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| | If you are in Arizona during trekking season you have to go trekking. Ok, you've been cooped up too long, time to get out in the outdoors a bit, and Towel Creek Trail in Yavapai County, Arizona is a wonderful location for getting out. There are numerous wilderness trails in Arizona, and each one is different from the others. This is a region covered with lots of hiking trails. This backcountry trek should take you about 2.5 days, so better have big backpack to fit all the stuff you need. The total elevation difference for this hiking trail is 1,807 feet, and |
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that is about average. High temperatures at Towel Creek Trail throughout the summer are in the 100's, and throughout the night it cools down to the 60's. During the wintertime the highs are regularly in the 50's, and night lows in the 20's for Towel Creek Trail. There are two trailheads
| | to chose from, one in each end, so backcountry hiking it one way is an option if you can arrange for a ride back. Different parts of Towel Creek Trail are at very different elevations which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts of the hiking trail. Rather far from Prescott you encounter Towel Creek Trail, but what a wonderful location for backcountry trekking it is. At Towel Creek Trail you don’t see much rain; the wettest month of the year is usually August, that's the one that rains the most, and May is when | |
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it's the driest. Hiking in Arizona is so much fun. Backpacking trails for backcountry backpacking, and backpacking can be found all over Arizona, and Towel Creek Trail in Yavapai County is one of them. With its 16.8 miles of walking distance; it's longer than many hiking trails.
This is a long wilderness hiking trail, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip. Towel Creek Trail is a backcountry trail of glorious length with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this hiking trail tremendous for hard core backpackers looking for adventure.
And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in location. This region does get very dry sometimes, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go.
Briefly about the general area:
What a site this is for outdoors folks.
Towel Creek Trail is in the vicinity of High Saddle which is undeniably worth visiting; you can run the rapids of Verde River. Zane Grey Recreational Vehicle Park is a great local campground, and a forest close by is The Cedars.
Don’t forget to go to Fossil Pocket while you're
here at Towel Creek Trail. Hackberry Basin is a nice spot here at Towel Creek Trail, and if you're looking for a magnificent journey, Montezuma Castle National Monument is quite near. If you're here at Towel Creek Trail, you could take a look at Brushy Prong; why not camp at Clear
Creek Campground while you're here at Towel Creek Trail.
Cimarron Creek flows through this area, and Towel Spring is a pleasant local attraction. Verde River is a tremendous whitewater spot close to Towel Creek Trail, and Hackberry Springs is a wonderful place to explore while you're at Towel Creek Trail.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 34.4146, Longitude -111.789
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 34.435, Longitude -111.6888
- - Directions and Road Map
Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 8.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 4.9 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
8.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4.5 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 8.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.2 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
6.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
3.5 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 16.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 7.1 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 days
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 16.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 7.1 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 days
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Total elevation difference: 1807 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 Towel Creek Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Towel Creek Trail, Yavapai County, Arizona
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| | Trails Near Towel Creek Trail:
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Towel Creek Trail Sixty Six - Sixty Seven Loop, Yavapai
County
, 3 miles away, 5.8 hiking miles, 2408 feet elevation difference |
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Cold Water Trail, Yavapai
County
, 7 miles away, 13 hiking miles, 3883 feet elevation difference |
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Ox Bow Trail Number One Hundred Sixty Three, Yavapai
County
, 9 miles away, 7.2 hiking miles, 3097 feet elevation difference |
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Buckhorn Trail, Yavapai
County
, 10 miles away, 3.7 hiking miles, 1912 feet elevation difference |
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Nelson Trail Number One Hundred Fifty Nine, Yavapai
County
, 11 miles away, 8.7 hiking miles, 1407 feet elevation difference |
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Pine Flat Trail, Yavapai
County
, 11 miles away, 4.1 hiking miles, 1227 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Towel Creek Trail:
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Verde River, Yavapai County
County
, 4 miles away, Class II-IV - 7 miles long (Beasley Flat to Gap Creek) |
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Verde River, Yavapai County
County
, 11 miles away, Class -blank- - 8 miles long (Camp Verde to Beasley Flat) |
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Verde River, Yavapai County
County
, 14 miles away, Class I-III - 25 miles long (Childs to Horseshoe Reservoir) |
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Wet Beaver Creek, Yavapai County
County
, 14 miles away, Class -blank- - 9 miles long (Beaver Ranger Station to Beaver Creek) |
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Beaver Creek, Yavapai County
County
, 14 miles away, Class -blank- - 9 miles long (Wet Beaver Creek to Verde River) |
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| | National Parks Near Towel Creek Trail:
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Montezuma Castle National Monument, Camp Verde - AZ
, 13 miles away |
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Tuzigoot National Monument, Clarkdale - AZ
, 13 miles away |
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Walnut Canyon National Monument, Flagstaff - AZ
, 47 miles away |
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| | Hotels Near Towel Creek Trail:
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Super 8 Camp Verde AZ, Camp Verde
, 15 miles away |
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Days Inn Camp Verde, Arizona, Camp Verde
, 16 miles away |
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Comfort Inn Camp Verde, Camp Verde
, 16 miles away |
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Lodge at Cliff Castle, Camp Verde
, 16 miles away |
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Las Posadas of Sedona, Sedona
, 21 miles away |
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