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Recommended Routes in Scottsdale - 16

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Sunset over Phoenix while descending Camelback

Camelback Mountain via Cholla Trail

3.2 mi 5.2 km • 1,193' Up 363.49 m Up • 1,190' Down 362.66 m Down

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View from the trail.

Tom's Thumb

4.4 mi 7.1 km • 1,084' Up 330.45 m Up • 1,084' Down 330.28 m Down

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Looking towards Ridgeback Overlook from Apache Vista.

Phoenix Sonoran Desert Preserve

5.6 mi 9.0 km • 697' Up 212.42 m Up • 697' Down 212.42 m Down

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There's gold in them thar hills

Windgate to Bell Pass Loop

10.5 mi 16.9 km • 2,082' Up 634.74 m Up • 2,081' Down 634.38 m Down

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Looking east from high point on Cactus Trail - the next segment from here goes through the notch in the rock outcropping

XTERRA Papago Urban Desert Trail Run 10k

6.4 mi 10.3 km • 445' Up 135.71 m Up • 450' Down 137.07 m Down

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Looking east from high point on Cactus Trail - the next segment from here goes through the notch in the rock outcropping

XTERRA Papago Urban Desert Trail Run 26k

8.7 mi 13.9 km • 525' Up 159.88 m Up • 529' Down 161.26 m Down

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Sunset over Apache Wash.

Apache Wash Trail Loop

6.8 mi 10.9 km • 218' Up 66.52 m Up • 219' Down 66.63 m Down

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View from Sunrise Peak, Fountain Hills, AZ

Sunrise to Andrews Kinsey Out-and-Back

9.1 mi 14.6 km • 1,476' Up 449.81 m Up • 1,475' Down 449.7 m Down

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A lovely hillside of Saguaros

8A-8B-200 Loop Near Piestewa

3.8 mi 6.0 km • 917' Up 279.5 m Up • 917' Down 279.63 m Down

Scottsdale Running

431 Miles 694 Kilometers of Trail
16 Recommended Routes
59 Easy Trails
71 Intermediate Trails
14 Difficult Trails

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Areas Within Scottsdale

Camelback Mountain

Desert Botanic Garden

Indian Bend Park

McDowell Mountain Preserve

McDowell Sonoran Preserve: Northern Region

McDowell Sonoran Preserve: Southern Region

Phoenix Mountains Preserve

Reach 11 Recreation Area

Sweetwater Park

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Trails in Scottsdale - 128

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1.1 mi 1.8 km #1Echo Canyon Summit Trail Difficult Paradise Valley, AZ	Difficult	Paradise Valley, AZ	58
1.1 mi 1.8 km #2Piestewa Peak Summit Trail #300 Difficult Paradise Valley, AZ	Difficult	Paradise Valley, AZ	49
4.5 mi 7.2 km #3Granite Mountain Loop Trail Intermediate Carefree, AZ	Intermediate	Carefree, AZ	2
2.0 mi 3.2 km #4Pinnacle Peak Intermediate/Difficult Carefree, AZ	Intermediate/Difficult	Carefree, AZ	15
3.3 mi 5.3 km #5Bell Pass Trail Intermediate Fountain Hills, AZ	Intermediate	Fountain Hills, AZ	1
3.2 mi 5.1 km #6Cholla Mountain Loop Trail Intermediate Carefree, AZ	Intermediate	Carefree, AZ	1
1.9 mi 3.1 km #7Cone Mountain Trail Easy Carefree, AZ	Easy	Carefree, AZ	1
3.1 mi 4.9 km #8Windgate Pass Trail Intermediate Fountain Hills, AZ	Intermediate	Fountain Hills, AZ	1
1.0 mi 1.5 km #9Chuckwagon Trail Intermediate Carefree, AZ	Intermediate	Carefree, AZ	1
1.4 mi 2.3 km #10Maverick Trail Intermediate Carefree, AZ	Intermediate	Carefree, AZ	1

Photos of Scottsdale - 178

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Sunset over Phoenix while descending Camelback

Mar 8, 2019 near Paradis…, AZ

Sunset on Camelback

Mar 8, 2019 near Paradis…, AZ

Mammillaria Grahamii - Arizona Fishhook Cactus

Jul 17, 2018 near Tempe J…, AZ

Papago Cactus late May

Jun 24, 2018 near Tempe J…, AZ

Lupines and poppies bloom along the Granite Mountain Loop.

Mar 21, 2017 near Carefree, AZ

View of Pinnacle Peak, Carefree, AZ

Feb 14, 2018 near Carefree, AZ

View from Sunrise Peak, Fountain Hills, AZ

Feb 14, 2018 near Fountai…, AZ

View from the trail.

Nov 16, 2021 near Rio Verde, AZ