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ADVANCEDThe East Road to the Tower
≈ 2,000 steps + 14 mi by car1.1 mi on foot · about 6 hours · + 1 stretch not routedAdvanced · 6 stops · 800 credGetting there is not the hard part.A full day driving Desert View Drive east from the Village to the Watchtower, with a two-mile walk to Shoshone Point at the start and a loop through an 800-year-old pueblo near the end. Six stops over 25 miles; no shuttle runs out here, so you need a car. Lipan Point is closed for repairs until late December 2026 and is left out.
Earned in the field. You can't buy this one.
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