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Home > News > In The News > Heather Anderson Reflects on the World’s Fastest, Longest Unsupported Thru-Hike

Heather Anderson Reflects on the World’s Fastest, Longest Unsupported Thru-Hike

September 12, 2024 Shannon Villegas
The long trail legend reflects on her mind-blowing unsupported hike of the 800-mile Arizona Trail in May of 2024.

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The US Department of Agriculture recently announce The US Department of Agriculture recently announced plans to rescind the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, a popular policy that has protected nearly 45 million acres of National Forests across 42 states. Rolling back the Roadless Rule would open the door to logging, road construction, and development—threatening the outdoor experiences we treasure, and undermining the shared legacy of our public lands. This could have a direct impact on the Arizona National Scenic Trail, as there are inventoried roadless areas on 1 million acres in Arizona, including all four forests the AZT traverses. The Roadless Rule was created in 2001 with strong public support – over 95% of the 1.6 million public comments received favored protection for roadless areas. Keeping the Roadless Rule in place demonstrates a commitment to future generations. America’s remaining roadless areas are rare, wild, and irreplaceable. At the Arizona Trail Association, we believe roadless areas must remain protected for the sake of outdoor recreation, biodiversity, air and water quality, viewsheds and soundscapes, and climate resilience. Will you join us in telling the USDA we cannot support this? Public comments will be accepted until September 19 (the shortest public comment period in history for a policy change of this magnitude). This is our chance as a trail community to demonstrate overwhelming support for keeping additional roads out of our public lands. Our friends at the Outdoor Alliance have an easy online form to use to submit your comments. Please take a few minutes this weekend to craft a thoughtful message. The time is now to protect what remains of our National Forests. https://action.outdooralliance.org/a/roadless-1
Monsoons have freshened up the #arizonatrail, and Monsoons have freshened up the #arizonatrail, and have been very active the last few days! A reminder that if the trail is muddy, please turn back. If you must continue, stay on the trail tread - not on the sides of the trail ⛈️
Arizona National Scenic Trail Thru-Hiker Update fo Arizona National Scenic Trail Thru-Hiker Update for Autumn 2025 ~ (this is an abbreviated update - complete update available at the link in our bio) This update is intended as a planning guide for anyone considering a thru-hike or ride on the AZT this autumn season. • Hwy 89A is open. This gets you access to the Orderville Trailhead and the town of Jacob Lake. • Hwy 67 is open from Jacob Lake to the North Rim Country Store and Kaibab Lodge, but remains closed south of there. Affected passages from north to south: • Passage 43 (Buckskin Mountain) Stateline Campground to Winter Road Open! • Passage 42 (Kaibab Plateau North) Winter Road to Orderville Trailhead Open! You will see impacts from the Mangum Fire (2020) and White Sage fire (2025). Please be cautious when traveling through burned zones, especially standing dead trees that can fall at any time. • Passage 41 (Kaibab Plateau Central) Orderville Trailhead to Telephone Hill Trailhead CLOSED A reroute may be coming within the next few weeks, but we can’t promise anything yet. • Passage 40 (Kaibab Plateau South) Telephone Hill Trailhead to Forest/Park Boundary CLOSED A reroute may be coming within the next few weeks, but we can’t promise anything yet. • Passage 39 (Grand Canyon North Rim) Forest/Park Boundary to North Kaibab Trailhead CLOSED This will likely remain closed for the next year. • Passage 38 (Grand Canyon Inner Gorge) North Kaibab Trailhead to South Kaibab Trailhead CLOSED, except for 4 miles from South Kaibab Trailhead to The Tipoff A portion of this passage may open later this year, connecting the South Kaibab Trailhead to Bright Angel Campground and Phantom Ranch. But the 14 miles from the Ranch to the North Kaibab Trailhead will likely remain closed for a year or longer depending on the extent of the post-fire erosion, flooding, and damage to the trail, bridges, water line, and other infrastructure.
The ATA has been working in collaboration with the The ATA has been working in collaboration with the @arizonapubliclands and Kaibab National Forest to reopen segments of the #arizonatrail closed within the #WhiteSageFire along Passages 42 and 43 in northern Arizona. Last week, we sent a crew from @flagline_trails LLC to install trail signs to assist with navigation and reestablish tread that had been burned and obscured by ash and dust. While it isn't the scenic wander through ponderosa pine forest that it used to be, the trail is open from Stateline Campground at the Arizona/Utah border to Orderville Trailhead at Highway 89A. Anyone hiking or riding the trail along these 27.7 miles should be aware of hazards associated with traveling within a burn zone.
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