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Black Canyon National Recreation Trail

In Biscuit Flat

National route157 km · 98 miBest Nov–Mar

Next nearby hike: Skull Mesa 17 mi · 27 kmExplore Biscuit Flat →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Nov–Mar · highs 17–23 °C (63–73 °F)

  1. J18°6°35
  2. F20°7°35
  3. M23°9°31
  4. A28°13°11
  5. M34°19°4
  6. J39°23°2
  7. J40°27°24
  8. A39°27°36
  9. S36°23°21
  10. O30°16°20
  11. N23°10°21
  12. D17°6°32

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

About 157 km (98 mi) long, Black Canyon National Recreation Trail is a national hiking route in Arizona, United States of America. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Nov–Mar.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
157 km · 98 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Plain
Biscuit Flat (GeoNames)
Best months
Nov–Mar
Country
United States of America
Region
Arizona
Continent
North America
Route type
National route
Operator (OSM)
Bureau of Land Management
Route centre
34.1584, -112.1326
Route start
33.8002, -112.1701
OpenStreetMap
relation 15569997
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Skull Mesa

17 mi · 27 km · Tonto National Forest

Cottonwood Creek

18 mi · 29 km · Tonto National Forest

Cave Creek

19 mi · 30 km · Tonto National Forest

Quien Sabe

19 mi · 31 km · Tonto National Forest

Stateline

19 mi · 31 km · Tonto National Forest

Skunk Tank

20 mi · 32 km · Tonto National Forest

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