit to Johnson Flat revives the soul, and a tour to Groom Creek Loop Trail wouldn't be complete without taking a look at Midnite Spring.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 34.4692, Longitude -112.438
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 34.4635, Longitude -112.4429
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 7.7 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.6 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
7 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 7.7 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.5 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
7 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 15.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 7.1 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
9 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 15.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 7.1 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
9 hours
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Total elevation difference: 1353 feet
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5 miles away
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Outdoors Recreation Near Prescott, Arizona
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| | Trails Near Groom Creek Loop Trail:
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Yankee Doodle Trail, Yavapai
County
, 4 miles away, 2.9 hiking miles, 1246 feet elevation difference |
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Mount Francis Trail Forty Eight, Yavapai
County
, 8 miles away, 1.9 hiking miles, 1162 feet elevation difference |
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Sierra Prieta Crest Trail Nmber Two Hundred Sixty Four, Yavapai
County
, 11 miles away, 3 hiking miles, 608 feet elevation difference |
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Bradshaw Trail, Yavapai
County
, 12 miles away, 6.2 hiking miles, 2026 feet elevation difference |
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Granite Mountain Trail Number Two Hundred Sixty One, Yavapai
County
, 13 miles away, 3.2 hiking miles, 588 feet elevation difference |
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Little Granite Mountain Trail Number Thiry Seven, Yavapai
County
, 14 miles away, 10.2 hiking miles, 1392 feet elevation difference |
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Comfort Inn Prescott, Prescott
, 5 miles away |
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Holiday Inn Express Prescott, Az, Prescott
, 5 miles away |
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Forest Villas Hotel, Prescott
, 5 miles away |
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Best Western Prescottonian, Prescott
, 5 miles away |
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American Motel, Prescott
, 5 miles away |
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