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| | Pretty far from Prescott you discover Long Canyon Trail, but there's magnificent natural beauty awaiting you here along it. Ok, you've been cooped up too long, time to get out in the wilderness a bit, and Long Canyon Trail in Yavapai County, Arizona is an outstanding choice. There are numerous hiking trails in Arizona, and each one is worth trekking. This is a backpacking and hiking trail that is quite long, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. This is just one of a large number of backpacking and hiking trails in this vicinity. And keep in mind that |
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there could be temporary safety restrictions in location. Long Canyon Trail is 14.6 miles long; it's a long backpacking and hiking trail. At parts of the year this vicinity sees very little rain, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest
| | authorities before you head out. This backpacking and hiking trail has a total elevation difference of 2,092 feet, and that is about average. The length of Long Canyon Trail is on the longer side with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a glorious backpacking and hiking trail for experienced backcountry trekkers in splendid shape. Long Canyon Trail gets a normal amount of annual precipitation; throughout the month of March you get the most rain around here, and June on the other hand is the driest. This backcountry trek should take | |
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you about 2 days, so better have big backpack to fit all the stuff you need. Backpacking trails are good and plentiful in Arizona, and one of these is Long Canyon Trail in Yavapai County. This backpacking and hiking trail has only one trailhead, so you're looking at an in and out
hike. Some parts of this backpacking and hiking trail are much higher up than other parts of the backpacking and hiking trail, so keep in mind that you may need to dress differently at different elevations. The warmest time of the year at Long Canyon Trail arrives with high temperatures
in the 80's. Once the sun is down it sinks down to the 50's. The winter brings highs down to the 50's; nighttime lows during the winter for Long Canyon Trail tend to be in the 20's. With so many outdoors activities available in Arizona you'll never get bored. When you're here in
Arizona trekking along one of its hiking trails never gets boring.
Briefly about the general area:
Walker Creek is one of the streams close by that might be worth taking a look at; get your heart pumping on the great whitewater of Wet Beaver Creek. You'll wish for more
hours in a day to enjoy all the amusing stuff at Long Canyon Trail. Don't leave Long Canyon Trail without first paying a visit to Lander Spring; there's some flowing water close by, Spring Creek is a stream you can take a look at while you're here.
Roundup Basin is a great
spot here at Long Canyon Trail; a tour to Soda Spring will fill your soul with perfect feelings. A magnificent place to camp here at Long Canyon Trail is Clear Creek Campground; you can run the rapids of Beaver Creek.
Walker Basin is right here at Long Canyon Trail, and Long
Canyon is also a splendid site to discover. Long Canyon Trail is tremendous enough to spend more than a day at, Beaver Creek Campground is a tremendous local campground; a visit to Montezuma Castle National Monument is recommended.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 34.6749, Longitude -111.7054
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 14.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 5.5 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
8 hours
Total elevation difference: 2092 feet
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Outdoors Recreation Near Prescott, Arizona
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Prescott, Arizona, the metro area neareast to Long Canyon Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
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| These outdoors activities are available near Long Canyon Trail. |
| | Trails Near Long Canyon Trail:
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Bell Trail, Yavapai
County
, 1 miles away, 10 hiking miles, 2165 feet elevation difference |
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Deadwood Trail, Yavapai
County
, 1 miles away, 7.9 hiking miles, 2150 feet elevation difference |
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Walker Basin Trail, Yavapai
County
, 2 miles away, 7.9 hiking miles, 2662 feet elevation difference |
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Apache Maid Trail, Yavapai
County
, 4 miles away, 8 hiking miles, 2787 feet elevation difference |
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Buckhorn Trail, Yavapai
County
, 4 miles away, 3.7 hiking miles, 1912 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Long Canyon Trail:
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Wet Beaver Creek, Yavapai County
County
, 8 miles away, Class -blank- - 9 miles long (Beaver Ranger Station to Beaver Creek) |
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Beaver Creek, Yavapai County
County
, 13 miles away, Class -blank- - 9 miles long (Wet Beaver Creek to Verde River) |
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Verde River, Yavapai County
County
, 14 miles away, Class -blank- - 8 miles long (Camp Verde to Beasley Flat) |
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Oak Creek, Coconino/ Yavapai County
County
, 15 miles away, Class -blank- - 35 miles long (Pump Stabove Sedona Cornville to Verde River) |
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Verde River, Yavapai County
County
, 15 miles away, Class II-IV - 7 miles long (Beasley Flat to Gap Creek) |
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| | National Parks Near Long Canyon Trail:
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Montezuma Castle National Monument, Camp Verde - AZ
, 14 miles away |
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Tuzigoot National Monument, Clarkdale - AZ
, 14 miles away |
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Walnut Canyon National Monument, Flagstaff - AZ
, 33 miles away |
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| | Hotels Near Long Canyon Trail:
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Las Posadas of Sedona, Sedona
, 10 miles away |
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The Views Inn Sedona, Sedona
, 10 miles away |
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Kokopelli Inn, Sedona
, 10 miles away |
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Desert Quail Inn, Sedona
, 11 miles away |
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Ridge On Sedona Golf Resort, Sedona
, 11 miles away |
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