Mountain Bike Trails in Scottsdale
Scottsdale is a prime Sonoran Desert riding area, with McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Browns Ranch, Tom Thumb, and fast rocky singletrack under wide-open desert views. Compare 146 mountain bike trails in Scottsdale with route maps, distance, difficulty, elevation, photos, reviews, and nearby ride options.
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Mountain Bike Trails in Scottsdale
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Coyote Canyon Trail
1.2 mi
Stagecoach North
0.3 mi
Old Camp Trail
1.4 mi
Hawknest Trail
6.8 mi
El Diablo North
1.4 mi
South Diablo Trail
1.3 mi
Dove Valley Trail
3.8 mi
Branding Iron Trail
0.9 mi
Stagecoach Trail
2.3 mi
Divide Trail
2.0 mi
High Desert Trail
4.0 mi
Barb's Trail
0.7 mi
North Flagstaff Power Line Road
1.3 mi
Brown's Ranch Road (Easy)
0.5 mi
Malpais Trail
0.4 mi
Buckshot Trail
0.8 mi
Old Trail 20
2.7 mi
Hackamore Trail
0.5 mi
Old Trail 23 - West Express
3.1 mi
Cloudburst Trail
0.9 mi
Latigo Trail
3.1 mi
Cone Mountain Trail
1.9 mi
Old Trail 16 - Dare A Sarah
2.1 mi
Hawknest Trail
4.2 mi
Desperado Trail
0.6 mi
Maverick
A fast, flowing singletrack trail in the northern region of the McDowell Sonoran Preserve, offering a rolling desert ride with minimal technical obstacles.
1.4 mi
Chuckwagon
A smooth, wide singletrack trail in the northern region of the McDowell Sonoran Preserve. It features gentle rolling terrain with scenic desert views, making it ideal for beginners and cross-country riders.
1.0 mi
Vaquero Trail
0.9 mi
Latigo Trail
A scenic, easy singletrack trail in the northern region of the McDowell Sonoran Preserve. It features gentle terrain with rolling, twisting desert paths suitable for all skill levels.
1.1 mi
Brown's Ranch Road (Easy)
1.9 mi
Sunset Vista Trail
A short, scenic singletrack trail in the McDowell Sonoran Preserve's Brown's Ranch network, offering gentle grades and beautiful western-facing desert views.
0.2 mi
Wrangler Trail
0.9 mi
Granite Mtn.
0.2 mi
Balanced Rock Trail
1.5 mi
Watershed Trail
A flat, flowy, and easy singletrack trail in the northern region of the McDowell Sonoran Preserve, ideal for beginners.
0.8 mi
Whiskey Bottle
1.5 mi
Morning Vista Trail
A gentle, easy multi-use singletrack trail in the northern section of the McDowell Sonoran Preserve, offering scenic desert views and a smooth dirt surface suitable for all skill levels.
0.8 mi
Turpentine Trail
A scenic, non-technical singletrack trail in the northern region of the McDowell Sonoran Preserve, winding through desert washes with gentle grades.
2.0 mi
Latigo Trail
A scenic, relatively flat singletrack trail in the northern region of the McDowell Sonoran Preserve, featuring gentle rollers and desert views.
1.7 mi
Monument Trail
0.6 mi
Black Hill Trail
0.6 mi
Powerline Road #2
6.3 mi
Black Hill Trail
easy rating
1.5 mi
Whiskey Bottle
A scenic singletrack trail in the northern region of the McDowell Sonoran Preserve, featuring rolling desert terrain with sandy and rocky sections.
1.5 mi
Renegade Trail
2.1 mi
Dixileta Trail
1.1 mi
Gooseneck Trail
4.4 mi
Brown's Mountain Trail
1.3 mi
118th St. Trail
1.0 mi
Redbird Trail
A gentle, beginner-friendly singletrack trail in the McDowell Sonoran Preserve that connects the Gooseneck and Rock Knob trails, featuring rolling desert terrain and scenic views.
1.4 mi
County Park Connector
A flat, multi-use connector trail linking Scottsdale's McDowell Sonoran Preserve with McDowell Mountain Regional Park, providing access between the Gooseneck and Pemberton trails.
1.2 mi
Service Road #3
1.2 mi
104th Street Spur
A short, flat dirt connector trail in the southern region of the McDowell Sonoran Preserve, suitable for beginners.
0.8 mi
Paradise Trail
A scenic desert connector trail in the McDowell Sonoran Preserve linking the Gateway Loop and Quartz trails. Features rocky singletrack and dry wash crossings.
1.5 mi
Levee trail
A wide, flat doubletrack trail in the southern region of the McDowell Sonoran Preserve. It features a gentle grade with some loose rock and gravel, connecting the 104th Street Trailhead to other trails in the preserve.
1.0 mi
Crossover Trail
0.2 mi
Quartz Trail
A multi-use singletrack trail in Scottsdale's McDowell Sonoran Preserve, featuring rocky terrain, sandy washes, and scenic desert views.
2.1 mi
Bajada Nature Trail
0.4 mi
Saguaro Trail
0.4 mi
Quartz Trail
difficultty rating: moderate
2.8 mi
Sunrise Trail
4.4 mi
Lost Dog Wash Trail
2.8 mi
Old Jeep Trail
1.4 mi
Ringtail Trail
2.1 mi
Gateway Loop Trail
difficultty=moderate
3.5 mi
Horseshoe Trail
0.7 mi
Windgate Pass Trail
difficultty rating: difficult
2.9 mi
Bell Pass Trail
difficultty rating: difficult
3.3 mi
Axle Grease
4.4 mi
Corral Trail
2.4 mi
Cholla Mtn Loop Trail (Moderate)
2.8 mi
Stagecoach Trail
5.2 mi
Upper Ranch Trail (Moderate)
2.1 mi
Granite Mtn Loop (Easy)
4.1 mi
Bootlegger Trail
1.3 mi
Cow Poke Trail
0.9 mi
136th Street Express
6.8 mi
Saguaro Nest Trail
1.7 mi
Gooseneck Trail
6.5 mi
Pemberton Trail
4.1 mi
Verde Trail
1.9 mi
Dixileta Trail
1.1 mi
Stoneman Wash Trail
4.2 mi
Granite Trail
1.7 mi
Coachwhip Trail
0.8 mi
Pemberton Trail
6.6 mi
Bluff Trail
2.1 mi
Nursery Tank Trail
0.3 mi
North Extension Road
3.0 mi
Verde Trail
1.2 mi
Chuparosa Trail
0.5 mi
Lariat Trail
1.4 mi
Delsie Trail
2.4 mi
Granite Trail
1.9 mi
Wagner Trail
1.0 mi
Dixie Mine Trail
3.1 mi
Coachwhip Trail
0.9 mi
Coachwhip Trail
0.8 mi
Windmill Trail
1.0 mi
Marcus Landslide
1.0 mi
Westworld
1.5 mi
Westworld
0.2 mi
Westworld
0.4 mi
Renegade Trail
2.1 mi
Rock Knob Trail
1.0 mi
Boulder Trail
1.1 mi
Brown's Mountain Trail
1.3 mi
Westworld
0.7 mi
Taliesin Trail
1.7 mi
Westworld
0.9 mi
Desert Park Trail
difficultty rating: easy
3.1 mi
Taliesin Trail
0.6 mi
Westworld (Easy)
0.2 mi
Prospector (Moderate)
1.3 mi
118th St. Trail
1.0 mi
Old Trail 21
0.7 mi
Cave Creek Trail #4
0.6 mi
Cave Creek Trail #4
5.8 mi
Cave Creek Trail #4
3.4 mi
Skull Mesa Trail #248
0.6 mi
North Horseshoe Lake Road
6.1 mi
Corral Trail (Reroute)
0.3 mi
Jomax
0.4 mi
Black Hill
easy rating
0.4 mi
North Canal Bank Road
0.3 mi
East Canal Bank Road
1.0 mi
Anasazi Spur
0.5 mi
Malpais Trail
1.0 mi
Brown's Summit Spur
This is the trail to Brown's Summit. .2 miles. It's very steep. Too steep for bicycles or horses.
0.2 mi
North Canal Bank Road
0.3 mi
Broken Spoke Trail
0.7 mi
Old Trail 22 - Stage Route
0.9 mi
Old Trail 19
0.4 mi
Old Trail 15 - Bail Out
0.5 mi
Saddlehorn Trail
0.2 mi
Dry Gulch Trail (Easy)
0.2 mi
Legend Trail Parkway Connector
0.8 mi
East Canal Bank Road
0.2 mi
North Canal Bank Road
0.8 mi
East Canal Bank Road
2.2 mi
Saguaro Loop Trail
0.3 mi
North Canal Bank Road
0.8 mi
Maricopa Trail
0.8 mi
Maricopa Trail
0.3 mi
Maricopa Trail
0.5 mi