Arizona hiking trails - West Holcomb Trail, Mogollon Rim Mountains, Navajo County

   
  Here in Arizona backcountry trekking never gets boring. If you are in Arizona during hiking season you have to go hiking. West Holcomb Trail is situated a quite long drive from Payson, but you always have an excellent time when you're backcountry hiking along it. You spend the whole trek in roughly the same elevation zone which means the conditions are about the same from start to finish. There are not too many hiking trails in this vicinity. Backcountry trails like this one here in the Mogollon Rim Mountains are a very splendid way to see these highlands.
    At parts of the year this area sees very little rain, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. This wilderness trail has a total elevation difference of 347 feet which is a lower than average number. This is not a very long hiking trail but it's
always good to bring some emergency supplies, you never know what could happen. All through the warm days of summer at West Holcomb Trail temperatures are regularly in the 80's. During the moonlight hours it's frequently in the 50's. During the wintertime highs are frequently in the 40's; after the sun is down during the wintertime temperatures at West Holcomb Trail plunge into the 10's. West Holcomb Trail has only one trailhead, so you're looking at an in and out backcountry hike. This wilderness hiking trail is a very short wilderness hiking trail with  
an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a glorious hiking trail for the average person looking for a glorious adventure. With its 3.8 miles of walking distance it's a short trail. Every single Arizona hiking and backpacking trail is striking in its own way. Finally, backcountry hiking time is here again, and West Holcomb Trail in Navajo County, Arizona is an excellent place for getting out. There are many good hiking and backpacking trails in Arizona, and West Holcomb Trail in Navajo County is one of them. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. West Holcomb Trail gets very little precipitation; the wettest month of the year is mostly July, that's the one that rains the most, and June is when it's the driest. This backcountry trek shouldn't take more than 3.5 hours, but of course some folks walk a bit slower and some a bit faster.

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And if that's not sufficient there's heaps more cool things to do in the Mogollon Rim Mountains. There's so much to do here at West Holcomb Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Gentry Campground is a great spot for that. West Holcomb Trail is good enough to spend more than a day at, Wildhorse Lake Campground is a good local campground, and swing by Middle Fork Bull Flat Canyon it's a magnificent site to take a look at.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 34.295, Longitude -110.6944
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Total in and out hiking length = 3.8 miles

Total climbing distance = 1.5 miles

Difficulty : Medium

Casual Hiking Pace: 3.5 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 2 hours

Total elevation difference: 347 feet


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 Trails Near West Holcomb Trail:
Foot Canyon Trail, Navajo County , 13 miles away,  3.6 hiking miles, 140 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near West Holcomb Trail:
Gentry Campground, Navajo County, 1 miles away
Wildhorse Lake Campground, Navajo County, 2 miles away
Blue Lake Campground, Navajo County, 3 miles away
Canyon Creek Campground, Gila County, 7 miles away
Rimtop Travel Trailer Park, Forest Lakes, 8 miles away
 National Parks Near West Holcomb Trail:
Tonto National Monument, Roosevelt - AZ , 43 miles away
Petrified Forest National Park, Petrified Forest National Park - AZ , 64 miles away
 Hotels Near West Holcomb Trail:
Best Western Sawmill Inn, Heber , 11 miles away
Carefree Resort and Villas, Carefree , 34 miles away
Americas Best Value Inn Globe/Miami, Miami , 35 miles away
Kohls Ranch Lodge, Payson , 36 miles away
Travelodge Globe AZ, Globe , 41 miles away
 Lakes Near West Holcomb Trail
Black Canyon Lake, Navajo County , 2 miles away
Hidden Lake, Navajo County , 3 miles away

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