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Favorite The falls and pool
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

Tanque Verde Falls Trail

1.0 mi 1.5 km • 155' Up 47.16 m Up • 274' Down 83.59 m Down

Tanque…, AZ
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Favorite If you still have energy after the trek up the Mormon Trail, continue a little further to the Natural Tunnel. You'll be treated to a cool respite and fun pics!
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult

Hidden Valley Trail

0.5 mi 0.8 km • 2' Up 0.64 m Up • 137' Down 41.85 m Down

Guadalupe, AZ
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Favorite Beautiful saguaros along the trail.
Intermediate Intermediate

Tanque Verde Rim Loop

2.0 mi 3.2 km • 278' Up 84.88 m Up • 276' Down 84.27 m Down

Tanque…, AZ
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Favorite The park rules of Sunset Park
Easy Easy

Paved Woodburn Trail

0.4 mi 0.6 km • 6' Up 1.96 m Up • 21' Down 6.42 m Down

Oro Valley, AZ
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Favorite The view is stellar from the top of the Sunrise Mountain Trail.
Intermediate Intermediate

Sunrise Mountain Trail

4.2 mi 6.7 km • 512' Up 155.94 m Up • 511' Down 155.75 m Down

Sun Cit…, AZ
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Favorite Peeking through a hole at the top of Hole in the Rock. Must boulder/scramble to actually get to the top of this rock. Not for the inexperienced.
Easy/Intermediate Easy/Intermediate

Hole in The Rock Trail

0.2 mi 0.4 km • 42' Up 12.7 m Up • 44' Down 13.56 m Down

Tempe J…, AZ
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Favorite Hot Air Balloons over the Dixie Mountain Loop trail
Intermediate Intermediate

Dixie Mountain Loop

4.0 mi 6.4 km • 556' Up 169.59 m Up • 552' Down 168.33 m Down

Anthem, AZ
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Favorite It's hard to believe you're essentially on a sky island in the middle of the desert. 1918 Trail
Intermediate Intermediate

1918

1.0 mi 1.7 km • 31' Up 9.49 m Up • 260' Down 79.31 m Down

Tanque…, AZ
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Favorite About 2/3 way through the hike, at about 1/4 the elevation. Trail goes from gully w/small rocks (here) to a little steeper with larger rocks, pretty quick. The modestly steeper section is only about 400m of hike.
Intermediate Intermediate

Telegraph Pass Trail

1.2 mi 1.9 km • 510' Up 155.45 m Up • 9' Down 2.61 m Down

Laveen, AZ
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Favorite Shady shelters exist along the Discovery Trail.
Easy Easy

Desert Discovery Nature Trail

0.4 mi 0.6 km • 17' Up 5.21 m Up • 17' Down 5.3 m Down

Picture…, AZ
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Favorite Flat and easy hike.
Easy Easy

Sunset Loop Trail

2.1 mi 3.4 km • 113' Up 34.33 m Up • 114' Down 34.64 m Down

Lake Mo…, AZ
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Favorite North Phoenix lookout from Cholla Loop (H3)
Intermediate Intermediate

Cholla Loop

2.8 mi 4.6 km • 497' Up 151.52 m Up • 475' Down 144.64 m Down

Glendale, AZ
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Favorite The Petroglyphs
Intermediate Intermediate

Salida Gulch Trail #0095

4.2 mi 6.7 km • 449' Up 136.82 m Up • 448' Down 136.4 m Down

Prescott, AZ
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Favorite No Photos
Easy/Intermediate Easy/Intermediate

Passey Loop Trail

1.5 mi 2.5 km • 73' Up 22.21 m Up • 65' Down 19.69 m Down

Picture…, AZ
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Favorite Not sure if these carvings/markings in the stone are real or not, but they are protected by a man made wooden barrier, so maybe...
Intermediate Intermediate

Mormon Loop Trail

1.5 mi 2.5 km • 416' Up 126.7 m Up • 28' Down 8.53 m Down

Guadalupe, AZ
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Favorite A rare run of foggy weather in the desert
Intermediate Intermediate

Desert Classic Trail

8.8 mi 14.2 km • 682' Up 207.74 m Up • 556' Down 169.51 m Down

Guadalupe, AZ
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Favorite Walking through the wash
Intermediate Intermediate

Quartz Ridge Trail #8A

1.8 mi 2.8 km • 438' Up 133.45 m Up • 194' Down 59.14 m Down

Paradis…, AZ
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Favorite Small cave near the toilet bowl. Bring goggles to view the floor of the cave + the fish.
Easy/Intermediate Easy/Intermediate

Flume Trail

4.6 mi 7.4 km • 823' Up 250.92 m Up • 334' Down 101.74 m Down

Pine, AZ
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Favorite Some of the stairs of the Romero Ruins Interpretive Trail.
Intermediate Intermediate

Romero Ruins Interpretive Trail

0.4 mi 0.7 km • 67' Up 20.32 m Up • 10' Down 3.09 m Down

Oro Valley, AZ
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Favorite No Photos
Intermediate Intermediate

Mule Deer Trail

3.5 mi 5.6 km • 191' Up 58.24 m Up • 204' Down 62.08 m Down

Citrus…, AZ
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Favorite View of Montezuma Well
Easy Easy

Montezuma Well Loop Trail

0.4 mi 0.7 km • 18' Up 5.54 m Up • 33' Down 10.07 m Down

Lake Mo…, AZ
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Favorite Mica View Picnic Area offers picnic tales and grills to relax after a hike.
Easy Easy

Mica View Trail

1.0 mi 1.6 km • 61' Up 18.47 m Up • 0' Down 0 m Down

Tanque…, AZ
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Favorite No Photos
Easy Easy

Black Rock Long Loop

1.0 mi 1.6 km • 54' Up 16.39 m Up • 66' Down 20.13 m Down

Citrus…, AZ
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Favorite No Photos
Easy Easy

Quail Trail

1.1 mi 1.7 km • 196' Up 59.6 m Up • 37' Down 11.38 m Down

Goodyear, AZ
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Favorite Brown's Ranch Park in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Easy Easy

Latigo Trail

2.0 mi 3.2 km • 107' Up 32.75 m Up • 133' Down 40.63 m Down

Carefree, AZ
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Favorite Looking south toward the Rincons.
Intermediate Intermediate

Bajada Vista Trail

0.6 mi 1.0 km • 0' Up 0.02 m Up • 90' Down 27.53 m Down

Tanque…, AZ
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Favorite Storm clouds over White Tank Mountain Regional Park. with permission from Maricopa-County-Parks
Easy Easy

Black Rock Short Trail

0.5 mi 0.8 km • 42' Up 12.79 m Up • 38' Down 11.46 m Down

Citrus…, AZ
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Favorite No Photos
Easy Easy

Branding Iron Trail

0.9 mi 1.5 km • 98' Up 29.96 m Up • 5' Down 1.53 m Down

Carefree, AZ
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Favorite FINS
Intermediate Intermediate

Murel's Mile

1.1 mi 1.8 km • 107' Up 32.56 m Up • 29' Down 8.9 m Down

Buckeye, AZ
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Favorite No Photos
Intermediate Intermediate

Naranja Dr Multi Purpose Path

1.5 mi 2.4 km • 13' Up 4.04 m Up • 42' Down 12.66 m Down

Tortolita, AZ
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