Best hikes in McDowell Mountain Regional Park
Ambleway maps 28 hikes in McDowell Mountain Regional Park, from a 2.2-mile walk to a 15-mile day out. All of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is Verde Trail. The biggest climb is Tom's Thumb Viewpoint–Mushroom Rock Scenic Point, 8 sights, gaining 2,788 ft, and the network tops out at 3,896 ft.
- 150th Street Trail Spur & 158th Street Spur Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 133 ft
- Bluff Trail via Stoneman Wash Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Granite Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Verde Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Eagle Trail (Youth Groups Only) via Scout Trail (Youth Groups Only) 2.5 mi · ▲ 171 ft
- County Service Road 3.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Cedar Tank–150th Street Trail Spur Loop, 3 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 161 ft
- Lower Sonoran Trail & Sonoran Trail (Difficult) 4 mi · ▲ 660 ft
- Cinch Trail–Scenic Trail Loop, 3 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 160 ft
- Shallmo Wash Trail & Technical Loop Loop via Sport Loop 4.5 mi · ▲ 171 ft
- Dixie Mine via Thompson Peak Road 4.9 mi · ▲ 359 ft
- Thompson Peak Road 5.1 mi · ▲ 361 ft
- Dixie Mine Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 361 ft
- Marcus Landslide Loop–Marcus Landslide Loop Trailhead, 7 sights 5.5 mi · ▲ 573 ft
- Sven Slab–Mushroom Rock Scenic Point, 4 sights 7.9 mi · ▲ 862 ft
- Mushroom Rock Scenic Point–Mesquite Canyon, 5 sights 8.4 mi · ▲ 836 ft
- Morrells Wall–Mushroom Rock Scenic Point, 5 sights 9.4 mi · ▲ 1,399 ft
- Raven Roost Scenic View–Mushroom Rock Scenic Point, 5 sights 9.6 mi · ▲ 1,305 ft
- Bluff Trail–Stoneman Wash Trail Loop, 3 sights 9.6 mi · ▲ 574 ft
- Lousley Hill Viewpoint–Cinch Trail Loop, 4 sights 10.1 mi · ▲ 691 ft
- Vulture View Scenic Point–Tom's Thumb Viewpoint, 6 sights 10.3 mi · ▲ 1,649 ft
- Morrell's Boulder–Mushroom Rock Scenic Point, 7 sights 10.7 mi · ▲ 1,083 ft
- Cedar Tank–Cinch Trail Loop, 5 sights 11.8 mi · ▲ 685 ft
- Tom's Thumb–Tom's Thumb Viewpoint, 6 sights 11.8 mi · ▲ 1,990 ft
- Granite Tank–Gooseneck Tank, 7 sights 12.3 mi · ▲ 678 ft
- The Lookout–Tom's Thumb Viewpoint, 7 sights 12.5 mi · ▲ 2,095 ft
- Tom's Thumb Viewpoint–Mushroom Rock Scenic Point, 8 sights 14.7 mi · ▲ 2,788 ft
- Prairie Falcon Overlook–Tom's Thumb Viewpoint, 7 sights 15.4 mi · ▲ 1,871 ft