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Hey guys and gals,

I recently have decided to get back into shape ( a desk job put me out of shape) and have been wanting to get back into hiking. I am and was a beginner when I was hiking, but I have set a goal for myself to hike and summit Mt. Rainier and Mt. McKinely at some point in the next couple years. I need your guys help by giving me hikes (day or Multi-day) that would help me get back into hiking and prepare me to achive my goals. I'm navtive to Az and up till last year never really experenced snow (sad I know) which means I have never had a real snow/ winter hike. Anything would be helpful and as of yet I still don't have a partner so I'm looking for more of the popular trails till I find someone to hike with. Thanks for all your help guys...

Corey

Traildex is the perfect tool for this.
http://hikearizona.com/interestDEX.php?ID=34

Put in the region, the distance and the AEG that you want and you will get lots of options. You can sort by ranking. Play with it a little bit.

Watch for posted events and sign up.

Good luck.

Agree. Would also encourage looking for trails for a while with a route finding number of 2 or less, particularly if you do go alone and don't have good map/compass and GPS skills

I had forgotten about the traildex (don't know how I did). With regards to the compass/ map work, does anyone know a place other than REI that offers classes on it? I would go to REI's but they seem to always fall on days I work. Thanks again guys, I can't wait to get back into hiking/ climbing...

if i remember right, REI does do a more extensive paid class on saturdays with compass & map