39 Trails in North Scottsdale, Arizona

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

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