Patreon February-March Featured Hikes – Zone 3 (Southwest) & Zone 4 (Rocky Mountain States)

Zone 3

Southwest (Texas, New Mexico, Arizona)

 

Arizona

Cathedral Wash

2.9 miles out & back; 270ft. elevation gain; Moderately Strenuous

Canyon, historical interest, river; Canyon de Chelly National Monument

Cathedral Wash Trail Guide

 

White House Ruin

3.2 miles out & back; 537ft. elevation change; Moderate

Historical interest, canyon; Canyon de Chelly National Monument

White House Ruin Trail Guide

 

New Mexico

Vulcan Volcano Loop

 Views, volcano; Petroglyph National Monument

Vulcan Volcano Loop Trail Guide. Get the national park description here.

 

Tumacacori

Varies; Varies; Easy

Historical interest; Nogales

Tumacacori Information

Texas

Rock Garden Trail

5.0 miles out & back; 777ft. elevation gain; Moderate

Canyon, views, badlands; Palo Duro State Park

Rock Garden Trail Guide. Map here.

Penitentiary Hollow

1.2 miles out & back; 187ft. elevation gain; Moderate

Views, lake; Mineral Wells

Penitentiary Hollow Trail Guide

Zone 4

Rocky Mountain States (Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado)

Idaho

East Moscow Mountain

4.1 miles out & back; 941ft. elevation gain; Moderate

Views, mountains; Moscow

East Moscow Mountain Trail Guide

Montana

Blacktail Mountain

8.9 mile loop; 823ft. elevation gain; Moderate

Forest, views, mountains, x-country skiing; Flathead National Forest

Blacktail Mountain Trail Guide 

Wyoming

Road 264

8.4 miles out & back; 1,128ft. elevation gain; Strenuous

Forest, canyon, views, mountains, x-country skiing; Big Horn County

Forest Road 264 Route Guide

Colorado

Nymph, Dream, and Emerald Lakes

3.6 miles out & back; 615ft. elevation change; Moderate

Lake, mountains, views; Rocky Mountain National Park

Nymph, Dream, and Emerald Lakes Trail Guide