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Great Western Trail

On Red Knoll

Trail20 km · 13 miBest Apr–May, Sep–Oct

Next nearby hike: Sunflower Flat Mtn. Bike 4.5 mi · 7.2 kmExplore Red Knoll →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–May, Sep–Oct · highs 16–25 °C (61–77 °F)

  1. J7°-4°56
  2. F9°-4°63
  3. M12°-2°60
  4. A16°2°34
  5. M22°7°16
  6. J28°12°10
  7. J29°15°62
  8. A27°14°76
  9. S25°11°49
  10. O19°5°41
  11. N12°0°44
  12. D7°-4°56

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

Great Western Trail is a trail of about 20 km (13 mi) in Kaibab National Forest, Arizona, United States of America. It is on Red Knoll. It lies about 25 km southwest of Parks.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
20 km · 13 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Designation
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Mountain
Red Knoll (mountain, 2,173 m; GeoNames)
Nearest town
25 km SW of Parks (Coconino County, Arizona) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Kaibab National Forest
Best months
Apr–May, Sep–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
Arizona
Continent
North America
Route centre
35.0723, -112.0462
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 centre

Sunflower Flat Mtn. Bike

4.5 mi · 7.2 km · Kaibab National Forest

Government Canyon

5.7 mi · 9.3 km · Kaibab National Forest

Sycamore Rim

5.9 mi · 9.5 km · Kaibab National Forest

Deadman Pocket

6.1 mi · 9.7 km · Prescott National Forest

Sycamore Basin #63

6.1 mi · 9.8 km · Prescott National Forest

Kelsey Spring #3

6.2 mi · 9.9 km · Coconino National Forest

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