In The Hike Book Volume 4: Climate Climbs, PHOENIX hiking guru Mare Czinar rounds up the best hikes for each month of the year. Bookmark these treks rich in fall color.
Kachina Trail
This moderate-difficult trek traverses the south face of Flagstaff’s San Francisco Mountain, “a tangle of fir, spruce and aspen trees soaring over alpine meadows.” fs.usda.gov/r03/coconino
Gaddes Canyon Trail
It’s a windy but colorful journey up to the Mingus Mountain Lookout fire tower and Depression-era cabin in Prescott National Forest. fs.usda.gov/r03/prescott
West Baldy Trail
Head to the Mount Baldy Wilderness Area in Greer to tackle this trail, which follows the West Fork of the tree- and meadow-lined Little Colorado River. fs.usda.gov/r03/apache-sitgreaves
