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Lower Raptor, Upper Raptor, Rust Bucket and Bones Loop route map
Difficulty: ExpertLoop

Lower Raptor, Upper Raptor, Rust Bucket and Bones Loop

Clarkdale, Arizona

13.9 mi

Distance

1,686 ft

Elev. Gain

5h 13m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Lower Raptor, Upper Raptor, Rust Bucket and Bones Loop unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

Arizona State Parks & Trails manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,042 ft
Max:1,309 ft
Gain:514 ft
Loss:514 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,042 ft and 1,309 ft across 13.9 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,042 ft1,131 ft1,220 ft1,309 ft0.0 mi3.5 mi7.0 mi10.5 mi13.9 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,043 ft
High point8.9 mi1,309 ft
End13.9 mi1,043 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

Managed by Arizona State Parks & Trails

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Cottonwood, AZ · in or next to town
County:
Yavapai County, AZ
Jurisdiction:
Verde River Greenway State Natural Area · Arizona State Parks & Trails

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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