Need a route rec? These are all linked to my Strava activities for easy access to the outdoors
Arizona
Tucson; amazing waterfalls, swimming holes, and desert views; 18 miles 3,000ft
Superstition Wilderness; a remote feeling part of the desert 12.5miles 3,000ft
Grand Canyon; horseshoe with this waterfall; 30 miles 6,100ft
Grand Canyon; either direction hurts so good! 21 miles 5,000ft
Phoenix; a great loop from Gateway Trailhead 9.5 miles, 2000ft elevation gain
Paradise Valley; adding a little extra for a side tour, extended loop from Gateway 13 miles, 3,000ft
Up to 70 miles point to point. This segment 25 miles, 2,400ft
Sedona; A desert classic linking 3 Passes 19 miles, 3,800ft
Utah
Sylvester Trail to Castleton Tower
Castle Valley; a less known trail up to these iconic towers 10.25 miles, 2,600ft
Canyonlands; hopscotching through the desert and sliding through slots 11.5 miles 2,000ft
Canyonlands; feels like a secret world back here 11 miles, 1,200ft
Colorado- high country San Juans
San Juan Mountains; a high elevation loop around Engineer Mountain with option to add the summit! 17 miles, 3400ft
Wilson Traverse/Wilson Grand Slam
Outside of Telluride; this route includes 3x14ers (Mt Wilson, El Diente, and Wilson Peak) 20 miles, 8000ft
Telluride; an exellent half marathon above town 13 miles 3,800ft
Lizard Head Wilderness; a cool loop under the Lizard 11.5 miles 2,700ft
Ouray; named for a reason! 20 miles 6,000ft
Ridgeway; starting with Blue lakes basin, add the SW ridge to Sneffles for some fun scrambling 12.5 miles 5,000ft
San Juan Mountains; deep in the Weminuche Wilderness the infamous Wham Ridge 15.5 miles 6,000ft
San Juan Mountains; point to point stopping by Island Lake 14.5 miles 4,200ft
Colorado- Maroon Bells
Maybe the hardest marathon but an ultra-classic, I prefer counter-clockwise 26.5 miles 7,500ft
A shorter alternate to 4 pass with stunner views 23 miles 6,000ft
Horseshoe run to a dunk in the hot spring if you wish! 21 miles 4,600ft
A dreamy run to a beautiful lake or a thriller crossing the knife ridge 16.75 miles 5,900ft
Colorado- low country San Juans
Durango; Horse Gulch Trailhead, an in-town favorite 10 miles, 1,300ft
Durango; Junction Creek/Colorado Trail, a runners run on the first few miles of the CT 15 miles, 2200ft
Durango; the longest climbs you can get are on Missionary RIdge 18 miles, 4400ft
California: South Lake Tahoe Area
12 mile out and back on the Rubicon trail around Emerald Bay and up to Rubicon point; rolling fast trail with about 1,400ft gain
Ralston Peak, Echo Lake, PCT Loop
An awesome 22 mile loop starting with the steep Ralston Peak, then connecting down to the PCT along Echo Lake and looping an awesome section behind Sierra at Tahoe resort back to the start; 5,100ft
The classic peak bag of South Lake Tahoe. Amazing views of Lake Tahoe and the Desolation wilderness; 10 miles and 3k vert
PCT running to this lake will make you wish you had brought a tent to post up and stay out here! Detour to Lake of the Woods added here. 13 miles 1,800ft
Lollipop route starting at Maggies Peak Trailhead near Emerald Bay with so many tempting lakes along the way! 12 miles, 3,000ft
A pass (and peak option) pretty accessible in the Desolation Wilderness. Many options for routes, this one routes to Tallac and back for lots of runnable vert. 21 miles 5.600ft
Straight up grind along the creek then a talus field to the summit. A good option for some major vert reps! 7 miles, 4,000ft vert
Stunning (but popular) trail with the classic Sierra granite steps into the Desolation wilderness but once you’re out there it’s pretty desolate! Only a few miles up but can make it as long as you want cruising on the PCT. This route an O&B to Stony Ridge Lake on the Tahoe Yosemite Trail. 22 miles 4,600ft