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Great Western Trail

Trail29 km · 18 miBest Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct

Next nearby hike: Spring Valley Mtn. Bike 5.8 mi · 9.4 kmExplore Kaibab National Forest →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct · highs 15–26 °C (59–79 °F)

  1. J5°-5°50
  2. F6°-5°52
  3. M10°-2°49
  4. A15°1°29
  5. M20°6°16
  6. J26°11°10
  7. J27°14°61
  8. A25°13°74
  9. S23°10°46
  10. O17°5°36
  11. N10°-1°38
  12. D5°-5°47

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 29 km (18 mi) long, Great Western Trail is a trail in Kaibab National Forest, Arizona, United States of America. It lies about 11 km northwest of Parks. It is designated a <Null>.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length
29 km · 18 mi (agency length field)
Source
USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by
US Forest Service
Data from
U.S. Forest Service
Designation
<Null>
Nearest town
11 km NW of Parks (Coconino County, Arizona) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Kaibab National Forest
Best months
Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct
Country
United States of America
Region
Arizona
Continent
North America
Route centre
35.3106, -112.0569
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

Spring Valley Mtn. Bike

5.8 mi · 9.4 km · Kaibab National Forest

Beale Wagon Road Historic Trail #61

6 mi · 10 km · Kaibab National Forest

Davenport Hill

7 mi · 11 km · Kaibab National Forest

Dogtown Lake

8 mi · 13 km · Kaibab National Forest

Bill Williams

11 mi · 18 km · Kaibab National Forest

Benham

11 mi · 18 km · Kaibab National Forest

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