Friendly Fair Trail
- 2.2 mi
- loop
- 131 ft
- climb
- Loop
- route
- Nov–Mar
- best months
Friendly Fair Trail is a short, easy mountain biking loop in SARA Park on county land in Arizona, about 2.2 miles long. The trail starts at roughly 911 feet and climbs to about 976 feet before descending to 885 feet, with a total elevation gain of 131 feet and a total loss of 238 feet. The steepest stretch comes early, around 0.23 miles in, with a grade of about 5%. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Lake Havasu City show March highs around 78°F and November highs around 75°F, while July and August average in the upper 100s. Several other trails sit close by. Watershed Loop is about 0.2 miles away, Trash Can about 0.3 miles, and Sonny's Trail is a hike about 0.6 miles off. Pilot Rock Trail is about 1.5 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Arizona State Parks & Trails6 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Watershed LoopMountain biking0.2 mi
- Trash CanMountain biking0.3 mi
- Multiple Offers WREMountain biking0.5 mi
- Sonny's TrailHiking0.6 mi
- Watershed Loop - Crack Trail (Yellow)Mountain biking0.7 mi
- Naked Man TrailHiking0.9 mi
4455AaHikingPhoto: Patriot1423, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.2 mi- Pilot Rock TrailHiking1.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Friendly Fair TrailMountain biking · Next doorPhoto: Patriot1423, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Friendly Fair TrailMountain biking · Next door
- Watershed LoopMountain biking · Next door
Multiple Offers WREMountain biking · ~1 min drivePhoto: Patriot1423, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Pilot Rock TrailMountain biking · ~3 min drive
- Trash CanMountain biking · Next door
Naked Man TrailMountain biking · ~2 min drivePhoto: mypubliclands, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)- SocialMountain biking · ~4 min drive
- Trash CanMountain biking · Next door
Ghost BikesMountain biking · ~3 min drivePhoto: mypubliclands, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
Also worth it near here
4455AaHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: Patriot1423, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Lake HavasuRock climbing · ~5 min drivePhoto: wshilling101, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Lake Havasu State ParkCamping · ~11 min drivePhoto: EduardMarmet — CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Copper Basin ReservoirLake fishing · ~19 min drive
Best time to visit Friendly Fair Trail
Best months: November–March. 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
65° / 43°
3 wet
Feb
70° / 46°
2 wet
Mar
78° / 51°
2 wet
Apr
86° / 58°
1 wet
May
95° / 67°
0 wet
Jun
105° / 76°
0 wet
Jul
109° / 83°
1 wet
Aug
108° / 82°
2 wet
Sep
102° / 75°
2 wet
Oct
89° / 62°
1 wet
Nov
75° / 50°
1 wet
Dec
64° / 42°
2 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lake Havasu City, AZ, 6.7 mi away at 449 ft. The station sits about 500 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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