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McDowell Sonoran Preserve
AZ- …Phoenix Metro
- Scottsdale
- McDowell Sonoran Preserve
59 mi 95 km
Runs50 mi 80 km
Trails39
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Food & Drink
After the Run: Local Favorites
Pinnacle Grille
Lisa is the best server! Always knows what I want to drink and has a smile on!
LAMP Pizzeria
The Kicker (strewn with Calabrese salami and Calabrian peppers) and the Geppetto (topped with Italian sausage, Gorgonzola and caramelized onion marmalade) will light up your life!
Grimaldi's Coal Brick-Oven Pizzeria
We had a great server. They were on top of dish clearin and drinks. Better service then Zipps
Spiga Cucina Italiana
Freaking amazing customer service and food!!
Jalapeño Inferno
The chips & salsa are reason enough to come here.
Phil's Grill at Grayhawk
i had a great blackened ahi tuna with honey-soy dressing salad special. the soup tends to be a little spicy.
kale & clover: mindful kitchen
Thai noodle salad, marinated tofu
The Good Egg
Check in on Foursquare and you might get a free cinnamon roll, which are bigger than my kid.
PURE Sushi Bar & Dining
I'm on love with the lollipop rolls crab avocado no rice a cucumber wrap instead perfect!
Over Easy North
Top 2: The Wolfpack and the Chilaquiles
Cold Beer & Cheeseburgers
Bloody Mary bar is awesome and I love their breakfast burrito and their hamburgers and french fries are wonderful
Pita Jungle
Hummus with seared ahi tuna and the yellowfin tuna honey sesame salad. Very good!
Wildflower Bread Company
Roast beef & Gorgonzola sandwich is great
White Chocolate Grill
The Grilled Artichoke appetizer is divine.
Chick-fil-A
If you say 'Thank you' they have to say 'My Pleasure' hehe it's sweet/cute :)
Habaneros Mexican Grill
Awesome joint! I'm addicted!!
Persian Room
Without a doubt the BEST Iranian restaurant I've EVER been to in and out of Iran !!! The food is unbelievable and the ambiance is even better !! They need to open one in LA, DC, NY and Miami !!
True Food Kitchen
They are always way too busy and the door hostess is a bitch that ignores you unless you are wearing Prada and Gucci. Food great, service? Awful.
Sauce Pizza & Wine
You can't go wrong with the Chicken Pine Nut Salad. Yum
Climb the Crag - McDowell Mountain:
Jun 24 - Tom's Thumb Trailhead
Come join an REI Outdoor School Climbing Instructor and "Climb the Crag" in the McDowell Mountains in the McDowell Sonoran Preserve. This activity will give you an opportunity to experience climbing in one of Phoenix's local venues and practice new techniques specific to climbing on granite slab. Details
Come join an REI Outdoor School Climbing Instructor and "Climb the Crag" in the McDowell Mountains in the McDowell Sonoran Preserve. This activity will give you an opportunity to experience climbing in one of Phoenix's local venues and practice new techniques specific to climbing on granite slab. Details
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Thompson Peak Trail
Fountain Hills, AZ
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Granite Mountain Loop Trail
Carefree, AZ
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Cholla Mountain Loop Trail
Carefree, AZ
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Bell Pass Trail
Fountain Hills, AZ
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Windgate Pass Trail
Fountain Hills, AZ
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Maverick Trail
Carefree, AZ
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Chuckwagon Trail
Carefree, AZ
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Vaquero Trail
Carefree, AZ
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Gateway Loop Trail
Fountain Hills, AZ
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Tom's Thumb Trail
Rio Verde, AZ
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Watershed Trail
Carefree, AZ
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Balanced Rock Trail
Carefree, AZ
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East End Trail
Fountain Hills, AZ
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Desert Park Trail
Fountain Hills, AZ
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Horseshoe Trail
Fountain Hills, AZ
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Prospector Trail
Fountain Hills, AZ
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Paradise Trail
Fountain Hills, AZ
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Brown's Ranch Road
Carefree, AZ
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Windmill Trail
Fountain Hills, AZ
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Jane Rau Trail
Carefree, AZ
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Andrews-Kinsey Trail
Fountain Hills, AZ
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Sunrise Trail
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