Reach 11 Long Loop

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This loop encompasses multiple trails in the Reach 11 Recreation Area. The trails are wide, smooth, and level. A great place for a family bike ride, or a large group ride.

Trailhead parking is at Cave Creek about 1/2 mile north of Deer Valley. Also, parking is available on both sides of Tatum Blvd.

Reach 11 is best known for its sports field complex, but is also home to a number of trails along the north side of the CAP Canal. It is a City of Phoenix park.

The route starts at the underused trailhead on Cave Creek road, about 1 1/2 miles north of the Loop 101 freeway. The trail starts south, passing through a tunnel at Deer Valley Road. The trail then follows through the park just below the bank of the CAP Canal.

After crossing under the 101 Freeway and then the 51 Freeway, the route eventually comes out at a parking area off of of Tatum Blvd. The route crosses Tatum just north of the parking area. There is no tunnel or even a crosswalk here, so exercise care.

After crossing Tatum, the route keeps to the right following near the CAP until coming to an underpass to cross 56th St. Then keeping to the right again, the trail follows the canal dike to Scottsdale Rd, the eastern boundary of the park.

From Scottsdale Rd, the route returns by keeping to the north side of the park, crossing 56th St and Tatum at the same points as before. Past Tatum, part of the route is on a paved road past the Horse Lovers Arena. Once returning to dirt, the trail bends around to complete the loop just short of the AZ-51 crossing. From here the route returns the way it came back to the trailhead.

The Term "Reach 11" refers to a segment of the CAP Canal, carrying water from the Colorado River to parts of Arizona.