Hike Rating Information
How we rate hikesAccessible
- Good for all ages, stroller and wheel chair friendly
- Paved or hard pack surface
- Elevation gain <150 ft
- Distance <1 mile
- No drop-offs
Easy
- Good for all ages, beginning hikers
- Hard pack surface or sand
- Trail is easy to follow
- Elevation gain <500 ft
- Distance 1-3 miles
- Small drop-offs
Moderate
- Good for most ages
- Hard pack surface, sand, washes, slickrock
- Trail is defined, may need to use cairns for navigation
- Elevation gain <1000 ft
- Distance 3-6 miles
- Small to medium drop-offs
Hard
- Good for ages 8+
- Hard pack surface, sand, washes, slickrock, small scrambles
- Trail may need basic navigation to use: cairns, compass, maps
- Elevation gain >1000 ft
- Distance day hikes >6 miles
- Medium to steep drop-offs
Advanced/Technical
- Good for ages 14+
- Hard pack surface, sand, washes, slickrock, scrambles, canyoneering
- Trail requires navigation to use: cairns, compass, maps, gps, guides
- Elevation gain >2000 ft or high altitude hikes requires aclimitization
- Distance: multi-day hikes >6 miles
- Steep drop-offs that may require ropes, etc to navigate