41 Trails in Phoenix, 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. Sonoran Preserve North Beginner difficulty 20 **** Phoenix
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. Sonoran Trail Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Phoenix
10. Black Canyon Trail - Little Pan Loop (Black Canyon Trail) Intermediate difficulty 24.0 ***** Black Canyon City
11. Trail #100 Beginner difficulty 10.0 **** Phoenix
12. Papago Park Area Beginner difficulty 5.0 **** Tempe
13. White Tanks Regional Park Trails Intermediate difficulty 28.0 ***** Surprise
14. Deem Hill Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Phoenix
15. White Tanks Competitive Track (White Tanks Regional Park Trails) Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Surprise
16. Sunrise Expert difficulty 10.0 **** Scottsdale
17. Cave Creek Park Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Phoenix
18. Taliesin / Quartz Loop Intermediate difficulty 7.0 **** Scottsdale
19. Estrella Mountain Park Beginner difficulty 10.0 **** Phoenix
20. Thunderbird Park Intermediate difficulty 7.0 **** Glendale
21. 40th St. Trailhead (40th St. Trailhead) Beginner difficulty 6.0 **** Phoenix
22. Granite Mountain Loop Intermediate difficulty 4.0 **** Scottsdale
23. Black jack Advanced difficulty 6.0 **** Goodyear
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. Charles M. Christiansen (100) Intermediate difficulty 22.0 ***** Phoenix
30. Phoenix Mcdowell / Wingate Pass / Bell Pass (McDowell Mountain Park) Advanced difficulty 9.0 ** Scottsdale
31. Dixie mountain Beginner difficulty 14.0 *** Phoenix
32. East Maricopa Floodway Easiest difficulty 8.0 * Mesa
33. Emery Henderson (Black Canyon Trail)  difficulty 16.0 Phoenix
34. Black Canyon Trail  difficulty 62.0
35. Hawksnest Stagecoach Loop (Brown’s Ranch to Granite Mountain)  difficulty 20.0 Scottsdale
36. Spur Cross to Lake Pleasant  difficulty 40.0 Cave Creek
37. Vistancia  difficulty 8.0 Peoria
38. Beverly Canyon/Javelina Trail (South Mountain Park / National Trail)  difficulty 4.0 Phoenix
39. Apache Trail  difficulty 12.0 North Phoenix
40. 7th St. and Mineral  difficulty 6 Phoenix
41. Lucero Trails  difficulty 12 Estrella

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