35 Trails in Fountain Hills, 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. Desert Classic Intermediate difficulty 9.0 **** 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. 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. Cave Creek Park Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Phoenix
14. Taliesin / Quartz Loop Intermediate difficulty 7.0 **** Scottsdale
15. Granite Mountain Loop Intermediate difficulty 4.0 **** Scottsdale
16. Moon Rock Loop (Usery Mountain Regional Park) Beginner difficulty 3.0 ***** Mesa
17. Ridge Trail (Hawes Loop) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 **** Mesa
18. Tonto Pass (McDowell Mountain Park) Intermediate difficulty 8.0 ***** Fountain Hills
19. Coachwhip Trail Loop (McDowell Mountain Park) Intermediate difficulty 20.0 **** Scottsdale
20. Whiskey Bottle Trail (Brown’s Ranch to Granite Mountain) Intermediate difficulty 3.0 **** Scottsdale
21. Gateway Loop Advanced difficulty 4.0 *** Scottsdale
22. The Saddle (Hawes Loop) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 **** Mesa
23. Charles M. Christiansen (100) Intermediate difficulty 22.0 ***** Phoenix
24. Cat Peaks Via Ruidoso (Usery Mountain Regional Park) Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Mesa
25. Cat Peaks - Blevin - Moonrock Intermediate difficulty 6.0 *** Mesa
26. Prospector Loop Beginner difficulty 5.0 *** Apache Jct
27. Big Sister Intermediate difficulty 1.5 ***** Mesa
28. Phoenix Mcdowell / Wingate Pass / Bell Pass (McDowell Mountain Park) Advanced difficulty 9.0 ** Scottsdale
29. Blevins Via Meridian (Usery Mountain Regional Park) difficulty 5.0 *** Mesa
30. Sunset Ridge Expert difficulty 2 ***** Mesa
31. East Maricopa Floodway Easiest difficulty 8.0 * Mesa
32. Levee Loop (Usery Mountain Regional Park) difficulty 7.0 Mesa
33. Hawksnest Stagecoach Loop (Brown’s Ranch to Granite Mountain) difficulty 20.0 Scottsdale
34. Spur Cross to Lake Pleasant difficulty 40.0 Cave Creek
35. Beverly Canyon/Javelina Trail (South Mountain Park / National Trail) difficulty 4.0 Phoenix

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