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| | With so many outdoors endeavors available in Arizona you'll never get bored. When you're here in Arizona backcountry trekking along one of its backpacking and hiking trails is a nice idea. There are so many perfect backpacking and hiking trails for backcountry trekking in Arizona; one of them being Sycamore Trail in Greenlee County. Keep in mind that this is a long backcountry hiking trail, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. This hike shouldn't take more than 9 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared |
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for that. With its 10 miles of walking distance; it's longer than many great outdoors hiking trails. Sycamore Trail is a one trailhead hiking trail, so you'll be backcountry hiking it in and back out. Sycamore Trail is in a rather wild area, and there's great natural prettiness
| | awaiting you here along it. Sycamore Trail is many miles long with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this hiking and backpacking trail wonderful for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. Every backpacking and hiking trail in Arizona has something unique to offer. Spending too much time indoors got you down? No problem, Sycamore Trail in Greenlee County, Arizona is a nice place for getting out. This area does get very dry sometimes, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. These backcountry trails | |
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here in the San Francisco Mountains are the best way to enjoy these summits. For the duration of the summertime months, highs commonly are in the 70's at Sycamore Trail, and throughout summer nights temperatures are in the 40's. Throughout the wintertime the highs are generally
in the 40's, and night lows at Sycamore Trail throughout the wintertime generally sink into the 10's. Not much precipitation falls here at Sycamore Trail; most of the rain falls through August; the driest month is May. This is just one of a large number of hiking and backpacking
trails in this neighborhood. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in site. The total elevation difference for this hiking trail is 2,256 feet, and that is about average. Sycamore Trail goes through some very different elevations which of course means
you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the great outdoors hiking trail.
Briefly about the general area:
It's a tremendous idea to take a look at Largo Creek, it's in close proximity to Sycamore Trail. There's so much to do here at Sycamore
Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Upper Blue Campground is a fine location for that. There are some fine whitewater spots on San Francisco River, and Apache National Forest is a great local forest.
All year is a fine time in the San Francisco Mountains if you like
the outdoors. Don't forget to take a good little tour to Bush Creek, and get yourself into a kayak and hit Blue River. Stay the night at Blue Crossing Campground, and you could always look at Whoa Canyon.
All the outdoors cool stuff near Sycamore Trail will keep you coming
back repeatedly. It's always great to pop by Cow Flat Spring, and Bonanza Bill Flat is right here at Sycamore Trail. Life's too short to enjoy all the enjoyable things in the San Francisco Mountains. Put some time aside to spend at Franz Spring if you're here at Sycamore Trail, and a trip to Cow Flat invigorates the spirit.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 33.6053, Longitude -109.1172
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 10 miles
Total climbing distance = 4.1 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
9 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
5.5 hours
Total elevation difference: 2256 feet
Best Western Sunrise Inn, Eagar
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35 miles away
Located in Arizona's scenic White Mountains, this Eagar, Arizona hotel prides itself on superior customer service and is close to Sunrise Ski Resort. Situated on Main Street in Eagar, the Best Weste...
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Americas Best Value Inn-Springerville, Springerville
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36 miles away
Nestled on the edge of the majestic Apache National Forest and the foothills of the picturesque White Mountains, Americas Best Value Inn is ideally situated. Proudly offering value and amenities such ...
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| These outdoors activities are available near Sycamore Trail. |
| | Trails Near Sycamore Trail:
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Little Blue Creek Forty-one Trail, Greenlee
County
, 4 miles away, 17.8 hiking miles, 1688 feet elevation difference |
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Foote Creek Seventy-six Trail, Greenlee
County
, 8 miles away, 9.5 hiking miles, 2865 feet elevation difference |
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Blue River One Hundred One Trail, Greenlee
County
, 11 miles away, 21.7 hiking miles, 3112 feet elevation difference |
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Steeple Mesa Seventy-Three Trail, Greenlee
County
, 12 miles away, 14.6 hiking miles, 2887 feet elevation difference |
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Stray Horse Canyon Trail Twenty, Greenlee
County
, 13 miles away, 13.6 hiking miles, 894 feet elevation difference |
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Raspberry Trail Thirty-five, Greenlee
County
, 13 miles away, 8.1 hiking miles, 3036 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Sycamore Trail:
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Blue River, Greenlee County
County
, 10 miles away, Class IV-V - 34 miles long (Blue Crossing to Forest Service Road 475) |
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San Francisco River, Catron County
County
, 18 miles away, Class II-III - 40 miles long (San Francisco to Pleasanton) |
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San Francisco River, Greenlee County
County
, 22 miles away, Class -blank- - 40 miles long (Alma to Clifton) |
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San Francisco River, Catron County
County
, 24 miles away, Class II - 40 miles long (Lower San Francisco Hot Springs to Clifton Arizona) |
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| | Hotels Near Sycamore Trail:
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Best Western Sunrise Inn, Eagar
, 35 miles away |
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Americas Best Value Inn-Springerville, Springerville
, 36 miles away |
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