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| | Pretty far from Safford you come upon Round the Mountain Trail, but what a glorious site for backcountry backpacking it is. Every Arizona hiking trail has something unique to offer. In Arizona you never run out of outdoors fun. Round the Mountain Trail has two trailheads which means you have the option of backcountry trekking it one way if you have someone to pick you up at the other end. This hiking and backpacking 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. |
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This is a long hiking and backpacking trail, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. This is one of many backcountry hiking trails in the surrounding vicinity. This wilderness trail goes through some very different elevations which of course means you need to be prepared for
| | different conditions on different parts of the wilderness trail. Hitting the backpacking trails is always an amusing thing to do, and Round the Mountain Trail in Graham County, Arizona is a glorious choice. With its 12 miles of walking distance; it's considered a longer backcountry hike. The total elevation difference for Round the Mountain Trail is 2,610 feet which is a higher than average number. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in location. Now, this is roughly a 2-day walk, so make sure you've got all your overnight gear | |
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packed. The length of this backpacking and hiking trail is on the longer side having an average number of uphill miles which makes this a very tough backcountry hiking trail for advanced backcountry hikers looking for a good challenge. Summertime highs at Round the Mountain Trail
usually tend to be in the 90's. Once the sun is down it falls down to the 60's. The wintertime brings highs down to the 50's, and overnight lows in the 20's for Round the Mountain Trail. Going for a trek here in Arizona is a fine idea. There are hiking trails all over Arizona;
one of them being Round the Mountain Trail in Graham County. Around Round the Mountain Trail you don’t get a lot of rainfall; July is the month that gets the most rain, and the driest of the months is May.
Briefly about the general area:
The beauty of mother nature reveals
herself at Slick Rock Spring, and Adams Flat is a beautiful site any time of year.
A journey to Round the Mountain Trail wouldn't be complete without taking a look at Round the Mountain Spring. There's so much to do here at Round the Mountain Trail that you need to camp here
for a while, Noon Creek Campground is a delightful spot for that. Gibson Creek is one of the streams nearby that might be worth checking out, and if you came to camp Wet Canyon Campground is a magnificent location to do that. Crazy Horse Creek is in the neighborhood of Round the
Mountain Trail and is always a joy to explore, and S Canyon is close at hand, and is a delightful place.
Snow Flat is a tremendous site to check out; Chiricahua National Monument is a perfect place close by. So many exciting things to do at Round the Mountain Trail, so little
time. Here at Round the Mountain Trail you'll perhaps meet some people from Safford, and the trees of Safford Ranger District are a good source of shade on hot summer days.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 32.6686, Longitude -109.7969
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 32.7006, Longitude -109.7882
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 6 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.4 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
3 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 6 miles
Total climbing distance = 3.2 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
5.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
3 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 12 miles
Total climbing distance = 5.6 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
7 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 12 miles
Total climbing distance = 5.6 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
7 hours
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Total elevation difference: 2610 feet
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Outdoors Recreation Near Safford, Arizona
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| | Trails Near Round the Mountain Trail:
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Noon Creek Trail, Graham
County
, 2 miles away, 4.3 hiking miles, 2117 feet elevation difference |
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Lady Bug Trail Three Hundred Twenty Nine, Graham
County
, 3 miles away, 8.6 hiking miles, 4205 feet elevation difference |
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Bear Canyon Two hundred ninety-nine Trail, Graham
County
, 5 miles away, 4.6 hiking miles, 3955 feet elevation difference |
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Dutch Henry Two hundred ninety seven Trail, Graham
County
, 5 miles away, 10.4 hiking miles, 4835 feet elevation difference |
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Ash Creek Trail Three Hundred Seven, Graham
County
, 6 miles away, 7.4 hiking miles, 5955 feet elevation difference |
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Grant Creek Three hundred five Trail, Graham
County
, 8 miles away, 10 hiking miles, 4569 feet elevation difference |
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Shingle Mill Mesa Thirty Five Trail, Graham
County
, 8 miles away, 19.2 hiking miles, 3225 feet elevation difference |
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| | Hotels Near Round the Mountain Trail:
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Comfort Inn & Suites Thatcher, Thatcher
, 10 miles away |
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SpringHill Suites Thatcher, Thatcher
, 10 miles away |
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Super 8 Safford, Safford
, 10 miles away |
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Best Western Desert Inn, Safford
, 10 miles away |
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Quality Inn & Suites, Safford
, 11 miles away |
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