Moderate
Arizona · United States
- Distance
- 9.6 km / 5.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 353 m
- Typical duration
- 2 hr 19 min
- Mountain
- Summit push
Sky Islands Traverse
ExpertArizona · United States
- Distance
- 842 km (523 mi)
- Elevation gain
- 13,348 m (43,793 ft)
- Typical time
- 228 hr
- Difficulty
- Expert
- Route type
- Point to point
- Highest point
- 2,841 m (9,321 ft)
About Sky Islands Traverse
Route map
Expert842 km13,348 m2,841 m
Numbered marks every 50 km
Route line from OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. View the source relation
Elevation
Elevation profile
- Ascent
- +13,348 m
- Descent
- −12,350 m
- High
- 2,841 m (9,321 ft)
- Low
- 988 m (3,241 ft)
Know before you go
- Best season
- April to October
- Waymarked
- Not consistently
- Surface
- Mixed natural surface
- Dogs
- Not recorded, check locally
- Wheelchair access
- Not accessible
- Entrance fee
- No fee recorded
- Camping
- Not recorded
- Drinking water
- Carry your own
- Toilets
- Not recorded
- Mobile coverage
- Patchy on the upper sections
- Parking
- Park at the trailhead, arrive early in high season
- Emergency
- 112 in Europe, 911 in North America
How this trail scores
Computed from distance, ascent, terrain features, surface and access data.
- Scenery
- 40/100
- Adventure
- 80/100
- Difficulty
- 100/100
- Accessibility
- 13/100
- Family
- 7/100
- Dogs
- 47/100
Terrain features, relief and photographic interest
Distance, ascent and how wild the ground is
Effort index from distance and climbing
Surface, gradient and ease of reaching it
Suitability for children who already walk
Access rules, terrain and water along the way
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