This book is the bible for Sedona hikers, the one that knowledgeable people recommend. It contains detailed descriptions and maps that guide the reader to 135 day hikes around the Sedona area. The layout makes the hikes very easy to follow, and the directions are precise, foolproof, and reliable. You won't get lost if you use this book. There are also directions for finding five of the famous Sedona Vortex sites. The book contains eight pages of beautiful color photographs taken by Sherry Mangum, illustrating the attractions that make Sedona such a desirable hiking Mecca. The authors have spent many years researching and field-testing the hikes, and since the book was introduced in 1992, they have kept it up to date by constant revision. They also maintain a website posting up-to-the-minute information.
• Richard K Mangum and Sherry G Mangum → Hexagon Press Inc 2006
The best Sedona hiking guide! The 130 hikes in this edition have been totally revamped to include GPS coordinates. Each hike now features a color photograph and color map. First released in 1992, the authors have worked constantly to keep this guide updated and current through this latest edition. The very use-friendly format features each hike shown on facing pages with complete directions to the trailhead, description of the hike, photograph and map. Also included is an elevation change graph, season-to-hike chart, difficulty/mileage graph and how-crowded icon
• Robert Blake David Mazel → Wilderness Press 1997
Jagged desert peaks, awesome gaping canyons, wildflower-dotted alpine meadows and more entice hikers and backpackers to adventure in central and southern Arizona. From short dayhikes to multi-day backpacking trips, this book features 84 routes for beginning to skilled backpackers (excludes Grand Canyon hikes).
• Jack San Felice → Millsite Canyon Publishing 1997
Experience the splendor of low and high desert mountain trails with desert wildflowers, cacti, wildlife, craggy peaks, unique rock formations, and majestic views, all centrally located within the Valley of the Sun's Squaw Peak Recreational Area. In addition to providing information about the valley's most popular trail, this guide tells about the history and geology of the Squaw Peak area. I know after reading Squaw Peak-A Hiker's Guide you will want to take to the trails. Complete with simple directions to trailheads, easy-to-follow trail maps, and b/w photos of trails and viewpoints. The best guide book on the Squaw Peak area.
A guide to day hiking the waters of central Arizona's canyons and forests. There are descriptions, directions, maps, and photos for each of 50 unique day hikes near Phoenix, Wickenburg, Prescott, Camp Verde, Sedona, Payson, and Globe. There is an easy guide for selecting easier, moderate, and challenging hikes, as well as special hikes to waterfalls and swimming holes. Over 8,000 copies have been sold over the past four years.
• Jack Carlson & Elizabeth Stewart → Clear Creek Publishing 2009
The complete and authoritative guide to the eastern Superstition Wilderness of Arizona. This thoroughly researched book contains never before published trips into the backcountry and authenticated background history of the area. Over 40 treks in and around the Wilderness. Clear and simple hike and horse ride directions. Easy-to-Use topographic and trailhead maps. Trips for everyone rated easy to very difficult. History of cowboys, homesteaders, and miners. GPS coordinates for trailheads and key points. B&W photos and maps throughout
• Jack Carlson & Elizabeth Stewart → Clear Creek Publishing 2012
Rugged mountains with towering hoodoos, hidden canyons, seasonal creeks and waterfalls, majestic deserts and wildflowers, prehistoric ruins, and prospector camps -- all in a National Forest Wilderness less than an hour from Phoenix. Weavers Needle, Superstition Mountain, Charlesbois Spring, La Barge Canyon, Red Tanks Canyon, Graden Valley, Peters Canyon, and Peters Mesa are special places that spring to life with this guide's colorful history of the Superstitions. More adventures can be found in the companion book, Superstition Wilderness Trails East.
More than 65 treks in and around the Wilderness
Clear and simple hike and horse ride directions
Easy-to-use topographic and trailhead maps
Trips for everyone -- rated easy to very difficult
Intriguing history and folklore of the Superstitions
This completely updated version of Hiker's Guide to the Huachuca Mountains has easy-to-read maps and elevation profiles. The new title reflects use not just by hikers, but also mountain bikers and equestrians.
Over 130 miles of trail are covered, including the Huachuca Mountain Passage of the Arizona Trail.
From easy walks to challenging routes, this small but spectacular mountain range in Southeastern Arizona provides numerous opportunities to get out and enjoy all that nature has to offer. Let this guide show you the way!
This rich, enthusiastic guide to the Tucson, Rincon, Santa Catalina, and Santa Rita Mountains has been completely revised. Betty Leavengood's third edition of her bestselling Tucson Hiking Guide offers new routes and updated access information, detailed maps, and clear descriptions to area trailheads. This third edition includes: 37 hikes rated easy to difficult by mountain range; revised information on precautions for desert hiking; historical notes, photographs, and anecdotes; and detailed maps and descriptions with elevation/distance.
The official backcountry guide for Wickenburg takes you on routes that explore the west-central Sonoran Desert: from close-to-town roads and paths for an easy stroll to less-traveled routes full of geological beauty, colorful history, and remote atmospheres. This 144-page guidebook, written by award-winning writer Christine Maxa and designed and illustrated by David James, presents 32 routes for non-motorized travel and sightseeing drives. With more than 180 color photographs, detailed maps, GPS coordinates, and lively narratives, Wickenburg Adventures take you into the countryside where Western legends were made and mining lore still lingers. Where cowboys still feel at home and watchable wildlife still roam.
Sedona Hikes
Sedona Hikes, 130 Day Hikes & 5 Vortex Sites around Sedona, Arizona, Revised 9th Edition
Southern Arizona Trails
Squaw Peak: A Hiker's Guide
Streamside Trails - Day Hiking Central Arizona
Superstition Wilderness Trails East
Superstition Wilderness Trails West: Hikes, Horse Rides, and History
Trails of the Huachucas
Tucson Hiking Guide (2nd Edition)
Wickenburg Adventures
Route Editor
Route Scout
