Arizona hiking trails - Red Hills Trail, Maricopa County

   
  Arizona is an outstanding outdoors state. Alright, enough of spending all this time inside a building, time to get out, and Red Hills Trail in Maricopa County, Arizona is just the place. Red Hills Trail is positioned a relatively long trip from Payson, but there's nice natural beauty waiting here for you along it. This hiking trail sometimes gets very dry, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. There are so many backpacking and hiking trails in this neighborhood. Throughout the
    summer at Red Hills Trail highs are usually in the 100's while nighttime lows are ordinarily in the 70's. High temperatures during the wintertime are normally in the 60's while the cold winter nights at Red Hills Trail are in the 30's. At Red Hills Trail you don’t see much rain;
through the month of March you get the most rain around here, and May is when it's the driest. There is only one trailhead, so in and out is the way to backcountry walk it normally. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in spot. You should count on this trek taking about 9 hours, but of course some folks walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. Every single Arizona great outdoors hiking trail has its own unique prettiness. Here in Arizona backcountry trekking is a brilliant way to spend some time. You spend the whole trek  
in roughly the same elevation zone, so you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your trek. This is a long hiking trail, so don't forget to pack enough supplies. Red Hills Trail is 9.6 miles long; it's a long hiking trail. There are great outdoors hiking trails all over Arizona, and Red Hills Trail in Maricopa County is one of them. The total elevation difference for this backcountry hiking trail is 502 feet, and that is lower than average. Red Hills Trail is a trail of tremendous length having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a splendid backpacking and hiking trail for experienced backcountry hikers in nice shape.

Briefly about the general area:
A perfect place for whitewater paddling in close proximity to Red Hills Trail is Salt River, and why not camp at Carney Springs Campground since you're here at Red Hills Trail.
This is such a fun river. La Barge Creek is a nice local stream, and a good place like Garden Valley here at Red Hills Trail is too great to miss. Put some time aside to spend at White Rock Spring if you're here at Red Hills Trail; camping at Red Hills Trail is delightful fun, Peralta Canyon Campground is a delightful local campground. Second Water Spring is a splendid local attraction; Needle Canyon is a good site to explore.
And that's not all you can do here at Red Hills Trail. Looking for some flowing water? Try Mesquite Creek, and Marsh Valley is right here at Red Hills Trail.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 33.4661, Longitude -111.4286
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Total in and out hiking length = 9.6 miles

Total climbing distance = 4.5 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 9 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 6 hours

Total elevation difference: 502 feet


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 Trails Near Red Hills Trail:
Boulder Trail, Maricopa County , 1 miles away,  13.6 hiking miles, 659 feet elevation difference
Black Mesa Trail, Maricopa County , 2 miles away,  8.2 hiking miles, 657 feet elevation difference
Needle Trail, Pinal County , 2 miles away,  9 hiking miles, 1203 feet elevation difference
West Boulder Trail, Pinal County , 3 miles away, 7.2 hiking miles, 1623 feet elevation difference
Second Water Trail, Maricopa County , 3 miles away,  6 hiking miles, 534 feet elevation difference
Peralta Trail, Pinal County , 3 miles away,  11.2 hiking miles, 1340 feet elevation difference
Cave Trail, Pinal County , 4 miles away,  4.4 hiking miles, 1711 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Red Hills Trail:
Carney Springs Campground, Pinal County, 5 miles away
Peralta Canyon Campground, Pinal County, 5 miles away
Lost Dutchman State Park, Apache Junction, 7 miles away
Gold Canyon RV And Golf Resort, Apache Junction, 9 miles away
Canyon Lake Marina And Campground, Apache Junction, 10 miles away
 Whitewater Near Red Hills Trail:
Salt River, Gila County County , 17 miles away, Class -blank- - 12 miles long (Stewart Mountain Dam to Granite Reef Dam)
 National Parks Near Red Hills Trail:
Tonto National Monument, Roosevelt - AZ , 28 miles away
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, Coolidge - AZ , 31 miles away
Hohokam Pima National Monument, Coolidge - AZ , 31 miles away
 Hotels Near Red Hills Trail:
Kings Ranch Gold Canyon's Rnch., Apache Junction , 7 miles away
Gold Canyon Golf Resort, Gold Canyon , 8 miles away
Best Western Gold Canyon Inn & Suites, Gold Canyon , 9 miles away
Palm Springs Motel, Apache Junction , 12 miles away
Apache Junction Super 8 Motel, Apache Junction , 12 miles away

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