The Royal Arch Loop is a 32-mi / 51.5-km loop hike beginning at South Bass Trailhead in Grand Canyon National Park. The hike can be completed clockwise or counterclockwise, but it's most commonly completed clockwise due to a short section near the Colorado River requiring either a small climb
AZT Bikepacking: How to Cross the Grand Canyon
The Arizona Trail (AZT) is one of just a handful of National Scenic Trails that allows for mixed-use; hikers, bikers, and equestrians are all welcome on the AZT. That said, the route that hikers and bikers on the Arizona Trail follow varies due to the prohibition of bicycles on trails in wilderness
Arizona Trail (AZT) Bikepacking Gear List
The gear required to bikepack the Arizona Trail is somewhat familiar to me - that is, anything that doesn't specifically have to do with the fact that I'm riding a bicycle. Putting together my Arizona Trail bikepacking gear list has been an exercise in not knowing quite what I'm doing and a reminder
Bikepacking the Arizona Trail (AZT)
The Arizona Trail (AZT) spans 800 mi / 1,287 km from the US-Mexico Border (in Arizona) to the Arizona-Utah border. It's one of the few long-distance trails in the United States that, in addition to being welcoming (and intended for) backpackers, is also open to bikepackers. Despite, for some