About trails in Maricopa County, Arizona

Maricopa County has 1,088 named trails on the map, covering 2,748 miles in total, an average of 2.5 miles per trail. That is the 1st largest mapped trail network among 15 counties in Arizona. 1,022 of them are tagged for hiking and 591 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is Maricopa Trail, at 333 miles. 96 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 132 trailheads, 257 campsites, 17 waterfalls, and 58 boat launches. The nearest towns to these trails are Scottsdale, Mesa, and Wickenburg.

What the trails in Maricopa County are like

By length, 549 are under a mile, 434 run 1 to 5 miles, and 96 are 5 miles or longer. 76 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is bicycle, at 49.6 miles.

Every one carries a difficulty rating: 672 easy, 318 moderate, and 89 hard. Of the 1,072 with measured elevation, Reavis Ranch Trail climbs the most, about 5,985 ft, and 90 gain 1,000 ft or more.

Explore by activity

1,088All trails

1,022Hiking 591Mountain biking

2,748Total miles

257Campsites

58Boat launches

17Waterfalls

132Trailheads

Maricopa TrailHike333 mi Sun Circle TrailMTB153 mi Phoenix–Sonoran BikewayMTB70.8 mi Grand CanalscapeHikeMTB55.5 mi bicycleMTB49.6 mi Estrella Mountain Regional ParkHike35.2 mi New River TrailHikeMTB32.2 mi National TrailHikeMTB28.8 mi Historic Butterfield Stage TrailHike19.8 mi Eastern Canal PathMTB19.7 mi Arizona Diversion TrailHikeMTB19.2 mi Margies Cove TrailHike17.6 mi Long LoopHikeMTB17.4 mi Highline Canal PathMTB16.6 mi Skunk Creek TrailHikeMTB16.2 mi Mesa Route 5MTB16.0 mi Rio Salado PathwayMTB15.2 mi Pemberton TrailHikeMTB15.0 mi Pass Mountain TrailHike14.7 mi Mesa Route 3MTB14.3 mi Quartz TrailHikeMTB14.0 mi Tempe Canal PathMTB14.0 mi Desert Classic TrailHike13.4 mi Mesa Route 1MTB12.6 mi Ballantine Trail #283HikeMTB12.0 mi Reavis Ranch TrailHike12.0 mi Reavis Ranch Trail #109Hike12.0 mi Hawknest TrailHikeMTB11.6 mi Western Canal PathMTB11.5 mi Upper HawesHikeMTB11.4 mi #100 - Charles M. Christiansen TrailHikeMTB11.1 mi Sonoqui Wash TrailMTB11.0 mi Charles M. Christiansen Trail 100HikeMTB11.0 mi Mesa Route 6MTB10.8 mi Camp Creek [FR 413]Hike10.6 mi Alder Pack TrailHike10.3 mi Quail Springs TrailHike10.2 mi Queen Creek Wash TrailMTB10.0 mi Cave Creek Trail #4HikeMTB9.9 mi Telegraph Line Trail9.6 mi HandlebarsMTB9.6 mi New River Mesa Trail MT-179.4 mi East Canal Bank RoadHikeMTB9.3 mi Arizona CanalHike9.1 mi Bursera TrailHikeMTB9.0 mi Gooseneck TrailHikeMTB8.7 mi Bajada TrailHikeMTB8.7 mi Pedersen TrailHikeMTB8.6 mi Reavis Gap Trail #117HikeMTB8.5 mi Sonoran Loop Competitive TrackHikeMTB8.1 mi Stagecoach TrailHikeMTB7.8 mi Two Bar Ridge Trail #119HikeMTB7.8 mi Valley PathMTB7.8 mi Copper Camp Trail #87Hike7.7 mi Sears Trail #90Hike7.3 mi Ma-Ha-Tuak Perimeter TrailHike7.1 mi Gateway Loop TrailHike7.1 mi Frog Tanks Trail #112Hike6.9 mi Goat Camp TrailHikeMTB6.9 mi 136th Street ExpressHikeMTB6.9 mi Boulder Canyon TrailHike6.8 mi Sidewinder TrailHikeMTB6.7 mi Grand Canal TrailMTB6.6 mi Campaign Trail #256Hike6.6 mi Perl Charles TrailHike6.6 mi Ford Canyon TrailHikeMTB6.5 mi hikingHike6.5 mi Gadsden TrailHikeMTB6.5 mi Ranger TrailHikeMTB6.4 mi Powerline Road #2HikeMTB6.3 mi Apache Wash TrailHikeMTB6.2 mi North Horseshoe Lake RoadMTB6.1 mi Escondido TrailHikeMTB6.1 mi Ocotillo TrailHikeMTB6.1 mi Saguaro TrailHikeMTB6.0 mi Brittlebrush TrailHike6.0 mi Brittlebush Trail6.0 mi Granite TrailHikeMTB6.0 mi Kyrene Canal PathMTB5.9 mi Highly Falkner shared-use pathMTB5.8 mi Highly FalknerHikeMTB5.8 mi Go John TrailHikeMTB5.8 mi Latigo TrailHikeMTB5.8 mi Circumference TrailHikeMTB5.7 mi Laveen Area TrailMTB5.7 mi Lost Dog Wash TrailHike5.7 mi footHike5.6 mi Rainbow Valley TrailHikeMTB5.4 mi Technical LoopHikeMTB5.3 mi Mule Deer TrailHike5.3 mi Mesquite Canyon TrailHikeMTB5.2 mi Mesa Route 4MTB5.2 mi Dove Valley TrailHikeMTB5.2 mi Spur Cross TrailHike5.1 mi Wild Burro TrailHike5.1 mi Skunk Creek Trail #246Hike5.1 mi Dixie Mine TrailHikeMTB4.9 mi H-1 TrailHikeMTB4.9 mi Indian Bend Wash pathHikeMTB4.8 mi Javelina Canyon TrailHike4.8 mi Tom's Thumb TrailHikeMTB4.7 mi Scorpion TrailHikeMTB4.6 mi AltaHikeMTB4.6 mi Crosscut Canal Multi-Use PathHikeMTB4.6 mi Peters TrailHike4.6 mi Peters Trail #105Hike4.6 mi Ballantine Connector TrailHikeMTB4.5 mi North Flagstaff Power Line RoadHikeMTB4.5 mi Axle GreaseHikeMTB4.5 mi Dreamy Draw BikewayMTB4.5 mi Deer Tanks Loop #306Hike4.4 mi Sheep Creek Trail #88Hike4.4 mi The Long Way HomeHikeMTB4.4 mi Mesa Route 2MTB4.4 mi Sunrise TrailHikeMTB4.4 mi Lower Salt River Interpretive TrailHike4.3 mi Forest Road 2123Hike4.3 mi Edward's ParkHikeMTB4.3 mi Stoneman Wash TrailHikeMTB4.2 mi High Desert TrailHikeMTB4.2 mi Las Lomitas TrailHike4.1 mi Indian Bend Wash BikewayHikeMTB4.0 mi Boulder Canyon Trail #103Hike4.0 mi Toothaker TrailHikeMTB4.0 mi Daisy Mountain TrailHikeMTB4.0 mi Boulder TrailHikeMTB3.9 mi Discovery TrailHike3.9 mi Dixie Mountain LoopHikeMTB3.9 mi Desert ClassicHikeMTB3.9 mi Arizona Canal PathHikeMTB3.9 mi Westwing Mountain TrailHike3.8 mi Eastern Canal TrailHike3.8 mi Freedom Trail 302Hike3.8 mi Slate TrailHikeMTB3.7 mi BrakeMTB3.7 mi RidgelineHikeMTB3.7 mi Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area Walking PathHike3.6 mi StegosaurusHike3.6 mi Outer Loop NorthHikeMTB3.6 mi Round UpHikeMTB3.6 mi Crosscut Canal PathHikeMTB3.6 mi Wrangler LoopHikeMTB3.6 mi Fire Line Trail #118Hike3.5 mi PedalMTB3.5 mi Wild Horse TrailHikeMTB3.5 mi Outer Loop SouthHikeMTB3.4 mi New River Trail WestHike3.4 mi #306 - Shaw Butte TrailHikeMTB3.4 mi Black Hill TrailHikeMTB3.4 mi Coachwhip TrailHikeMTB3.4 mi Granite Mtn LoopHikeMTB3.4 mi Scenic TrailHikeMTB3.4 mi T472Hike3.4 mi Gila TrailHikeMTB3.4 mi Hawes TrailHikeMTB3.4 mi Esplanade TrailHikeMTB3.3 mi Brawling Badger TrailHikeMTB3.3 mi Hayes Peak TrailHike3.3 mi Maricopa Trail (BR to Bartlett Lake Road)Hike3.3 mi Arizona Trail/Little Saddle Mountain Trail #244HikeMTB3.3 mi Corona de Loma TrailHikeMTB3.3 mi North Overbank TrailHikeMTB3.3 mi Javelina TrailHike3.3 mi Second Water TrailHike3.3 mi Second Water Trail #236Hike3.3 mi Bell Pass TrailHikeMTB3.2 mi #1A - Perl Charles TrailHikeMTB3.2 mi Verde TrailHikeMTB3.2 mi Cline Creek Trail3.2 mi Papago Park Walking PathHike3.1 mi Bronco TrailHike3.1 mi Desert Park TrailHikeMTB3.1 mi Coldwater TrailHike3.1 mi Desert Rose TrailHikeMTB3.1 mi Ridgeline TrailHikeMTB3.1 mi Two GlovesHikeMTB3.1 mi Turnbuckle trailHikeMTB3.1 mi Windgate PassHikeMTB3.1 mi West Skip Rimsza Paseo3.0 mi Blevins TrailHikeMTB3.0 mi North Extension RoadMTB3.0 mi Whiskey Bottle TrailHikeMTB3.0 mi Reavis Falls TrailHike3.0 mi C-BHikeMTB3.0 mi 5k TrailHike3.0 mi Great Horned Owl TrailHikeMTB3.0 mi Holbert TrailHikeMTB3.0 mi Cottonwood Trail #247HikeMTB3.0 mi Pima Canyon Loop TrailHike3.0 mi Candy BarHikeMTB2.9 mi Reavis Trailhead Road2.9 mi Sport LoopHikeMTB2.9 mi Cavalry TrailHike2.9 mi Cavalry Trail #239Hike2.9 mi Cholla Mtn Loop TrailHikeMTB2.9 mi Arizona Trail/Saddle Mountain Trail #91HikeMTB2.9 mi Quartz Peak TrailHike2.8 mi Cliff Walk TrailHikeMTB2.8 mi Amethyst Mine TrailHike2.8 mi Limestone Trail #252Hike2.8 mi Old Trail 20HikeMTB2.8 mi H-3 TrailHikeMTB2.8 mi Guadalupe Perimeter TrailHikeMTB2.8 mi North TrailHike2.7 mi Consolidated Canal PathHike2.7 mi Hau'pal Loop TrailHike2.7 mi Homestead TrailHikeMTB2.7 mi #302 - Circumference TrailHikeMTB2.7 mi North Terrace TrailHikeMTB2.7 mi Mormon TrailHike2.7 mi West Deer Valley RoadHike2.7 mi Quartz Mine TrailHike2.7 mi SpokeMTB2.7 mi Tonto Tank TrailHikeMTB2.7 mi L.V. Yates TrailHike2.7 mi Red Mountain RushHikeMTB2.6 mi Tule Trail #122Hike2.6 mi Levee TrailHikeMTB2.6 mi Consoliated Canal PathHike2.6 mi North Picacho Wash Trail2.6 mi Tempe Town Lake North PathHikeMTB2.6 mi Sonoran Trail (Difficult)HikeMTB2.6 mi Arizona Trail/Cornucopia Trail #86HikeMTB2.6 mi Dreamy Draw Nature Trail 220Hike2.6 mi Cholla Flats LoopHikeMTB2.5 mi Old 60 ParallelHikeMTB2.5 mi Mayo Clinic Walking TrailsHike2.5 mi Butterfield TrailHikeMTB2.5 mi Andrew/Kinsey Trail (Moderately Difficult)HikeMTB2.5 mi Brown's Ranch RoadHikeMTB2.5 mi Old Trail 23 - West ExpressHikeMTB2.5 mi Corgett TrailHike2.4 mi Nature Trail 304Hike2.4 mi Delsie TrailHikeMTB2.4 mi Ridge TrailHikeMTB2.4 mi Whisper Rockk accessHikeMTB2.4 mi FlatlandsHikeMTB2.4 mi Butcher Jones TrailHike2.4 mi Hackberry Spring TrailHike2.4 mi Rawhide Wash TrailHike2.4 mi Thondum Wihom TrailHikeMTB2.4 mi Tondum Wihom TrailHike2.4 mi Adora Trails Walking PathHike2.4 mi Chuckwagon TrailHike2.4 mi Black Mesa TrailHike2.4 mi Black Mesa Trail #241Hike2.4 mi TortugaHikeMTB2.4 mi Bulldog Saddle TrailHikeMTB2.4 mi Chuckwalla TrailHike2.4 mi The Corral TrailHikeMTB2.4 mi Corral TrailHikeMTB2.4 mi U2249Hike2.3 mi Salt River ShoreHikeMTB2.3 mi Trail 308HikeMTB2.3 mi Pyrite TrailHike2.3 mi Taliesin TrailHikeMTB2.3 mi North Canal Bank RoadHikeMTB2.3 mi Coyote TrailHike2.3 mi Cottonwood Trail 247Hike2.3 mi Multi-Use Path AHikeMTB2.3 mi Overton TrailHikeMTB2.3 mi T149Hike2.3 mi Marcos de Niza TrailHikeMTB2.2 mi #8 - Quartz Ridge TrailHikeMTB2.2 mi Twisted Sister TrailHikeMTB2.2 mi Mountain Vista RouteMTB2.2 mi New River Trail EastHike2.2 mi The Divide TrailHikeMTB2.1 mi Blackbrush Ranch RoadHikeMTB2.1 mi Upper Ranch TrailHikeMTB2.1 mi Turpentine TrailHikeMTB2.1 mi Ringtail TrailHikeMTB2.1 mi Stinger LoopHikeMTB2.1 mi Old Trail 16 - Dare A SarahHikeMTB2.1 mi U3053Hike2.1 mi Bluff TrailHikeMTB2.1 mi Camelback WalkHike2.1 mi [FR 2070] **4WD**Hike2.1 mi Riverview TrailHikeMTB2.1 mi Renegade TrailHikeMTB2.1 mi Kiwanis TrailHike2.1 mi High Noon TrailHikeMTB2.1 mi Trail #20902.1 mi Talon TrailHikeMTB2.1 mi Lower Sonoran TrailHike2.1 mi InterloopHikeMTB2.1 mi Pinacle Peak TrailHike2.0 mi BlackjackHikeMTB2.0 mi Broken Spoke TrailHikeMTB2.0 mi Spare Tire CanyonHike2.0 mi Pima Wash TrailHikeMTB2.0 mi Baseline TrailHike2.0 mi Coyote CreekHikeMTB2.0 mi Queen Anne's RevengeHikeMTB2.0 mi Upper Gila TrailHikeMTB1.9 mi Hidden Valley TrailHikeMTB1.9 mi Elephant Mountain TrailHike1.9 mi Guadalupe PerimeterHikeMTB1.9 mi Dixileta TrailHikeMTB1.9 mi Cone Mountain TrailHikeMTB1.9 mi

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Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt October 25, 2026.