{"id":36951,"date":"2018-08-03T07:00:49","date_gmt":"2018-08-03T14:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=36951"},"modified":"2018-08-06T12:38:36","modified_gmt":"2018-08-06T19:38:36","slug":"arizona-trail-azt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/hike\/arizona-trail-azt","title":{"rendered":"Arizona Trail (AZT)"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hike, horseback ride, mountain bike or even snowshoe on the Arizona Trail from Mexico to the Arizona-Utah border. Established in 2009, this 800-mile trail is open to plenty of adventure. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Distance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: 800 miles<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>States<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Arizona<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Year Established<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: 2009<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Best Times of Year to Visit: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Year-round<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_36954\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36954\" class=\"size-article_body wp-image-36954\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/07\/35457449835_3dcd869235_b.jpg?resize=1024%2C683\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-36954\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of the Arizona Trail Association.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>Notable Spots Along Trail<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hike from the oak-studded grasslands along the U.S.\u2013Mexico border to aspen groves at nearly 9,000 feet in just 20 miles in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/aztrail.org\/explore\/passages\/passage-1-huachuca-mountains\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Huachuca Mountains<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aztrail.org\/explore\/passages\/passage-16-gila-river-canyons\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gila River Canyons<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in central Arizona\u00a0follows the river it is named for through some of the most spectacular geology and Sonoran Desert vegetation in central Arizona.\u00a0 <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Walk from rim to rim in Grand Canyon National Park in northern Arizona and experience 2 billion years of geology during this 24-mile epic section.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Fun Facts, According to the Arizona Trail Association<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Everyone who finishes the AZT (either all at once or after many years of hiking, biking or riding segments) <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/aztrail.org\/the-trail\/trail-finishers\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">receives a copper belt buckle from the Arizona Trail Association<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as a completion award.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The AZT passes through Grand Canyon, with an average depth of 1 mile. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The highest point of the trail is the Kaibab Plateau, at 9,148 feet.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>The AZT passes through the largest contiguous ponderosa pine forest in North America.<\/li>\n<li>Eighty-five percent of the AZT is on federally owned land and the trail could not exist without public lands.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_36955\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36955\" class=\"size-article_body wp-image-36955\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2018\/07\/34628967864_7e3ed8dfda_b.jpg?resize=1024%2C683\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-36955\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of the Arizona Trail Association.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>Trail Uses<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Hiking, backpacking, trail running, mountain biking, horseback riding, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Administering Agency: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/azt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">U.S. Forest Service<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Nonprofit Partner: <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aztrail.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Arizona Trail Association<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Permitting Information:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Permits are required for overnight camping <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/aztrail.org\/explore\/permits\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in a few areas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, including the national park the trail passes through. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>REI\u2019s Involvement: \u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The co-op has invested more than $202,000 in the AZT since 2003.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Read More: <\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/hike\/prep-long-distance-high-desert-hike\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to Prep for a Long-Distance High Desert Hike<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/cycle\/mountain-bike-spring-break-ever-sunny-tucson-arizona\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mountain Bike Spring Break: Ever-Sunny Tucson, Arizona<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/cycle\/one-to-one-with-mother-earth\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One to One With Mother Earth<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/national-scenic-trails\">Learn more<\/a>\u00a0about all of our national scenic trails.<\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hike, horseback ride, mountain bike or even snowshoe on the Arizona Trail from Mexico to the Arizona-Utah border. Established in 2009, this 800-mile trail is open to plenty of adventure. 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