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Elmerville Spur M Trail is a short spur in the Cornville area of Arizona. It runs about 1.33 miles and climbs at a grade of 5 to 8 percent, so there is some steady uphill. The tread is native material, so it is dirt and rock underfoot. It carries the number 115M and a trail class of 1. The route lies in the Red Rock Ranger District of the Coconino National Forest. A spur leads off a main route, so look at a map of the wider trail system before you set out. Bring a map you can read without a phone signal, and carry your own water.
Javalina Dispersed Camping Area is a patch of designated dispersed camping near Cornville, Arizona, run by the USFS and open to the public. Dispersed means what it says: no numbered pads, no water, no toilets, no trash service. You pitch on ground that is already bare and you carry out everything you carried in. The USFS page for the West Sedona designated dispersed camping area sets the rules that apply, including how many nights you may stay and whether a fire is allowed that week. Fire rules change through the year and can shut this ground at short notice, so read the current order the morning you leave.
Elmerville Spur E Trail runs about 0.64 miles through the red rock country around the Village of Oak Creek, Arizona. The grade is listed at 5-8%, so there is some climbing but nothing sustained for long. Walkers cross native material. It is signed as trail number 115E and rated trail class 1. The Red Rock Ranger District of the Coconino National Forest takes care of it. Check current conditions before you go, because weather, fire, or repair work can close a route. Carry water and tell someone where you plan to walk.
Lime Kiln Trail is the longest trail listed here at 15.24 miles, near Cornville, in the Red Rock Ranger District of Coconino National Forest. It is trail number 82. The typical grade is 5 to 8 percent, moderate, which is the only reason a distance like that is walkable in a day at all. It is class 2, on native material. The allowed uses are not posted, so ask before you ride. Fifteen miles in this country is a water, heat and daylight problem before it is a fitness one. Plan it with the district office rather than from a map alone.
Elmerville Spur K Trail is 2.5 miles near Village of Oak Creek, in the Red Rock Ranger District of Coconino National Forest, as trail number 115K. It is one of the longer lettered spurs off the route numbered 115. Expect native material and a typical grade of 5 to 8 percent. The trail class is 1, the least developed class, which at two and a half miles means real navigation rather than following signs. The permitted uses are not posted here. Take a map and tell someone your route.
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Javalina Dispersed Camping Area is a patch of designated dispersed camping near Cornville, Arizona, run by the USFS and open to the public. Dispersed means what it says: no numbered pads, no water, no toilets, no trash service. You pitch on ground that is already bare and you carry out everything you carried in. The USFS page for the West Sedona designated dispersed camping area sets the rules that apply, including how many nights you may stay and whether a fire is allowed that week. Fire rules change through the year and can shut this ground at short notice, so read the current order the morning you leave.
Coconino NF Photography (public-domain) Rockview Dispersed Camping Area is USFS ground near Cornville, Arizona, open to the public for dispersed camping. There are no marked sites, no water, no toilets and nobody to take your rubbish, so plan to be self contained and to leave the spot as you found it. Park on bare ground rather than making a new clearing. Stay limits and campfire rules are on the USFS page for the West Sedona designated dispersed camping area, and both change with the season. Fire restrictions can close ground like this quickly in a dry year, so check the current order before you drive out rather than after.
Surprise Dispersed Camping Area is a dispersed camping area near Cornville, Arizona, run by the USFS. Dispersed camping means no numbered sites, no water, no toilets and no trash pickup. You park on ground that is already bare, and you carry out everything you carry in. The area is open to the public and takes no reservation. Rules on how long you may stay and where a fire is allowed are on the USFS page for the West Sedona designated dispersed camping area. Fire restrictions change through the year and can close ground like this with little notice, so read the current order before you drive out. Bring all your own water.
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