Arizona hiking trails - Mount Francis Trail Forty Eight, Yavapai County

   
  You'll need to go far from Prescott to get to Mount Francis Trail Forty Eight, but backpacking it is pleasant amusement any time. This part of Arizona is always a delight to stop at during backpacking season. Backpacking here in Arizona is the tremendous thing to do. There are so many tremendous wilderness trails for backpacking in Arizona, and Mount Francis Trail Forty Eight in Yavapai County is one of them. Finally, backpacking time is here again, and if you happen to be in Yavapai County of Arizona, Mount Francis Trail Forty Eight is a fine local
    backpacking trail for doing a bit of leg stretching. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. Not much rain falls here at Mount Francis Trail Forty Eight; August is the wettest month with most rain, and the driest month of the year is June.
With its 3.8 miles of walking distance it's a shorter type backcountry walk. Summertime highs at Mount Francis Trail Forty Eight usually tend to be in the 80's, and the overnight is a tad cooler of course, regularly in the 50's. The wintertime comes with highs in the 50's, and after the sun is down during the wintertime temperatures at Mount Francis Trail Forty Eight plunge into the 10's. This backcountry trek shouldn't take more than 3 hours, but of course some folks walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. This is a two-ended backpacking and hiking  
trail with two trailheads which means you have the option of backcountry hiking it one way if you have someone to pick you up at the other end. Every Arizona wilderness trail is scenic in its own way. This backpacking and hiking trail has a total elevation difference of 1,162 feet which is about average. This is one of many wilderness trails in the surrounding neighborhood. This backcountry hiking trail is a very short backcountry hiking trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this wilderness trail delightful for the average backcountry walker looking for an enjoyable adventure. This backpacking trail sometimes gets very dry, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. You spend the whole backcountry walk in roughly the same elevation zone, so you get pretty much the same conditions along the whole great outdoors hiking trail. Even though this is not a very long backpacking trail it's always good to bring some emergency supplies, you never know what could happen.

Briefly about the general area:
A tour to Bootlegger Spring will fill your soul with perfect feelings. You'll meet a lot of people from Prescott here, and you can stay the night at Saint Agatha Campground.
It's always good to go to East Copper Spring. There's so much to do here at Mount Francis Trail Forty Eight that you need to camp here for a while, Indian Creek Campground is a good location for that.

Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 34.4587, Longitude -112.5385
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Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 34.4797, Longitude -112.5342
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Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 1.9 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.2 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 2 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 1 hours

Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 1.9 miles
Total climbing distance = .2 miles
Difficulty : Easy
Casual Hiking Pace: 1.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: .5 hours
    Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 3.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.4 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 3 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 2 hours

Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 3.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.4 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace: 3 hours
Fast Hiking Pace: 2 hours

Total elevation difference: 1162 feet


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 Trails Near Mount Francis Trail Forty Eight:
Sierra Prieta Crest Trail Nmber Two Hundred Sixty Four, Yavapai County , 4 miles away, 3 hiking miles, 608 feet elevation difference
Groom Creek Loop Trail, Yavapai County , 8 miles away, 7.7 hiking miles, 1353 feet elevation difference
Little Granite Mountain Trail Number Thiry Seven, Yavapai County , 9 miles away,  10.2 hiking miles, 1392 feet elevation difference
Granite Mountain Trail Number Two Hundred Sixty One, Yavapai County , 9 miles away, 3.2 hiking miles, 588 feet elevation difference
Yankee Doodle Trail, Yavapai County , 10 miles away, 2.9 hiking miles, 1246 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Mount Francis Trail Forty Eight:
Saint Agatha Campground, Yavapai County, 2 miles away
Indian Creek Campground, Yavapai County, 2 miles away
Camp Charles Pearlstein, Prescott, 3 miles away
Oak Park Motel and RV Park, Yarnell, 4 miles away
White Spar Campground, Yavapai County, 4 miles away
 National Parks Near Mount Francis Trail Forty Eight:
Montezuma Castle National Monument, Camp Verde - AZ , 48 miles away
Tuzigoot National Monument, Clarkdale - AZ , 48 miles away
 Hotels Near Mount Francis Trail Forty Eight:
Comfort Inn at Ponderosa Pines, Prescott , 5 miles away
Budget Host Sierra Inn, Prescott , 5 miles away
Hotel Vendome, Prescott , 6 miles away
Hotel St. Michael, Prescott , 6 miles away
Hassayampa Inn, Prescott , 6 miles away
 Lakes Near Mount Francis Trail Forty Eight
Prescott Reservoir, Yavapai County , 3 miles away

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