Will people continue to hike and bike the Arizona Trail? Extreme weather and land use challenges may test the limits.

Water and wind offer powerful symbols on the Arizona Trail, where thirsty hikers have to hunt harder and windmills stand guard.

A third remote rainwater collector was recently installed along the Arizona Trail. The new installation will allow visitors ...

Introduction | From Utah: Wildfire  | From the South Rim: Water | From Flagstaff: Public Lands | From Payson: Transitions | ...

Matthew Nelson was trekking along in the Santa Rita Mountains, just southeast of Tucson, when he came upon a little brown sign on the trail. Little did he know back in 1994 the discovery of the sign ...

Someday you might wake up and say to yourself: I feel like walking across the entire state of Arizona! OK, maybe not. But if you were so inspired, you'd find a grand passage on the 800-mile Arizona ...

I first heard about the Arizona Trail when a friend from my bike racing days set a new women’s self-supported “Fastest Known Time” riding the (now retired) 750-mile route. Elizabeth Sampey had been ...

The Arizona Trail — spanning 817 miles of desert, canyon and mountain terrain from Mexico to Utah — has been designated as a National Scenic Trail. The trail designation was part of the Omnibus Public ...

Arizona Trail Association director discusses future of trail Republic reporter Joan Meiners talks with Matt Nelson about how climate change and other factors might affect the future of the Arizona ...

Caring for our military veterans is an awesome responsibility, particularly toward vets who may be dealing with the after-effects of combat or other stressful service, and while we might think of the ...

Over seven weeks this fall, Arizona Republic climate reporter Joan Meiners is biking the length of the 850-mile Arizona Trail from Utah to Mexico to report on how climate change is affecting the state ...