Zone 3
Southwest (Texas, New Mexico, Arizona)
Arizona
Bulldog Canyon Saddle and Pass Mountain Trail
5.0 mile loop; 1,090ft. elevation gain; Strenuous
Desert flora; views; mountains; Apache Junction
Bulldog Canyon Saddle and Pass Mountain Trail Guide
Crystal Forest
0.9 mile lollipop loop; 99ft. elevation gain; Easy
Petrified wood; views; desert; Petrified Forest National Park
New Mexico
Birdhouse Loop
11.4 mile loop; 1,542ft. elevation gain; Moderately Strenuous
Views; forest; Albuquerque
Placitas Stripmine Loop
5.0 mile loop; 535ft. elevation gain; Moderately Strenuous
Forest; views; Placitas
Placitas Stripmine Loop Trail Guide
Texas
Missions San Jose to Mission Concepcion
6.7 miles out & back; 242ft. elevation gain; Easy
River; missions; history; San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
Mission San Jose to Mission Concepcion
Zone 4
Rocky Mountain States (Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado)
Idaho
Polecat Loop
6.8 mile lollipop loop; 822ft. elevation gain; Moderate
Views; meadows; mountains; Boise
Montana
Sourdough Canyon
3.8 miles out & back; 268ft. elevation gain; Easy
AKA Bozeman Creek Trail; Forest; creek; Bozeman
Wyoming
Aladdin Tipple
0.5 miles; 50ft. elevation gain; Easy
History; ghost town; Aladdin
Colorado
Monument Canyon and Wedding Canyon
7.2 mile lollipop loop with spur; 961ft. elevation gain; Moderately Strenuous
Rock formations; views; canyons; Colorado National Monument