Arizona hiking trails - Lava Flow Trail, Coconino County

   
  Lava Flow Trail is a great outdoors hiking trail pretty far from Flagstaff, but when you spend some time backcountry backpacking here you will feel like a whole new person. Every single Arizona trail is well worth a trek. Here in Arizona backcountry trekking is something that is always fun to do. Sometimes this wilderness trail gets really dry, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. Lava Flow Trail is 1.2 miles long it's a shorter type hike. Great outdoors trails for backcountry trekking, and backpacking can be found
    all over Arizona, and among these are Lava Flow Trail in Coconino County. Lava Flow Trail is mostly a rather dried out place; throughout the month of August you get the most rain around here, and the driest month of the year is June. Backpacking here in Arizona is a must. There
are two trailheads to chose from, one in each end, so hiking it one way is an option if you can arrange for a ride back. Alright, enough of spending all this time inside a building, time to get out, and Lava Flow Trail in Coconino County, Arizona is just the location. Even though this is not a very long wilderness trail you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens. You spend the whole hike in roughly the same elevation zone which means the conditions are about the same from start to finish. And keep in mind that there could  
be temporary safety restrictions in place. The time needed for this hike is roughly 1 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. This backpacking and hiking trail is a very short backpacking and hiking trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes it an outstanding great outdoors trail for the average person looking for an outstanding adventure. Lava Flow Trail has a total elevation difference of 71 feet, and that is lower than average. The number of great outdoors trails in this area is not very high. Summertime highs at Lava Flow Trail typically tend to be in the 80's while overnight lows are usually in the 40's. Daytime highs during the winter are in the 40's; during the dark hours in the winter at Lava Flow Trail temperatures plunge to the 0's.

Briefly about the general area:
Looking for a tremendous trip? Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument is relatively close to Lava Flow Trail, and you'll meet a lot of people from Flagstaff here.
Camping is available at J and H RV Park; why not camp at West Branch while you're here at Lava Flow Trail.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 35.3641, Longitude -111.5131
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Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 35.3639, Longitude -111.5167
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Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = .6 miles
Total climbing distance = .3 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: .5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: .5 hours

Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = .6 miles
Total climbing distance = .2 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: .5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: .5 hours
    Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 1.2 miles
Total climbing distance = .5 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 1 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: .5 hours

Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 1.2 miles
Total climbing distance = .5 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 1 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: .5 hours

Total elevation difference: 71 feet


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These outdoors activities are available near Lava Flow Trail.
 Trails Near Lava Flow Trail:
Walnut Canyon Loop Trail, Coconino County , 11 miles away, 0.7 hiking miles, 405 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Lava Flow Trail:
J and H RV Park, Flagstaff, 7 miles away
West Branch, Flagstaff, 7 miles away
Greer's Pine Shadows, Flagstaff, 8 miles away
Flagstaff Koa Kampground, Flagstaff, 8 miles away
Black Barts RV Park, Flagstaff, 12 miles away
 National Parks Near Lava Flow Trail:
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, Flagstaff - AZ , 8 miles away
Montezuma Castle National Monument, Camp Verde - AZ , 50 miles away
Tuzigoot National Monument, Clarkdale - AZ , 50 miles away
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Residence Inn By Marriott Flagstaff, Flagstaff , 10 miles away
Flagstaff Super 8 Motel, Flagstaff , 10 miles away
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Fairfield Flagstaff Resort, Flagstaff , 10 miles away
Howard Johnson Inn, Flagstaff , 10 miles away

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