35 Trails in Fountain Hills, Arizona

Rank Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
1. South Mountain Park / National Trail Advanced 14.0 ***** Phoenix
2. Hawes Loop Intermediate 12.0 **** Mesa
3. Usery Mountain Regional Park Intermediate 20.0 **** Mesa
4. Desert Classic Intermediate 9.0 **** Phoenix
5. McDowell Mountain Park Intermediate 13.0 **** Phoenix
6. Pima Road and Dynamite Blvd Intermediate 22.0 ***** North Scottsdale
7. Pemberton Loop (McDowell Mountain Park) Beginner 15.0 ***** Scottsdale
8. Brown's Ranch to Granite Mountain Beginner 14 **** Scottsdale
9. Pass Mountain (Usery Mountain Regional Park) Intermediate 8.0 **** Mesa
10. Trail #100 Beginner 10.0 **** Phoenix
11. Papago Park Area Beginner 5.0 **** Tempe
12. Sunrise Expert 10.0 **** Scottsdale
13. Cave Creek Park Intermediate 10.0 **** Phoenix
14. Taliesin / Quartz Loop Intermediate 7.0 **** Scottsdale
15. Granite Mountain Loop Intermediate 4.0 **** Scottsdale
16. Moon Rock Loop (Usery Mountain Regional Park) Beginner 3.0 ***** Mesa
17. Ridge Trail (Hawes Loop) Intermediate 2.0 **** Mesa
18. Tonto Pass (McDowell Mountain Park) Intermediate 8.0 ***** Fountain Hills
19. Coachwhip Trail Loop (McDowell Mountain Park) Intermediate 20.0 **** Scottsdale
20. Whiskey Bottle Trail (Brown’s Ranch to Granite Mountain) Intermediate 3.0 **** Scottsdale
21. Gateway Loop Advanced 4.0 *** Scottsdale
22. The Saddle (Hawes Loop) Intermediate 1.0 **** Mesa
23. Charles M. Christiansen (100) Intermediate 22.0 ***** Phoenix
24. Cat Peaks Via Ruidoso (Usery Mountain Regional Park) Intermediate 5.0 **** Mesa
25. Cat Peaks - Blevin - Moonrock Intermediate 6.0 *** Mesa
26. Prospector Loop Beginner 5.0 *** Apache Jct
27. Big Sister Intermediate 1.5 ***** Mesa
28. Phoenix Mcdowell / Wingate Pass / Bell Pass (McDowell Mountain Park) Advanced 9.0 ** Scottsdale
29. Blevins Via Meridian (Usery Mountain Regional Park) 5.0 *** Mesa
30. Sunset Ridge Expert 2 ***** Mesa
31. East Maricopa Floodway Easiest 8.0 * Mesa
32. Levee Loop (Usery Mountain Regional Park) 7.0 Mesa
33. Hawksnest Stagecoach Loop (Brown’s Ranch to Granite Mountain) 20.0 Scottsdale
34. Spur Cross to Lake Pleasant 40.0 Cave Creek
35. Beverly Canyon/Javelina Trail (South Mountain Park / National Trail) 4.0 Phoenix

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