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McDowell Sonoran Preserve: Southern Region

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ELECTRIC BIKES PROHIBITED, more info here: scottsdaleaz.gov/preserve.

Recommended Routes in McDowell Sonoran Preserve: Southern Region - 3

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Favorite Lower Quartz Trail in the wash between neighborhoods....very rocky
Intermediate Intermediate

Taliesin Loop

8.4 mi 13.6 km 560' Up 170.61 m Up 562' Down 171.34 m Down

Fountai…, AZ
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Favorite Looking towards Scottsdale from Windgate Pass.
Difficult Difficult

The Bell Toll

10.4 mi 16.7 km 1,981' Up 603.93 m Up 1,982' Down 603.97 m Down

Fountai…, AZ
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Favorite Top of Tom's Thumb!
Very Difficult Very Difficult

TT & Windgate - Double Bypass

19.3 mi 31.1 km 3,303' Up 1006.83 m Up 3,303' Down 1006.84 m Down

Fountai…, AZ
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McDowell Sonoran Preserve: Southern Region Biking

  • 49 Miles 80 Kilometers of Trail
  • 3 Recommended Routes
  • 8 Easy Trails Easy Trails
  • 11 Intermediate Trails Intermediate Trails
  • 10 Difficult Trails Difficult Trails
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Trails in McDowell Sonoran Preserve: Southern Region - 26

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4.4 mi 7.1 km #1Sunrise Trail
Difficult Difficult
Fountain Hills, AZ
Difficult Difficult
Fountain Hills, AZ 14 
3.3 mi 5.3 km #2Bell Pass Trail
Difficult Difficult
Fountain Hills, AZ
Difficult Difficult
Fountain Hills, AZ
2.9 mi 4.6 km #3Quartz Trail
Intermediate Intermediate
Fountain Hills, AZ
Intermediate Intermediate
Fountain Hills, AZ
2.3 mi 3.7 km #4Taliesin Trail
Intermediate Intermediate
Fountain Hills, AZ
Intermediate Intermediate
Fountain Hills, AZ
3.6 mi 5.8 km #5Gateway Loop Trail
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult
Fountain Hills, AZ
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult
Fountain Hills, AZ 15 
3.1 mi 4.9 km #6Windgate Pass Trail
Difficult Difficult
Fountain Hills, AZ
Difficult Difficult
Fountain Hills, AZ
1.1 mi 1.8 km #7Windmill Trail
Intermediate Intermediate
Fountain Hills, AZ
Intermediate Intermediate
Fountain Hills, AZ
2.1 mi 3.4 km #8Lost Dog Wash Trail
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult
Fountain Hills, AZ
Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult
Fountain Hills, AZ
4.7 mi 7.6 km #9Tom's Thumb Trail
Very Difficult Very Difficult
Rio Verde, AZ
Very Difficult Very Difficult
Rio Verde, AZ
1.6 mi 2.6 km #10Old Jeep Trail
Difficult Difficult
Fountain Hills, AZ
Difficult Difficult
Fountain Hills, AZ

Photos of McDowell Sonoran Preserve: Southern Region - 32

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Dodgin' cholla on Gooseneck Trail
Mar 11, 2015 near Rio Verde, AZ
Top of Tom's Thumb!
Oct 9, 2016 near Fountai…, AZ
McDowell Mountain | Epic climb, crowded descent on Lost Dog Wash, Old Jeep, and Sunrise | 12/29/2019
Dec 29, 2019 near Fountai…, AZ
Trail Junction
May 22, 2021 near Rio Verde, AZ
Granite Boulders, Tom's Thumb
May 22, 2021 near Rio Verde, AZ
Trail Jct.
May 24, 2021 near Rio Verde, AZ
The first thing to recover from a fire:  The Catsclaw Acacia.
Sep 25, 2023 near Rio Verde, AZ
Aftermath of the 2023 Diamond Fire.
Sep 25, 2023 near Rio Verde, AZ

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