Need a route recce? 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 ultraclassic, 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