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Best Hiking Trails in McDowell Mountain Regional Park

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McDowell Mountain Regional Park is a regional park in Arizona.


  • Hiking Trails (20)
  • Reviews (52)
  1. 1
    Scenic Trail Loop
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 4.3 mi
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    Granite Tank Loop via Pemberton Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 59.1 mi
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    Boulder Trail Loop
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 9.8 mi
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    Granite Tank Loop via Pemberton Trail and Gooseneck Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ MODERATE 6.8 mi
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    Granite Tank Loop via Pemberton Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 18.5 mi
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    Ironwood Campground Loop via Escondido Trail and Scenic Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 13.1 mi
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    Pemberton Pond Loop via Pemberton Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 9.1 mi
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    Scenic Trail and Pemberton Trail Loop
    ★ ★ ★ ★ MODERATE 5.9 mi
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    Dixie Mine
    ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 4.9 mi
  10. 10
    McDowell Competitive Track Loop
    ★ ★ ★ MODERATE 7.8 mi
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    ProudDune4059 5 months, 4 weeks ago
    McDowell Regional Park
    Awesome mt biking area. Would
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    FullTulip4121 3 years, 1 month ago
    TortugaTrail
    Best route aqui
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    AliveLamp5584 3 years, 7 months ago
    Track (10/27/22, 7:26:15AM)
    Really terrific conditions on a picture perfect day.
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    DustySwimCap9221 4 years, 3 months ago
    Scenic Trail Loop
    The view is great with a good portion of the trail spent along the ridge
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    danmurraybv 5 years, 2 months ago
    North trail. McDowell Mountain Regional Park Track (3/28/21, 8:58:56AM)
    Awesome nature hike with 20 plants identified with a marker and accompanying brochure. Awesome even with few flowers. Maybe in 2-3 weeks there will be flowers. Maybe 20’ elevation change.
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    C. Edward Brice 5 years, 4 months ago
    Pemberton trail
    Great mountain bike trail.
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    Mb5Xyxpf 5 years, 5 months ago
    Wagner Trail McDowell Mountain Reg Park
    Not my favorite. Probably wouldn’t do it again. It was easy, but it’s good for the people that are camping near by. It could’ve been me, but in my opinion it’s not a real loop. Wagner turns into Granite which is fine, but then Granite trail dumps you into the campgrounds and the. I had to walk back along the road the last quarter to half mile to get back to Wagner trailhead. Again, could’ve been my crappy navigation skills but I was using a gps map.....
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    Will LaFollette 5 years, 5 months ago
    Track (12/3/20, 4:11:55PM)
    Hedged Zcctn NBC web wweb Bf
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    Hiker_Girl_AZ 6 years, 1 month ago
    Scenic Trail Loop
    The wildflowers are in bloom.
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    DarkHarness4189 6 years, 2 months ago
    Lousley Hill
    Rocky going up and down.
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    DarkHarness4189 6 years, 2 months ago
    North Trail
    Very easy. Went after a 3 day rain. Wildflowers every where.
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    EpicDelta4052 6 years, 4 months ago
    Track (1/5/20, 2:19:19PM)
    This is a great beginner hike, kid-friendly hike also. Beautiful scenery and the cliff section has safe railing. The kids, 6 yo girl, 8 & 10 yo boys all loved it.
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    AeGdPWLz 4 months ago
    Paul and John Rock Knob loop
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    LuLuLongLegs 6 months, 2 weeks ago
    Track (11/13/25, 10:14:27AM)
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    LongKnoll6078 1 year, 1 month ago
    Tuesday Morning Walking
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    John Baird 1 year, 2 months ago
    Markus Landslide, Boulder, Pemberton
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    TameWind5035 1 year, 4 months ago
    Pemberton BRUCE, I didn’t throw up
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    Thomas Triebes 1 year, 7 months ago
    Saturday Lunch Activity
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    Sean McIntyre 2 years, 2 months ago
    Scenic Trail Loop
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    SlyHike4939 3 years ago
    Track (5/27/23, 5:31:22PM)
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    FullTulip4121 3 years, 2 months ago
    McDowell22
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    FullTulip4121 3 years, 2 months ago
    McDowell22
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    SilentRavine2143 3 years, 3 months ago
    Escondido (2/19/23, 2:27:51PM)
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    Nicolee7rnvw 3 years, 3 months ago
    14442 East Desert Tortoise Tr to 14428 East Desert Tortoise Tr, Fountain Hills, AZ, USA
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    EarthyDawn5707 3 years, 4 months ago
    Dixie Mine Petroglyphs (1/14/23, 9:47:20AM)
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    ZanyLeaf6261 3 years, 5 months ago
    Dixie Mine
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    SlyHike4939 3 years, 5 months ago
    Track (12/21/22, 1:33:16PM)
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    SlyHike4939 3 years, 6 months ago
    Track (11/1/22, 4:24:03PM)
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    SweetClover3901 4 years ago
    Scenic Trail Loop
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    SilentKnoll4230 4 years ago
    Ironwood Campground Loop via Escondido Trail and Scenic Trail
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    EasyFlurry8908 4 years ago
    Track (5/2/22, 8:07:42AM)
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    Chuck Schommer 4 years, 2 months ago
    McDowell Mountain, Palisades Way to Delsie Trail, Down Pemberton to Toutise
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    Kristin Nilsson 4 years, 3 months ago
    Dixie mine trail with Sheldon and the boys
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    GleamAlder9092 4 years, 5 months ago
    With Danny
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    SlyHike4939 4 years, 7 months ago
    Track (10/22/21, 5:15:54PM)
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    SimpleSpruce1017 4 years, 11 months ago
    Granite Tank Loop via Pemberton Trail
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    TinyFog6621 5 years ago
    Track (5/15/21, 7:41:07AM)
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    MildBreeze7402 5 years, 2 months ago
    Loop Alone
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    MildBreeze7402 5 years, 3 months ago
    McDowell Mtn - MTB
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    FreeVista1791 5 years, 3 months ago
    Dixie Mine to campground
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    Michael Gillian 5 years, 7 months ago
    Track (10/18/20, 7:41:23AM)
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    SlyHike4939 6 years ago
    Four Peaks Staging Area, Maricopa County, AZ, USA
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    Gladys Soriano 6 years ago
    Pemberton Pond Loop via Pemberton Trail
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    Mimmediato87 6 years, 1 month ago
    Lower Shallmo Wash trail to Pemberton to Escondido
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    SnowyGloves8456 6 years, 1 month ago
    McDowell Mountain Regional Pk Escondido my favorite
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    DarkHarness4189 6 years, 2 months ago
    North Trail Loop
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    fzupanc 6 years, 4 months ago
    15915 E Rock Valley Pz to 16421 N Dixie Mine Tr, Fountain Hills, AZ, USA
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    NewMtBoots7639 6 years, 4 months ago
    Sonoran Trail Fountain Hills
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    jkndog 6 years, 4 months ago
    Dixie Mine Trail w wash
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    TameBeach9760 6 years, 5 months ago
    McDowell Mountain Regional Park
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    LuLuLongLegs 6 years, 6 months ago
    Rock Nob Road, Maricopa County to Maricopa County, AZ, USA
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    wyohess 6 years, 7 months ago
    Track 2013-02-09 15:15:00
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