Pleasant Valley
- 13.0 mi
- round trip
- 2,411 ft
- climb
- 5,830 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–May, Sep–Oct
- best months
Clear at last check
Weather is good · OpenWeather · checked 22 h ago
Pleasant Valley is a 13-mile out-and-back hike on Bureau of Land Management land in Arizona's Safford Field Office. The route climbs from about 3,600 feet to just under 5,800 feet, with a total elevation gain of 2,411 feet. It is rated hard. The trail is natural-surfaced and allows both horses and bikes. It is not an accessible route. Parking is at the Limestone Trailhead, listed as #84, and the trail is open year-round. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from the nearby Glenwood, NM weather station put April highs around 74°F and October highs around 76°F, while July and August average highs of 91°F with about 10 wet days a month. Hickey Springs is half a mile away, and the Kiko Trail is about 2.8 miles off. Owl Creek Campground and the Gila River Boat Put-In are both within 8 miles.
- Hickey SpringsHiking0.5 mi
Kiko TrailHikingPhoto: chief_huddleston, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)2.8 mi- SILVER TRAILHiking5.1 mi
- WoodsHiking5.4 mi
- BrushyHiking6.3 mi
- Owl Creek CampgroundCamping7.7 mi
- Gila River Boat Put-InRiver fishing7.8 mi
- Granville CgCamping9.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Kiko TrailHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: chief_huddleston, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Black JackHiking · ~21 min drivePhoto: ossguy, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Blackjack Spur Trail (568A)Hiking · ~22 min drivePhoto: ossguy, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Spur Cross Trail 8Hiking · ~17 min drive
- BrushyHiking · ~11 min drive
- Hickey SpringsHiking · Next door
- SILVER TRAILHiking · ~9 min drive
- SardineHiking · ~14 min drive
- WoodsHiking · ~9 min drive
- Santa Cruz TrailHiking · ~13 min drive
Best time to visit Pleasant Valley
Best months: April–May and September–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
57° / 23°
4 wet
Feb
61° / 26°
4 wet
Mar
67° / 30°
4 wet
Apr
74° / 34°
2 wet
May
82° / 41°
2 wet
Jun
91° / 50°
3 wet
Jul
91° / 58°
10 wet
Aug
89° / 57°
10 wet
Sep
85° / 50°
6 wet
Oct
76° / 39°
3 wet
Nov
65° / 29°
3 wet
Dec
57° / 23°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Glenwood, NM, 29.2 mi away at 4,725 ft. The station sits about 1,100 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
