Arizona hiking trails - Horse Canyon Trail Thirty-six, San Francisco Mountains, Greenlee County

   
  Hey, time for a backcountry trek don’t you think? Horse Canyon Trail Thirty-six in Greenlee County, Arizona is such a great place. Horse Canyon Trail Thirty-six is a backpacking trail quite far from Safford, but it is one of many perfect backpacking trails in this neighborhood. There are plenty of hiking and backpacking trails in Arizona; each one of them is different from the others. Backcountry backpacking in Arizona never gets boring. Hiking and backpacking trails for trekking, and backpacking can be found all over Arizona, and one of these is Horse
    Canyon Trail Thirty-six in Greenlee County. The total elevation difference for Horse Canyon Trail Thirty-six is 3,378 feet which is a higher than average number. Summertime highs at Horse Canyon Trail Thirty-six usually tend to be in the 80's while nighttime lows are commonly in
the 50's. The winter brings highs down to the 50's; during the dark hours in the winter at Horse Canyon Trail Thirty-six temperatures plunge to the 10's. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. This is one of many hiking trails in the surrounding area. Backcountry hiking here in the San Francisco Mountains is a splendid way to explore these hills. Around Horse Canyon Trail Thirty-six you don’t get a lot of rain; the month with most of the rain is August, and May is when it's the driest. This great outdoors trail is many miles long having  
an average number of uphill miles which makes it an outstanding hiking trail for experienced backcountry trekkers in pleasant shape. This backcountry trek should take you about 3 days, so make sure you've got all your overnight gear packed. Horse Canyon Trail Thirty-six is a two ended backcountry trail with two trailheads which means you have the option of trekking it one way if you have someone to pick you up at the other end. Different parts of Horse Canyon Trail Thirty-six are at very different elevations which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the trail. At parts of the year this area sees very little rain, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. Backcountry hiking in Arizona is such a splendid thing to do. Now this backcountry hiking trail is pretty long, so don't forget to pack enough supplies. Horse Canyon Trail Thirty-six is 18.6 miles long; it's considered a longer backcountry walk.

Briefly about the general area:
A fine site like Salt Basin here at Horse Canyon Trail Thirty-six is too great to miss. You'll need more than a day to discover everything Horse Canyon Trail Thirty-six has to offer, you can camp at Lower Juan Miller Campground. Zuni Basin is right here at Horse Canyon Trail Thirty-six, and let's not forget Hannah Springs Creek which is a stream that you may encounter while here.
So many entertaining things to do here at Horse Canyon Trail Thirty-six, too perfect to be true. Juan Miller Creek flows through this region, and Morris Gap is another tremendous place to check out nearby. There's a perfect forest near Horse Canyon Trail Thirty-six called Clifton Ranger District; a perfect site for whitewater paddling is San Francisco River.
All the outdoors entertaining stuff in the San Francisco Mountains will keep you coming back time and again. Get your heart pumping on the nice whitewater of Blue River, and a short visit to Pen Canyon Springs is always worthwhile. Not enough hours in a day to enjoy the San Francisco Mountains. Hogwallow Spring is a striking spot to stop by while you're at Horse Canyon Trail Thirty-six; Horse Canyon Trail Thirty-six is a good spot to visit for more than one day, Coal Creek Campground is a good spot to camp nearby.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 33.3273, Longitude -109.1886
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Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 33.3278, Longitude -109.0545
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Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 9.3 miles
Total climbing distance = 5.5 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 9 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 5 hours

Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 9.3 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 7.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 4 hours
    Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 18.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 8.3 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 3 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 2 days

Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 18.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 8.3 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace: 3 days
Fast Hiking Pace: 2 days

Total elevation difference: 3378 feet


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 Trails Near Horse Canyon Trail Thirty-six:
Blue River One Hundred One Trail, Greenlee County , 7 miles away, 21.7 hiking miles, 3112 feet elevation difference
Little Blue Creek Forty-one Trail, Greenlee County , 9 miles away,  17.8 hiking miles, 1688 feet elevation difference
Stray Horse Canyon Trail Twenty, Greenlee County , 12 miles away,  13.6 hiking miles, 894 feet elevation difference
Raspberry Trail Thirty-five, Greenlee County , 15 miles away, 8.1 hiking miles, 3036 feet elevation difference
Lengthy Canyon Trail Eighty-nine, Greenlee County , 15 miles away,  4.4 hiking miles, 1277 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Horse Canyon Trail Thirty-six:
Coal Creek Campground, Greenlee County, 14 miles away
Lower Juan Miller Campground, Greenlee County, 16 miles away
Upper Juan Miller Campground, Greenlee County, 16 miles away
Blackjack Campground, Greenlee County, 16 miles away
Blue Crossing Campground, Greenlee County, 17 miles away
 Whitewater Near Horse Canyon Trail Thirty-six:
Blue River, Greenlee County County , 9 miles away, Class IV-V - 34 miles long (Blue Crossing to Forest Service Road 475)
San Francisco River, Greenlee County County , 9 miles away, Class -blank- - 40 miles long (Alma to Clifton)
San Francisco River, Catron County County , 11 miles away, Class II - 40 miles long (Lower San Francisco Hot Springs to Clifton Arizona)
San Francisco River, Catron County County , 23 miles away, Class II-III - 40 miles long (San Francisco to Pleasanton)
Black River - East Fork, Apache County County , 31 miles away, Class -blank- - 18 miles long (Diamond Rock to Wildcat Point)
 National Parks Near Horse Canyon Trail Thirty-six:
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, Silver City - NM , 67 miles away
Fort Bowie National Historic Site, Willcox - AZ , 69 miles away
 Hotels Near Horse Canyon Trail Thirty-six:
Best Western Sunrise Inn, Eagar , 47 miles away
Americas Best Value Inn-Springerville, Springerville , 48 miles away
Days Inn Safford, Safford , 49 miles away
Comfort Inn & Suites Safford, Safford , 49 miles away
Quality Inn & Suites, Safford , 49 miles away

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