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Grand Enchantment Trail Segment 6 Alternative: Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness Bypass

In Aravaipa Canyon

Local route53 km · 33 miBest Nov–Mar

Next nearby hike: Grand Enchantment Trail Segment 5: Antelope Peak 4.6 mi · 7.4 kmExplore Aravaipa Canyon →

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Grand Enchantment Trail Segment 6 Alternative: Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness Bypass other trails nearby (tap a dot to open it)

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Best time to hike

Best months: Nov–Mar · highs 18–23 °C (64–73 °F)

  1. J18°4°37
  2. F20°6°38
  3. M23°8°33
  4. A28°12°12
  5. M33°18°8
  6. J38°23°6
  7. J38°26°52
  8. A36°25°64
  9. S34°21°37
  10. O29°15°25
  11. N23°9°24
  12. D18°4°38

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

Grand Enchantment Trail Segment 6 Alternative: Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness Bypass is a local hiking route in Arizona, United States of America, about 53 km (33 mi) in length. It lies about 9.1 km south of Dudleyville. 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
53 km · 33 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Valley
Aravaipa Canyon (GeoNames)
Nearest town
9.1 km S of Dudleyville (Pinal County, Arizona) · GeoNames
Part of
Grand Enchantment Trail (super) (local route)
Best months
Nov–Mar
Country
United States of America
Region
Arizona
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
From / to
South Camino Rio Road at Putnam Wash → Rug Road/Aravaipa Canyon Road
Route centre
32.7941, -110.5744
Route start
32.8377, -110.7193
OpenStreetMap
relation 18864844
Official info
simblissity.net/get/guide-seg06.shtml
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.

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