Scottsdale

Local tips or suggestions? Tell us!

Zoom in to see details

Map Key

Favorites
Check-Ins

Recommended Routes in Scottsdale - 12

Hiking Project is built by hikers like you. Add Your Recommended Routes

Favorite

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

Favorite

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

Favorite

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

Favorite

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

Favorite

Destination...Tom Thumb

Easy Rolling 6

5.5 mi 8.9 km • 628' Up 191.44 m Up • 633' Down 193 m Down

Favorite

Cathedral Rock

Brown's Ranch

10.5 mi 16.9 km • 500' Up 152.51 m Up • 496' Down 151.19 m Down

Favorite

Destination...Tom Thumb

Tom's Thumb from Gateway

12.6 mi 20.2 km • 2,591' Up 789.85 m Up • 2,588' Down 788.82 m Down

Favorite

Papago Cactus late May

Double Butte Loop

2.3 mi 3.7 km • 115' Up 35.02 m Up • 117' Down 35.78 m Down

Favorite

Lupines and poppies bloom along the Granite Mountain Loop.

Granite Mountain Loop

6.3 mi 10.2 km • 447' Up 136.18 m Up • 446' Down 136.09 m Down

Favorite

Looking west from high point on Cactus Trail

Lizard/Cactus Over-the-Rock Loop

2.0 mi 3.3 km • 109' Up 33.35 m Up • 111' Down 33.86 m Down

Scottsdale Hiking

218 Miles 350 Kilometers of Trail
12 Recommended Routes
45 Easy Trails
52 Intermediate Trails
18 Difficult Trails

Hiking Project is built by hikers like you. Share what you know about this area!

Share Your Local Tips!

Areas Within Scottsdale

Camelback Mountain

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

Weather Averages

High	Low	Precip	Days w/

J

F

M

A

M

J

J

A

S

O

N

D

Trails in Scottsdale - 103

Hiking Project is built by hikers like you. Add Your Trails

1.1 mi 1.8 km #1Echo Canyon Summit Trail Difficult Paradise Valley, AZ	Difficult	Paradise Valley, AZ	60
3.7 mi 5.9 km #2Gateway Loop Trail Intermediate Fountain Hills, AZ	Intermediate	Fountain Hills, AZ	24
2.0 mi 3.2 km #3Pinnacle Peak Intermediate/Difficult Carefree, AZ	Intermediate/Difficult	Carefree, AZ	16
3.3 mi 5.3 km #4Bell Pass Trail Intermediate/Difficult Fountain Hills, AZ	Intermediate/Difficult	Fountain Hills, AZ	3
4.5 mi 7.2 km #5Granite Mountain Loop Trail Intermediate Carefree, AZ	Intermediate	Carefree, AZ	2
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 - 177

Hiking Project is built by hikers like you. Add Your Photos

Piestewa Peak provides a phenomenal panorama of the Phoenix Metro for all to enjoy.

Mar 10, 2017 near Paradis…, AZ

Lupines and poppies bloom along the Granite Mountain Loop.

Mar 21, 2017 near Carefree, AZ

View from Sunrise Peak, Fountain Hills, AZ

Feb 14, 2018 near Fountai…, AZ

View of Pinnacle Peak, Carefree, AZ

Feb 14, 2018 near Carefree, AZ

Papago Cactus late May

Jun 24, 2018 near Tempe J…, AZ

Mammillaria Grahamii - Arizona Fishhook Cactus

Jul 17, 2018 near Tempe J…, AZ

Sunset on Camelback

Mar 8, 2019 near Paradis…, AZ

Sunset over Phoenix while descending Camelback

Mar 8, 2019 near Paradis…, AZ