Arizona hiking trails - Lava Flow Trail, Coconino County

   
  Hitting the backcountry trails is always an exciting thing to do, and Lava Flow Trail in Coconino County, Arizona is a really great place to spend some time. Lava Flow Trail is to be found a rather lengthy drive from Flagstaff, but there's great natural prettiness awaiting you here along it. Arizona is a good place for backcountry walkers. With its 1.2 miles of walking distance it's a short backpacking trail. This is one of a very small number of great outdoors trails in this vicinity. Lava Flow Trail has a total elevation difference of 71 feet which
    is lower than average. Here in the glorious state of Arizona backcountry trekking is the glorious thing to do. This is not a very long backcountry hiking trail but you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens. You should count on this backcountry
walk taking about 1 hours, but of course some folks walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. For the duration of the summer here at Lava Flow Trail, high temperatures ordinarily get into the 80's while overnight lows are usually in the 40's. Through the winter highs are usually in the 40's while Lava Flow Trail overnight low temperatures through the winter are in the 0's. This backpacking and hiking trail is a very short backpacking and hiking trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes this great outdoors trail great for the average walker  
looking for a fun adventure. There are plenty of hiking trails in Arizona; each one of them is well worth a trek. It is very dried out here at Lava Flow Trail regularly; August is the wettest month with most rain, and the driest month is June. Lava Flow Trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time which means the conditions are about the same from start to finish. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. This is a two-ended wilderness hiking 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. Splendid hiking trails in Arizona are in abundance; Lava Flow Trail in Coconino County is one of them. This backcountry hiking trail sometimes gets very dry, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire.

Briefly about the general area:
Here at Lava Flow Trail you'll almost certainly meet some folks from Flagstaff. You'll need more than a day to look at everything Lava Flow Trail has to offer, you can camp at J and H RV Park. Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument is a very delightful spot to pop by close to Lava Flow Trail. There's so much to do here at Lava Flow Trail that you need to camp here for a while, West Branch is a wonderful spot for that.

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
Flagstaff Days Inn East, Flagstaff , 10 miles away
Fairfield Flagstaff Resort, Flagstaff , 10 miles away
Howard Johnson Inn, Flagstaff , 10 miles away

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