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Lower Salt River Interpretive Trail

Local route3.5 km · 2.2 miBest Nov–Mar

Next nearby hike: Saguaro 2.6 mi · 4.2 kmExplore Tonto National Forest →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Nov–Mar · highs 18–24 °C (64–75 °F)

  1. J19°5°37
  2. F21°6°36
  3. M24°9°38
  4. A29°13°13
  5. M35°18°5
  6. J39°24°2
  7. J41°27°28
  8. A39°27°38
  9. S37°23°23
  10. O31°16°22
  11. N24°9°24
  12. D18°5°35

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.

Trail facts

Mapped length
3.5 km · 2.2 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
9.0 km SE of Fountain Hills (Maricopa County, Arizona) · GeoNames
Park or forest
Tonto National Forest
Best months
Nov–Mar
Country
United States of America
Region
Arizona
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Operator (OSM)
USDA Forest Service
Route centre
33.5391, -111.6645
Route start
33.5453, -111.6610
OpenStreetMap
relation 15082797
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

Saguaro

2.6 mi · 4.2 km · Tonto National Forest

Saddle

2.6 mi · 4.2 km · Tonto National Forest

Ridge

2.9 mi · 4.7 km · Tonto National Forest

Hawes

3.4 mi · 5.4 km · Tonto National Forest

Pass Mountain Trail

5.9 mi · 9.4 km · Arizona

Wind Cave

5.9 mi · 9.5 km · Tonto National Forest

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