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| | Arizona is a wonderful place for outdoors folks. There are so many magnificent hiking trails for backcountry backpacking in Arizona, and Whiskey Spring Trail is one of them, and it's in Pinal County. When you're here in Arizona backcountry backpacking along one of its hiking trails never gets boring. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. The length of this hiking trail is on the longer side having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a good wilderness trail for experienced walkers in great shape. This is |
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one of many wilderness trails in the surrounding region. This great outdoors hiking trail sometimes gets very dry, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. This walk should take you about 1.5 days, so better
| | have big backpack to fit all the stuff you need. The trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time, so you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your backcountry walk. Every hiking trail in Arizona is different from the others. The total elevation difference for this great outdoors hiking trail is 1,127 feet which is an average number. Throughout the warmest time of the year at Whiskey Spring Trail temperatures are commonly in the 100's. Summer overnight lows plunge down to the 70's. Highs during the winter are frequently | |
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in the 60's; winter nights come with lows in the 30's to Whiskey Spring Trail. With its 10.8 miles of walking distance; it's considered a longer backcountry walk. Whiskey Spring Trail is situated a rather long tour from Payson, but you always have a great time when you're backcountry
hiking along it. Whiskey Spring Trail has only one trailhead, so in and out is the way to trek it normally. Around Whiskey Spring Trail you don’t get a lot of precipitation; through the month of August you get the most rain around here, and June is the month with the least moisture.
Gotta get out of the town man, and Whiskey Spring Trail in Pinal County, Arizona is just what you need. Keep in mind that this is a long great outdoors hiking trail, so do pack enough food to last the whole trip.
Briefly about the general area:
Just can't get enough
of Whiskey Spring Trail. Salt River is a pleasant whitewater spot close to Whiskey Spring Trail. It's always good to stop at Whiskey Spring, and a journey to Horse Camp Basin revives the spirit.
Whiskey Spring Trail is in the vicinity of Whiskey Spring Canyon which is positively
worth going to, and Trap Canyon Spring is a great local attraction. If you came to camp Carney Springs Campground is a magnificent site to do that; Coffee Flat is a delightful spot. Milk Ranch Creek is a pretty stream that is worth going to. There's so much to do here at Whiskey Spring Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Peralta Canyon Campground is a delightful site for that.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 33.398, Longitude -111.3474
- - Directions and Road Map
Total in and out hiking length = 10.8 miles
Total climbing distance = 4.8 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
1.5 days
Fast Hiking Pace:
6.5 hours
Total elevation difference: 1127 feet
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10 miles away
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11 miles away
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Outdoors Recreation Near Payson, Arizona
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Payson, Arizona, the metro area neareast to Whiskey Spring Trail. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Whiskey Spring Trail, Pinal County, Arizona
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| These outdoors activities are available near Whiskey Spring Trail. |
| | Trails Near Whiskey Spring Trail:
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Coffee Flat Trail, Pinal
County
, 1 miles away, 18.2 hiking miles, 930 feet elevation difference |
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Dutchmans Trail, Pinal
County
, 2 miles away, 15 hiking miles, 1029 feet elevation difference |
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Red Tanks Trail, Pinal
County
, 3 miles away, 24.4 hiking miles, 1305 feet elevation difference |
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Cave Trail, Pinal
County
, 3 miles away, 4.4 hiking miles, 1711 feet elevation difference |
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Peters Trail, Maricopa
County
, 3 miles away, 13 hiking miles, 1423 feet elevation difference |
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Peralta Trail, Pinal
County
, 4 miles away, 11.2 hiking miles, 1340 feet elevation difference |
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Needle Trail, Pinal
County
, 4 miles away, 9 hiking miles, 1203 feet elevation difference |
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| | Whitewater Near Whiskey Spring Trail:
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Salt River, Gila County
County
, 22 miles away, Class -blank- - 12 miles long (Stewart Mountain Dam to Granite Reef Dam) |
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Gila River, Pinal County
County
, 23 miles away, Class -blank- - 15 miles long (Kelvin to Ashurst-Hayden Dam) |
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| | National Parks Near Whiskey Spring Trail:
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Tonto National Monument, Roosevelt - AZ
, 25 miles away |
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Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, Coolidge - AZ
, 29 miles away |
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Hohokam Pima National Monument, Coolidge - AZ
, 29 miles away |
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| | Hotels Near Whiskey Spring Trail:
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Gold Canyon Golf Resort, Gold Canyon
, 10 miles away |
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Best Western Gold Canyon Inn & Suites, Gold Canyon
, 11 miles away |
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Apache Junction Super 8 Motel, Apache Junction
, 16 miles away |
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Best Western Apache Junction Inn, Apache Junction
, 17 miles away |
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Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites FLORENCE, Florence
, 25 miles away |
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16 miles away
