Bendiest hikes
The most turning packed into every mile: tight switchbacks, meanders, and spirals, as total degrees turned per mile.
These are the 25 bendiest hikes Ambleway has measured, from 5,362°/mi at the top of the board to 3,896°/mi at the bottom. They run from 1.9 to 6.6 miles. The biggest climb on the board is Eldorado Canyon Trail–West Face Redgarden Climbing Access Trail, 3 sights, gaining 2,906 ft. They lie across 9 named parks, forests, and preserves.
- North Lykken Trail via Skyline Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 1,328 ft · 5,362°/mi
- North Lykken Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 1,814 ft · 5,053°/mi
- Phosphate Hill–Happy Camper, 4 sights 5 mi · ▲ 1,075 ft · 4,827°/mi
- Promenade Trail (Moderate) & Western Trail (Hard) via Andrew/Kinsey Trail (Moderately Difficult) 2.6 mi · ▲ 1,163 ft · 4,758°/mi
- Eldorado Canyon Trail–West Face Redgarden Climbing Access Trail, 3 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 2,906 ft · 4,570°/mi
- 10 Day Jacks–Drop Shaft, 5 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 1,657 ft · 4,551°/mi
- Araby Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 822 ft · 4,456°/mi
- Cruze Valley Run Downhill–Papi's Way, 4 sights 2 mi · ▲ 532 ft · 4,567°/mi
- Piestewa Peak & #300 - Summit Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 1,171 ft · 4,350°/mi
- #302 - Circumference Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 932 ft · 4,306°/mi
- Beacon Rock–Beacon Rock Viewpoint, 5 sights 3 mi · ▲ 1,173 ft · 4,278°/mi
- Lower Ridgeline–Overlook, 4 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 617 ft · 4,233°/mi
- #8A - Quartz Ridge Trail & Trail 200A 2.4 mi · ▲ 928 ft · 4,248°/mi
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Alpine East Section–High Bench Trail, 6 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 948 ft · 4,186°/mi
- Middle Pond & Little Bearhole Pond via G Road 2.4 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 4,090°/mi
- Shaker Trace Horse Trail–Shaker Trace Outer Loop, 3 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 88 ft · 4,165°/mi
- SkyTrail Observation Deck–Towering Inferno, 5 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 709 ft · 4,058°/mi
- Cynical Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 1,201 ft · 4,025°/mi
- Phosphate Hill–Cottontail Loop, 6 sights 6.6 mi · ▲ 1,165 ft · 4,034°/mi
- Best Medicine–Cruze Valley Run Downhill, 5 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 731 ft · 4,016°/mi
- Ecker Hill & Elk Forest 2 mi · ▲ 496 ft · 4,041°/mi
- SH Cascade Trail–Soldier Hollow (South) Loop, 4 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 600 ft · 3,975°/mi
- Hall Point & Change Creek Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 1,446 ft · 3,999°/mi
- Pinebrook SE Perimeter–Pinebrook Southeast Perimeter, 4 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 1,054 ft · 3,937°/mi
- Skyline Trail 2 mi · ▲ 933 ft · 3,896°/mi