Guidebook
Detailed trail descriptions for each of the route's 39 segments


Guidebook under construction; completed chapter links in blue. Additional chapters to be completed as time allows. GET Topo Map Set owners, feel free to contact us with any questions regarding incomplete guidebook segments and we'll try to make your hike a reality for you!

UPDATE 1/23: Topo Map Set CD v1.7 is now available. Existing guidebook chapters, listed below, have been updated in advance of the map set release and are all current and ready for spring 2010 hiking. Also recently updated: Town Guide and Water Chart. Spring thru-hikers should have the latest versions of all resources to insure that everything jives out on the trail. Meanwhile... Additional guidebook chapters will also be added below as time allows. No guarantees here, other than that the guide won't be finished in time for spring, unfortunately. Then again, hikers we've heard from seem to be getting by ok with the resources currently available. Starting with Segment 21, all subsequent chapters will initially appear in rough draft form, with the intent of providing basic planning and navigation info beyond what the map set alone can provide.

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Guidebook Chapter
Segment Name
Length
(miles)
Milepoint
at start
Segment Status
Last
Chapter Edit
 
TOWN GUIDE: PHOENIX (MP 0)
SEGMENT 1 Superstition Wilderness
28.8
0
finalized & accessible
1-3-2010
SEGMENT 2 Reavis Canyon
17.6
29
finalized & accessible
1-3-2010
TOWN GUIDE: SUPERIOR (MP 46)
SEGMENT 3 White Canyon Wilderness
26.3
46
unfinalized but accessible; trail construction ongoing
1-3-2010
SEGMENT 4 Tortilla Mountains
24.6
73
finalized & accessible
6-8-2009
SEGMENT 5 Antelope Peak
14.3
97
finalized & accessible
6-8-2009
TOWN GUIDE: MAMMOTH (MP 112)
SEGMENT 6 Aravaipa Creek
11.8
112
finalized & accessible
6-8-2009
SEGMENT 7 Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness
12.3
123
finalized & accessible
6-8-2009
TOWN GUIDE: KLONDYKE (MP 142)
SEGMENT 8 Santa Teresa Wilderness
34.0
136
finalized & accessible
6-8-2009
SEGMENT 9 Underwood Canyon
9.5
170
finalized & accessible
1-3-2010
SEGMENT 10 Pinaleno Mountains
24.9
180
finalized & accessible
1-3-2010
SEGMENT 11 Gila Valley South
15.4
204
finalized & accessible
1-3-2010
TOWN GUIDE: SAFFORD (MP 218)
SEGMENT 12 Gila Valley North
21.7
220
finalized & accessible
1-3-2010
SEGMENT 13 Safford-Morenci Trail
15.0
242
finalized & accessible
1-3-2010
SEGMENT 14 Eagle Creek - Painted Bluffs
21.5
257
finalized & accessible
1-3-2010
TOWN GUIDE: MORENCI/CLIFTON (MP 278)
SEGMENT 15 Coronado Trail
12.6
278
finalized & accessible
1-3-2010
SEGMENT 16 Blue River
12.6
291
finalized & accessible
1-3-2010
SEGMENT 17 Maple Peak
13.5
303
finalized & accessible
1-19-2009
SEGMENT 18 Sunflower Mesa
9.7
317
finalized & accessible
1-3-2010
TOWN GUIDE: GLENWOOD (MP 326)
SEGMENT 19 Whitewater Mesa
4.8
326
finalized & accessible
6-8-2009
SEGMENT 20 Mogollon Mountains
32.1
331
finalized & accessible
1-3-2010
SEGMENT 21 West Fork Gila River
18.0
363
finalized & accessible
7-22-2009
TOWN GUIDE: GILA HOT SPRINGS (MP 382)
SEGMENT 22 Middle & East Fork Gila River
23.9
381
finalized & accessible
7-24-2009.
SEGMENT 23 South Diamond Creek
10.8
405
finalized & accessible
1-3-2010.
SEGMENT 24 Black Range Crest
15.5
416
finalized & accessible
1-3-2010
SEGMENT 25 Lookout Mountain
11.0
432
nearly finalized; accessible; ongoing trail construction
1-3-2010
SEGMENT 26 Dolan Peak
19.1
443
nearly finalized; accessible; ongoing trail construction
1-3-2010
SEGMENT 27 Monticello Box
24.7
462
finalized & accessible
1-3-2010
TOWN GUIDE: WINSTON (MP 471) & MONTICELLO (MP 479)
SEGMENT 28 Apache Kid Wilderness
19.3
486
finalized & accessible
.
SEGMENT 29 Withington Wilderness
18.8
505
finalized & accessible
.
SEGMENT 30 Milligan Gulch
14.1
524
finalized & accessible
.
SEGMENT 31 Magdalena Mountains
19.3
538
finalized & accessible
.
TOWN GUIDE: MAGDALENA (MP 558)
SEGMENT 32 San Lorenzo Canyon
27.0
558
finalized & accessible
.
TOWN GUIDE: POLVADERA (MP 585)
SEGMENT 33 Sevilleta Trace
44.7
585
unfinalized but accessible
.
TOWN GUIDE: MOUNTAINAIR (MP 629)
SEGMENT 34 Manzano Mountains South
14.8
629
unfinalized but accessible
.
SEGMENT 35 Manzano Mtn. Wilderness
26.5
644
finalized & accessible
.
SEGMENT 36 Manzanita Mountains South
19.3
671
unfinalized; accessible with alternate available
.
SEGMENT 37 Manzanita Mountains North
12.6
690
finalized & accessible
.
TOWN GUIDE: TIJERAS (MP 702)
SEGMENT 38 Sandia Mountain Wilderness
13.1
702
finalized & accessible
.
SEGMENT 39 Sandia Crest
9.1
716
finalized & accessible
.
TOWN GUIDE: ALBUQUERQUE (MP 725)
 

Disclaimer: While it is our hope and endeavor that this online guidebook (along with the Topo Map Set, Water Chart, Town Guide, etc.) will allow experienced hikers to navigate the route without undue hardship, we in no way guarantee the accuracy, timeliness, or advisability of the information contained herein and assume no responsibility for its use or misuse. Hiking and backpacking are inherently risky activities, so be sure to use this guide as part of an overall approach to maintaining safety in the backcountry, and do not assume its endorsement of a particular road, trail, or creek crossing, etc. Conditions in the field can change, sometimes quickly, and property boundaries can be redrawn to exclude public access. In short, use the guidebook and maps at your own risk!

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