45 Trails in Scottsdale, Arizona

Rank Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
1. Black Canyon Trail Advanced difficulty 62.0 ***** Phoenix
2. South Mountain Park / National Trail Advanced difficulty 14.0 ***** Phoenix
3. Hawes Loop Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Mesa
4. Usery Mountain Regional Park Intermediate difficulty 20.0 **** Mesa
5. Sonoran Preserve North Beginner difficulty 20 **** Phoenix
6. Desert Classic Intermediate difficulty 9.0 **** Phoenix
7. McDowell Mountain Park Intermediate difficulty 13.0 **** Phoenix
8. Pima Road and Dynamite Blvd Intermediate difficulty 22.0 ***** North Scottsdale
9. Pemberton Loop (McDowell Mountain Park) Beginner difficulty 15.0 ***** Scottsdale
10. Brown's Ranch to Granite Mountain Beginner difficulty 14 **** Scottsdale
11. Sonoran Trail Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Phoenix
12. Black Canyon Trail - Little Pan Loop (Black Canyon Trail) Intermediate difficulty 24.0 ***** Black Canyon City
13. Pass Mountain (Usery Mountain Regional Park) Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Mesa
14. Trail #100 Beginner difficulty 10.0 **** Phoenix
15. Papago Park Area Beginner difficulty 5.0 **** Tempe
16. Deem Hill Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Phoenix
17. Sunrise Expert difficulty 10.0 **** Scottsdale
18. Cave Creek Park Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Phoenix
19. Taliesin / Quartz Loop Intermediate difficulty 7.0 **** Scottsdale
20. 40th St. Trailhead (40th St. Trailhead) Beginner difficulty 6.0 **** Phoenix
21. Granite Mountain Loop Intermediate difficulty 4.0 **** Scottsdale
22. Moon Rock Loop (Usery Mountain Regional Park) Beginner difficulty 3.0 ***** Mesa
23. Ridge Trail (Hawes Loop) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 **** Mesa
24. Trail 1A Advanced difficulty 5.0 ***** Phoenix
25. Tonto Pass (McDowell Mountain Park) Intermediate difficulty 8.0 ***** Fountain Hills
26. Coachwhip Trail Loop (McDowell Mountain Park) Intermediate difficulty 20.0 **** Scottsdale
27. Whiskey Bottle Trail (Brown’s Ranch to Granite Mountain) Intermediate difficulty 3.0 **** Scottsdale
28. Gateway Loop Advanced difficulty 4.0 *** Scottsdale
29. The Saddle (Hawes Loop) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 **** Mesa
30. Charles M. Christiansen (100) Intermediate difficulty 22.0 ***** Phoenix
31. Cat Peaks Via Ruidoso (Usery Mountain Regional Park) Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Mesa
32. Cat Peaks - Blevin - Moonrock Intermediate difficulty 6.0 *** Mesa
33. Big Sister Intermediate difficulty 1.5 ***** Mesa
34. Phoenix Mcdowell / Wingate Pass / Bell Pass (McDowell Mountain Park) Advanced difficulty 9.0 ** Scottsdale
35. Blevins Via Meridian (Usery Mountain Regional Park) difficulty 5.0 *** Mesa
36. Sunset Ridge Expert difficulty 2 ***** Mesa
37. East Maricopa Floodway Easiest difficulty 8.0 * Mesa
38. Emery Henderson (Black Canyon Trail) difficulty 16.0 Phoenix
39. Black Canyon Trail difficulty 62.0
40. Levee Loop (Usery Mountain Regional Park) difficulty 7.0 Mesa
41. Hawksnest Stagecoach Loop (Brown’s Ranch to Granite Mountain) difficulty 20.0 Scottsdale
42. Spur Cross to Lake Pleasant difficulty 40.0 Cave Creek
43. Beverly Canyon/Javelina Trail (South Mountain Park / National Trail) difficulty 4.0 Phoenix
44. Apache Trail difficulty 12.0 North Phoenix
45. 7th St. and Mineral difficulty 6 Phoenix

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