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| | Arizona has plenty of good trails, and one of these is Groom Creek Loop Trail in Yavapai County. Hey, time for a trek don’t you think? if you happen to be in Yavapai County of Arizona, Groom Creek Loop Trail is a perfect local great outdoors trail for doing a bit of leg stretching. Every single Arizona trail has its own character. Groom Creek Loop Trail has a total elevation difference of 1,353 feet which is an average number. Backcountry hiking here in Arizona is a must. This hiking trail is a very long hiking trail with an average amount of climbing distance |
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which makes this a very tough backpacking and hiking trail for advanced backcountry hikers looking for a perfect challenge. Groom Creek Loop Trail is regularly a quite dehydrated spot; the month of August is the wettest with most of the rain while June is regularly the driest month.
| | With its 15.4 miles of walking distance; it's a long hiking and backpacking trail. This is a backcountry trail that is quite long, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. This trek should take you about 2.5 days, so better have big backpack to fit all the stuff you need. Backcountry trekking in Arizona is something that is always fun to do. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. This vicinity does get very dry sometimes, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. This is just one of a large number of backpacking | |
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and hiking trails in this region. It's a lengthy journey from Prescott to Groom Creek Loop Trail, but what a perfect site for trekking it is. Groom Creek Loop Trail is a two ended hiking trail with two trailheads, so if you can get a ride from someone, you can backcountry hike
it just one way. There's not much difference in elevation along Groom Creek Loop Trail, so you get pretty much the same conditions along the whole hiking and backpacking trail. All through the summertime, highs typically are in the 80's at Groom Creek Loop Trail. Summer nighttime
lows dip down to the 50's. Through the wintertime this location gets highs in the 50's while the cold winter nights at Groom Creek Loop Trail are in the 10's.
Briefly about the general area:
Visit Wolf Creek if you're here at Groom Creek Loop Trail, and a great site
like Johnson Flat here at Groom Creek Loop Trail is too great to miss.
During your trip to Groom Creek Loop Trail you'll meet some folks from Prescott for sure, and as expected, A journey to Knapp Gulch is always fun. The beauty of mother nature reveals herself at Midnite Spring,
and don’t forget to visit Pine Flat while you're here at Groom Creek Loop Trail. A journey to Groom Creek Loop Trail wouldn't be complete without taking a look at Boundary Spring, and Lower Wolf Creek Campground is a perfect campground nearby.
Hassayampa Check Dam is worth
stopping at if you're here, and there's a forest here called Bradshaw Ranger District. Groom Creek Loop Trail in fact is in the middle of a scenic outdoors paradise. Don't forget to take a pleasant little trip to Groom Creek, and you can stay the night at Lynx Campground.
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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
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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
Hampton Inn Prescott, Prescott
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5 miles away
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Holiday Inn Express PRESCOTT, Prescott
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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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| | Hotels Near Groom Creek Loop Trail:
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Hampton Inn Prescott, Prescott
, 5 miles away |
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Holiday Inn Express PRESCOTT, Prescott
, 5 miles away |
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Best Western Prescottonian, Prescott
, 5 miles away |
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Comfort Inn at Ponderosa Pines, Prescott
, 5 miles away |
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Econo Lodge Prescott, Prescott
, 5 miles away |
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