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

   
  A lengthy drive separates Safford from Horse Canyon Trail Thirty-six, but backcountry hiking along this hiking and backpacking trail is very fun. Here in the glorious state of Arizona backpacking is a tremendous way to spend some time. Put on your backcountry hiking shoes, and hit the hiking and backpacking trail, Horse Canyon Trail Thirty-six in Greenlee County, Arizona is a splendid choice. The length of this hiking trail is on the longer side with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this a very tough wilderness hiking trail for advanced
    backcountry walkers looking for a splendid challenge. Horse Canyon Trail Thirty-six is frequently a reasonably dried up site; the month with most of the rain is August while May is the month with the least amount of precipitation. Horse Canyon Trail Thirty-six is quite long, so
do pack enough food to last the whole trip. A visit to Arizona is not complete without some backcountry trekking. This wilderness trail has a total elevation difference of 3,378 feet, and that is higher than average. There are so many wilderness hiking trails in this area. Some parts of this great outdoors hiking trail are much higher up than other parts of the great outdoors hiking trail which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the great outdoors hiking trail. Sometimes this 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. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in location. Each one of the many backcountry hiking trails of Arizona is worth backpacking. This is a two-ended wilderness trail with two trailheads, so if you can get a ride from someone, you can trek it just one way. Tremendous backcountry hiking trails in Arizona are in abundance; one of them being Horse Canyon Trail Thirty-six in Greenlee County. Hiking here in the San Francisco Mountains is a splendid way to explore these peaks. Summertime highs at Horse Canyon Trail Thirty-six generally tend to be in the 80's, and through the night it cools down to the 50's. The cold days of the winter come with highs in the 50's; night lows through the winter for Horse Canyon Trail Thirty-six tend to be in the 10's. Horse Canyon Trail Thirty-six is 18.6 miles long; it's a long great outdoors hiking trail. Of course, this is an overnight backcountry trek, 3 days normally, so make sure you've got all your overnight gear packed.

Briefly about the general area:
Pen Canyon Springs is always fun to check out, and don't forget to take a magnificent little tour to Juan Miller Creek.
You don't ought to go far from Horse Canyon Trail Thirty-six to enjoy Clifton Ranger District. There's so much to do here at Horse Canyon Trail Thirty-six that you need to camp here for a while, Lower Juan Miller Campground is a splendid place for that. So many entertaining things to do here at Horse Canyon Trail Thirty-six, too magnificent to be true. Hogwallow Spring is a good local attraction; San Francisco River is a delightful whitewater spot close by. Not enough hours in a day to enjoy the San Francisco Mountains. A good place to visit in close proximity to Horse Canyon Trail Thirty-six is Morris Gap, and a glorious place for whitewater paddling is Blue River.
Why not pop by close by Hannah Springs Creek if you're here at Horse Canyon Trail Thirty-six. You'll need more than a day to discover everything Horse Canyon Trail Thirty-six has to offer, you can camp at Coal Creek Campground. All the outdoors enjoyable stuff in the San Francisco Mountains will keep you coming back again and again. A pleasant visit to Salt Basin is a wonderful way to spend an afternoon, and since you're here at Horse Canyon Trail Thirty-six it's a great idea to visit Zuni Basin.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 33.3273, Longitude -109.1886
- - Directions and Road Map

Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 33.3278, Longitude -109.0545
- - Directions and Road Map


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 , 48 miles away
Safford Days Inn, Safford , 49 miles away
Quality Inn & Suites, Safford , 49 miles away
 Lakes Near Horse Canyon Trail Thirty-six
Sox Taml, Catron County , 8 miles away

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