Central Hiking

Bear Mountain Trail

Red Rock Ranger District, Coconino National Forest You won’t see any bears on the Bear Mountain Trail. Unlike some of the other great “bear” trails…
Central Hiking

Oak Trail

Tonto National Forest, Pine Unlike For What It’s Worth, the Buffalo Springfield hit that doesn’t include the song title in its lyrics, there’s an…
Eastern Hiking

Pole Knoll Trail

Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, Greer Most trails are named for canyons, creeks and mountaintops, and some are named for people. This one gets…
Eastern Hiking

Sixshooter Canyon Trail

Pinal Mountains, Tonto National Forest If you like trees, you’re going to love this trail. In the course of 6 miles and 3,000 feet, the progression…
Eastern Hiking

Pioneer Trail

Pinal Mountains, Tonto National Forest There's the proximity to the masses, of course, but more importantly, there's the solitude and the scenic…
Eastern Hiking

Los Burros Trail

White Mountains, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests ''Killer hike" is how you'd describe Los Burros if you were writing a postcard. Even the…
Southern Hiking

Old Baldy Trail

Mount Wrightson Wilderness, Santa Rita Mountains The first thing that'll come to mind when you catch your first glimpse of Mount Wrightson is, HOLY…
Southern Hiking

Echo Canyon Loop

Chiricahua National Monument Walking in circles is usually discouraged, but not when it comes to hikes. Loop hikes are great because they're…