Zone 3
Southwest (Texas, New Mexico, Arizona)
Arizona
Skunk Tank – Cave Creek Loop
10.5 mile lollipop loop; 1,661ft. elevation gain; Moderately Strenuous
Views, cacti, stream, solitude, Phoenix
Skunk Tank-Cave Creek Loop Trail Guide
Safford Peak
3.4 miles out & back; 1,490ft. elevation gain; Strenuous
Cacti, views, scrambling, route-finding, Saguaro National Park
New Mexico
Embudo Canyon
10.9 miles out & back; 3,280ft. elevation gain, Strenuous
Views, forest, rocks, Albuquerque
Abo Ruins
0.8 mile loop; 28ft. elevation gain; Easy
Historic ruins, pueblo, Salinas Pueblo Missions
Texas
Haynes Ridge-Fern Cave Loop
6.8 mile lollipop loop; 764ft. elevation gain; Strenuous
Views, canyon, cave, spring, wildlife, Caprock Canyons State Park
Haynes Ridge-Fern Cave Trail Guide
Brushy Creek Regional Trail
14.4 miles out & back; 413ft. elevation gain; Easy
Lake, stream, views, accessible, Austin
Brushy Creek Regional Trail Guide
Zone 4
Rocky Mountain States (Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado)
Idaho
Tyndall Creek
11.2 miles out & back; 1,602ft. elevation gain; Moderate
Stream, forest, meadows, Boise National Forest
Montana
Devils Glen-Dearborn 206
6.1 miles out & back; 659ft. elevation gain; Easy
Views, meadow, forest, stream, Lewis & Clark National Forest
Devils Glen-Dearborn 206 Trail Guide
Wyoming
Red Grade Trail System Loop
1.8 mile double loop; 255ft. elevation gain; Moderate
Meadows, forest, Sheridan
Colorado
Matthews/Winters Red Rocks Loop
6.9 mile loop; 1,189ft. elevation gain; Moderately Strenuous
Views, rocks, Morrison