Arizona Daily Sun (April 24, 2018) by Jack Welch In this time of rare good news what follows is an inspiring tale about the Arizona Trail, lost equipment, and a remarkable hummingbird. Recently my friend Ellen Wade was involved in a hike to Fisher Point, and after she completed the adventure she realized expensive binoculars gifted her by husband Bill […]

Outside Online (April 18, 2018) by Aaron Gulley Despite sizzling conditions, with temperatures in the high 80s, this year saw a slew of fast times at the 760-mile Arizona Trail Race and the shorter AZT300, with new records at both events set on the trail that traverses Arizona from the Mexico to Utah borders. Read the entire article here.

Trail Groove Magazine (Issue 36 – 2017) Part 1: Sky Island Tour –  Drew Smith hiked the Arizona Trail in 2017 and said it was, “The sort of hike that anyone might want to do again.” Read the article by Drew Smith here.

The Arizona Trail and local craft beer was recently featured in the popular food and culture magazine Bouillon! published monthly in the Netherlands. You can see the original article from Eline van Nes here, complete with outstanding photographs. If your Dutch is a tad rusty, click here for the English translation of the article. More photos from Eline’s journey across Arizona in […]

Arizona Republic (March 9, 2018) Kearny is a proud Arizona Trail Gateway Community that provides respite for long-distance hikers in need of a hot shower, a cold drink and a good meal while taking a “zero day” (rest day without hiking) from the 800-mile trek. Read the article by Mare Czinar here.

American Hiker (Volume 1, 2018) Impacts to Vermilion Cliffs National Monument could be detrimental to the Arizona National Scenic Trail. Read the article on pages 6 and 7 here. and use the password AHSmember

YourValley.net Sun City resident Art Huseonica began Feb. 26 an attempt to hike the 800-mile Arizona National Scenic Trail. Read the article here.

Tucson News Now TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) – A Maryland man plans to hike the Arizona Trail to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Association. Blake Gardner arrived in Tucson on Tuesday, Feb. 27, and traveled to the US-Mexico border early Thursday morning, 3/1, to start the long trek. The trail is 800 miles long and runs from the border […]

Aztec Press Online Tucson is home to some amazing hiking trails. Head out in almost any direction, and you can find a meandering path through the desert or a strenuous journey that is more rock climbing than hiking. Because there are so many choices in Tucson, it might be hard to choose which trail to head down. Here is a […]

The February 2018 issue of The Desert Leaf features an article on the fastest known hikers on the Arizona Trail. Read the full article here.

American Hiker Magazine The Arizona Trail Association is a nonprofit organization that builds, maintains, promotes, protects and sustains the Arizona National Scenic Trail as a unique encounter with the land. Having recently celebrated their 20th anniversary, the ATA has a proud history of working with land managers, trail crews, outdoor clubs and volunteers to build the Arizona Trail. [To read […]

Backpacker Magazine M. John Fayhee March, 2018 It did not take long for word to spread in the small, isolated town in New Mexico that I call home. Whether quaffing a Belgian ale in a brewpub, or sipping a fair-trade latte in the java emporium, or inspecting organic cabbages in the food co-op, members of my dirt-worshipping social circle would […]

VisitArizona.com Roger Naylor Arizona is a big state – the sixth largest in the nation – and one way to get a sense of that expanse is to walk the length of it. The Arizona National Scenic Trail is a lanky route traversing the entire state, stretching from Mexico to Utah. [To read the rest of this article, click here.]

WENY News Kevin Boughton The super moon Monday night cast a silver spot light for a one-of-a-kind New Year’s Day party in the Arizona desert. Mountain bicyclists gathered at the Gabe Zimmerman Davidson trailhead, east of Vail, to celebrate the new year with a night ride along the Arizona trail, with only the moon to light their way. “It’s New […]

Arizona Highways There are many ways to hike what’s commonly known as the Arizona Trail, which runs for about 800 miles from the Utah state line to the U.S.-Mexico border. Some hikers tackle each of the trail’s 43 segments individually, often taking several years to cover the entire distance. [To read the rest of this article, click here.]

American Trails Advanced trail training classes like Sustainable Trail Construction with Mechanized Equipment are for individuals looking for specific technical skills. Additional training topics will be added as the TRAILS program develops, and training programs can be created to meet the specific needs of land management agencies and trail organizations. To read the rest of this article, click here.]

Phoenix Magazine Tucson hiker Sirena Dufault is passionate about promoting the outdoors as a place for everyone and making it accessible to people of varied skill levels. As founder of Trails Inspire, a consulting business that fosters the connection between trails with communities, Dufault puts her knowledge and experience to work promoting trail use and tourism through her writing, photography […]

azcentral.com Mare Czinar Paul Paonessa, the project manager for Volunteers for Outdoor Arizona, has a name for the pre-rehabilitated condition of the Highline Trail #31: SOLPOST. The sobriquet, which was coined by Woody Keen, former director of the Professional Trail Builders Association, is an acronym for “Scar on the Land Piece of S–t Trail.” [To read the rest of this […]

The Daily Courier Ted Johnson Our borderlands offer some of the best hiking anywhere with rugged canyons and challenging peaks. Miller Peak falls into the latter category. It rises to over 9,000 feet from a trailhead elevation of nearly 6,000 feet. My first attempt at the summit was in the spring of 1968. [To read the rest of this article, […]

SGB Media Granite Gear’s Grounds Keepers program has come to an end in its inaugural year, resulting in 17 hikers removing a total of 1,117.8 pounds of trash from the Pacific Crest Trail, Appalachian Trail, Pacific Northwest Trail, Arizona Trail, Colorado Trail, Florida Scenic Trail and Superior Hiking Trail. [To read the rest of this article, click here.]

azcentral.com Roger Naylor This year, Oracle State Park came all the way back from the dead. No other park suffered like Oracle did during the bloodletting of the economic downturn. After the legislature swept $8.6 million from the Arizona State Parks budget during a special session in December 2009, 13 parks were slated for closure. [To read the rest of […]

CopperArea.com The Arizona Trail has a craft beer named in its honor. But great news for coffee drinkers. It now has its own blend of coffee. Sky Island Roasters located at 1575 W. American Avenue in Oracle introduced its newest blend a few months ago. They partnered with the Arizona Trail Association to produce the AZ Trail Blend, a blend […]

Pathways Across America As part of its commitment to create access to the outdoors for all, Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) has invested $1 million in organizations across the country that are creating opportunities to connect women and girls to nature. [To read the rest of this article, click here.]

The Herald Review With a passion for the outdoors, Rep. Martha McSally is launching an initiative to promote Arizona’s natural beauty and diverse landscape across the state. On Saturday, she led an entourage of hikers from the Coronado National Memorial parking down the Arizona Trail to its starting point at the Arizona/Mexico border, highlighting the trail while calling attention to […]

MarthMcSally.com U.S. Representative McSally (AZ-02) will become the first member of Congress to hike the 800-mile Arizona Trail, which spans from the U.S. – Mexico Border in Cochise County to Utah. Planning to hike it in segments in the months ahead, today she led members of Cochise County on a 3.6-mile kick off hike at the start of the Arizona […]

The Daily Sun Celebrate National Public Lands Day Saturday with free admission to national and state parks and monuments and a long list of volunteer opportunities across the region. National Public Lands Day is the nation’s largest, single-day volunteer effort for public lands. [To read the rest of this article, click here.]

Verde Independent On September 23, 2017, Magdalena Romanska, owner of the Be Fit Fit in VOC, completed the 55km (34 mile) Flagstaff to Grand Canyon Stagecoach Line Race. On the race day, the foothills of Snowbowl (the starting point) experienced below-freezing temperatures. Over the course of the day, they morphed into a great, sunny, “just right temps” race day, with […]

The Daily Sun A section of the Arizona Trail in Flagstaff recently benefited from the attention of volunteers. Natural Restorations, a non-profit conservation organization, hosted a cleanup event along the Arizona Trail and the areas surrounding the Arizona Trail behind Mary’s Cafe in Flagstaff on Sunday, Sept. 10. [To read the rest of this article, click here.]