Forest Lakes Trails Cross Country Skiing

The 5th most popular XC Ski in Arizona.

Friday 1 July 2016 03:28 GMT

West of Heber and east of Payson, the Forest Lakes Ski Trail System consists of 13 miles of loops above the Mogollon Rim. The cross country ski trailhead is in Forest Lakes between Payson and Heber on SR260 and is marked.

Overall, Forest Lakes Trails is the 5th most popular cross country ski area of all 11 Nordic ski destinations in Arizona.

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Local Contact(s): ASNF (928) 333-4301; Arizona Tourism (866) 275-5816.

Recommended Book: "Basic Cross-Country Skiing" from J Scott McGee

Best Season: Jan. - Feb.

Average Difficulty: Easy

Base Camp: NFS Forest Lakes CG; NFS Canyon Point CG

Luxury Loding: Merritt Lodge, Payson (800) 414-9880

Reference Source: click here http://www.fs.usda.gov/asnf/

GPS: 34.3293, -110.7845

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