39 Trails in North Scottsdale, Arizona

Rank Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
1. Black Canyon Trail Advanced difficulty 62.0 ***** Phoenix
2. Hawes Loop Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Mesa
3. Usery Mountain Regional Park Intermediate difficulty 20.0 **** Mesa
4. Sonoran Preserve North Beginner difficulty 20 **** Phoenix
5. McDowell Mountain Park Intermediate difficulty 13.0 **** Phoenix
6. Pima Road and Dynamite Blvd Intermediate difficulty 22.0 ***** North Scottsdale
7. Pemberton Loop (McDowell Mountain Park) Beginner difficulty 15.0 ***** Scottsdale
8. Brown's Ranch to Granite Mountain Beginner difficulty 14 **** Scottsdale
9. Sonoran Trail Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Phoenix
10. Pass Mountain (Usery Mountain Regional Park) Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Mesa
11. Trail #100 Beginner difficulty 10.0 **** Phoenix
12. Papago Park Area Beginner difficulty 5.0 **** Tempe
13. Deem Hill Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Phoenix
14. Sunrise Expert difficulty 10.0 **** Scottsdale
15. Cave Creek Park Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Phoenix
16. Taliesin / Quartz Loop Intermediate difficulty 7.0 **** Scottsdale
17. 40th St. Trailhead (40th St. Trailhead) Beginner difficulty 6.0 **** Phoenix
18. Granite Mountain Loop Intermediate difficulty 4.0 **** Scottsdale
19. Moon Rock Loop (Usery Mountain Regional Park) Beginner difficulty 3.0 ***** Mesa
20. Ridge Trail (Hawes Loop) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 **** Mesa
21. Trail 1A Advanced difficulty 5.0 ***** Phoenix
22. Tonto Pass (McDowell Mountain Park) Intermediate difficulty 8.0 ***** Fountain Hills
23. Coachwhip Trail Loop (McDowell Mountain Park) Intermediate difficulty 20.0 **** Scottsdale
24. Whiskey Bottle Trail (Brown’s Ranch to Granite Mountain) Intermediate difficulty 3.0 **** Scottsdale
25. Gateway Loop Advanced difficulty 4.0 *** Scottsdale
26. The Saddle (Hawes Loop) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 **** Mesa
27. Charles M. Christiansen (100) Intermediate difficulty 22.0 ***** Phoenix
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. Big Sister Intermediate difficulty 1.5 ***** Mesa
31. Phoenix Mcdowell / Wingate Pass / Bell Pass (McDowell Mountain Park) Advanced difficulty 9.0 ** Scottsdale
32. Blevins Via Meridian (Usery Mountain Regional Park) difficulty 5.0 *** Mesa
33. Sunset Ridge Expert difficulty 2 ***** Mesa
34. East Maricopa Floodway Easiest difficulty 8.0 * Mesa
35. Emery Henderson (Black Canyon Trail) difficulty 16.0 Phoenix
36. Levee Loop (Usery Mountain Regional Park) difficulty 7.0 Mesa
37. Hawksnest Stagecoach Loop (Brown’s Ranch to Granite Mountain) difficulty 20.0 Scottsdale
38. Spur Cross to Lake Pleasant difficulty 40.0 Cave Creek
39. Apache Trail difficulty 12.0 North Phoenix

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