41 Trails in Mesa, Arizona

Rank Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
1. South Mountain Park / National Trail Advanced difficulty 14.0 ***** Phoenix
2. Hawes Loop Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Mesa
3. Usery Mountain Regional Park Intermediate difficulty 20.0 **** Mesa
4. Cloudview Intermediate difficulty 20.0 **** Gold Canyon
5. Desert Classic Intermediate difficulty 9.0 **** Phoenix
6. McDowell Mountain Park Intermediate difficulty 13.0 **** Phoenix
7. San Tan Beginner difficulty 10.0 **** Queen Creek
8. Pemberton Loop (McDowell Mountain Park) Beginner difficulty 15.0 ***** Scottsdale
9. Pass Mountain (Usery Mountain Regional Park) Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Mesa
10. Trail #100 Beginner difficulty 10.0 **** Phoenix
11. Papago Park Area Beginner difficulty 5.0 **** Tempe
12. Sunrise Expert difficulty 10.0 **** Scottsdale
13. Taliesin / Quartz Loop Intermediate difficulty 7.0 **** Scottsdale
14. 40th St. Trailhead (40th St. Trailhead) Beginner difficulty 6.0 **** Phoenix
15. Secret, Tech & K (Cloudview) Advanced difficulty 9.0 ***** Gold Canyon
16. Lost Goldmine & Cougar Loop (Cloudview) Intermediate difficulty 4.0 **** Gold Canyon
17. Moon Rock Loop (Usery Mountain Regional Park) Beginner difficulty 3.0 ***** Mesa
18. K-trail & Vortex (Cloudview) Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Gold Canyon
19. Ridge Trail (Hawes Loop) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 **** Mesa
20. Trail 1A Advanced difficulty 5.0 ***** Phoenix
21. Tonto Pass (McDowell Mountain Park) Intermediate difficulty 8.0 ***** Fountain Hills
22. Coachwhip Trail Loop (McDowell Mountain Park) Intermediate difficulty 20.0 **** Scottsdale
23. Gila Monster-Diamondback-K-Trail Advanced difficulty 11.0 ***** Gold Canyon
24. Gateway Loop Advanced difficulty 4.0 *** Scottsdale
25. The Saddle (Hawes Loop) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 **** Mesa
26. Charles M. Christiansen (100) Intermediate difficulty 22.0 ***** Phoenix
27. Holy Hill And Gila Monster (Cloudview) difficulty 7.0 **** Gold Canyon
28. Cat Peaks Via Ruidoso (Usery Mountain Regional Park) Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Mesa
29. Cat Peaks - Blevin - Moonrock Intermediate difficulty 6.0 *** Mesa
30. Lost Dutchman State Park Beginner difficulty 5.0 *** Apache Junction
31. Prospector Loop Beginner difficulty 5.0 *** Apache Jct
32. Big Sister Intermediate difficulty 1.5 ***** Mesa
33. Phoenix Mcdowell / Wingate Pass / Bell Pass (McDowell Mountain Park) Advanced difficulty 9.0 ** Scottsdale
34. Blevins Via Meridian (Usery Mountain Regional Park) difficulty 5.0 *** Mesa
35. Sunset Ridge Expert difficulty 2 ***** Mesa
36. East Maricopa Floodway Easiest difficulty 8.0 * Mesa
37. Levee Loop (Usery Mountain Regional Park) difficulty 7.0 Mesa
38. Spur Cross to Lake Pleasant difficulty 40.0 Cave Creek
39. Beverly Canyon/Javelina Trail (South Mountain Park / National Trail) difficulty 4.0 Phoenix
40. Four Peaks difficulty 36.0 Fort McDowell
41. 7th St. and Mineral difficulty 6 Phoenix

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