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4,124 mi 6,637 km of trail — 82 Featured Hikes

Gems 5 Gems Easy Trails 642 Trails Intermediate Trails 506 Trails Hard Trails 123 Trails

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Gems in Central AZ - 5

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Fossil Creek Falls

13
Pine, AZ
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Goldmine Mountain Peak

8
Queen Creek, AZ
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Hieroglyphs

10
Apache Junction, AZ
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Montezuma Well

5
Lake Montezuma, AZ
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Montezuma Castle

4
Camp Verde, AZ

Featured Hikes in Central AZ - 61

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Favorite Looking down at Devil's Bridge

Devil's Bridge Trail

1.6 mi 2.5 km • Loop • 342 ft Ascent 104.32 m Ascent

Singletrack West Sedona, AZ

( 126 )
Favorite Sunset over Phoenix while descending Camelback

Camelback Mountain via Cholla Trail

3.2 mi 5.2 km • Out and Back • 1,193 ft Ascent 363.49 m Ascent

Singletrack Paradise Valley, AZ

( 59 )
Favorite One of the many enormous boulders as you near the top of Tom's Thumb

Tom's Thumb

4.4 mi 7.1 km • Out and Back • 1,084 ft Ascent 330.45 m Ascent

Singletrack Rio Verde, AZ

( 43 )
Favorite Along the Peralta Canyon Trail, you'll have a spectacular view of the mountains behind you as you're on your way to Weaver's Needle.

Peralta Out and Back

4.5 mi 7.2 km • Loop • 1,338 ft Ascent 407.81 m Ascent

Singletrack Gold Camp, AZ

( 30 )
Favorite Awesome rock formations up there.

Superstition Ridgeline

11.2 mi 18.1 km • Point to Point • 3,431 ft Ascent 1045.89 m Ascent

Singletrack Apache Junction, AZ

( 23 )
Favorite Brins Mesa

Brins Mesa - Soldier Pass Loop

8.0 mi 12.9 km • Loop • 970 ft Ascent 295.76 m Ascent

Singletrack West Sedona, AZ

( 23 )
Favorite Bell Rock.

Courthouse Butte Loop

3.9 mi 6.3 km • Loop • 302 ft Ascent 92.2 m Ascent

Singletrack Village of Oak Creek (Big Park), AZ

( 31 )
Favorite Along the Peralta Canyon Trail, you'll have a spectacular view of the mountains behind you as you're on your way to Weaver's Needle.

Weavers Needle Loop

12.7 mi 20.4 km • Loop • 2,643 ft Ascent 805.52 m Ascent

Singletrack Gold Camp, AZ

( 17 )

Trails in Central AZ - 1189

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0.5 mi 0.9 km #1 Cathedral Rock Trail
West Sedona, AZ
0.5 mi 0.9 km West Sedona, AZ
All Clear
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Dry, Mostly Dry - Some section mildly slippery even when dry
10 days ago
46 
2.7 mi 4.4 km #2 West Fork Oak Creek Trail
Sedona, AZ
2.7 mi 4.4 km Sedona, AZ
All Clear
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Dry - Dry except for stream crossings
52 days ago
42 
2.4 mi 3.9 km #3 Siphon Draw Trail #53
Apache Junction, AZ
2.4 mi 3.9 km Apache Junction, AZ
Unknown
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27 
1.1 mi 1.8 km #4 Echo Canyon Summit Trail
Paradise Valley, AZ
1.1 mi 1.8 km Paradise Valley, AZ
All Clear
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Dry
98 days ago
39 
2.3 mi 3.7 km #5 Bear Mountain Trail
West Sedona, AZ
2.3 mi 3.7 km West Sedona, AZ
All Clear
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Dry
80 days ago
30 
1.1 mi 1.8 km #6 Piestewa Peak Summit Trail #300
Paradise Valley, AZ
1.1 mi 1.8 km Paradise Valley, AZ
Unknown
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35 
2.7 mi 4.3 km #7 Cibecue Creek Trail
Cibecue, AZ
2.7 mi 4.3 km Cibecue, AZ
Unknown
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3.2 mi 5.1 km #8 Hangover Trail
Sedona, AZ
3.2 mi 5.1 km Sedona, AZ
Unknown
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2.4 mi 3.8 km #9 Dynamite Trail
Queen Creek, AZ
2.4 mi 3.8 km Queen Creek, AZ
Unknown
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1.3 mi 2.0 km #10 Doe Mountain Rim Trail
West Sedona, AZ
1.3 mi 2.0 km West Sedona, AZ
Unknown
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8.0 mi 12.9 km #11 Superstition Ridgeline Trail
Apache Junction, AZ
8.0 mi 12.9 km Apache Junction, AZ
Unknown
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3.9 mi 6.4 km #12 200 Trail
Payson, AZ
3.9 mi 6.4 km Payson, AZ
Unknown
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1.2 mi 1.9 km #13 Mormon Trail
Guadalupe, AZ
1.2 mi 1.9 km Guadalupe, AZ
All Clear
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Dry
55 days ago
18 
3.6 mi 5.8 km #14 Brins Mesa Trail
West Sedona, AZ
3.6 mi 5.8 km West Sedona, AZ
Unknown
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4.5 mi 7.2 km #15 Granite Mountain Loop Trail
Carefree, AZ
4.5 mi 7.2 km Carefree, AZ
Unknown
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2.9 mi 4.7 km #16 Aerie
West Sedona, AZ
2.9 mi 4.7 km West Sedona, AZ
Unknown
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1.2 mi 2.0 km #17 Ma Ha Tauk Trail
Laveen, AZ
1.2 mi 2.0 km Laveen, AZ
Unknown
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0.2 mi 0.3 km #18 Little Sugarloaf Summit
West Sedona, AZ
0.2 mi 0.3 km West Sedona, AZ
All Clear
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89 days ago
7 
2.7 mi 4.4 km #19 Butcher Jones Trail #463
Apache Junction, AZ
2.7 mi 4.4 km Apache Junction, AZ
Unknown
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0.4 mi 0.7 km #20 Lower Cliff Dwelling Trail
Tonto Basin, AZ
0.4 mi 0.7 km Tonto Basin, AZ
Unknown
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Photos of Central AZ - 966

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From 'spines' to 'pines' runners climb from the desert to the cool forests of the Bradshaw Mountains in Crown King, Arizona!

#1

From 'spines' to 'pines' runners climb from the…
 4
New River, AZ
Mammillaria Grahamii - Arizona Fishhook Cactus

#2

Mammillaria Grahamii - Arizona Fishhook Cactus
 6
Tempe Junction, AZ
Hike around Doe Mountain

#3

Hike around Doe Mountain
 3
West Sedona, AZ
We were lucky to have the Wilson Mountain Trail to ourselves and covered in a blanket of snow.

#4

We were lucky to have the Wilson Mountain Trail…
 7
Sedona, AZ
Along the Peralta Canyon Trail, you'll have a spectacular view of the mountains behind you as you're on your way to Weaver's Needle.

#5

Along the Peralta Canyon Trail, you'll have a s…
 8
Gold Camp, AZ
Looking down at Devil's Bridge

#6

Looking down at Devil's Bridge
 8
West Sedona, AZ
Sunset over Phoenix while descending Camelback

#7

Sunset over Phoenix while descending Camelback
 4
Paradise Valley, AZ
Sunset on Camelback

#8

Sunset on Camelback
 4
Paradise Valley, AZ

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