Best hikes in Phoenix Mountains Preserve
Ambleway maps 27 hikes in Phoenix Mountains Preserve, from a 1.9-mile walk to a 16-mile day out. 8 of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is #8 - Quartz Ridge Trail–#8A - Quartz Ridge Trail Loop, 4 sights. The biggest climb is Piestewa Peak–#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Viewpoint, 4 sights, gaining 2,703 ft, and the network tops out at 2,588 ft. 3 start within walking range of public transit.
- #220 - Dreamy Draw Nature Viewpoint–#1A - Perl Charles Trail Loop, 6 sights 4 mi · ▲ 1,105 ft
- #8 - Quartz Ridge Trail–#8A - Quartz Ridge Trail Loop, 4 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 914 ft
- #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Viewpoint & #220 - Dreamy Draw Nature Viewpoint via #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 351 ft
- #302 - Circumference Trail–#304 - Nature Trail, 3 sights 5 mi · ▲ 1,299 ft
- #8A - Quartz Ridge Trail & #8A 5 mi · ▲ 424 ft
- Phoenix Mountains Preserve Viewpoint & #304 - Nature Trail via #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 953 ft
- #1A - Perl Charles Viewpoint & #1A - Perl Charles Trail via #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 1,076 ft
- #304 - Nature Trail–#8A - Quartz Ridge Trail Loop, 4 sights 6.2 mi · ▲ 1,161 ft
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- Dreamy Draw Bikeway 1.9 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Alternate Summit Trail 300A 1.9 mi · ▲ 288 ft
- #300 - Summit Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 597 ft
- Trail 25 2.3 mi · ▲ 561 ft
- Rattle Saddle Trail Loop 2.3 mi · ▲ 398 ft
- #220 - Dreamy Draw Nature Trail Loop via #1A - Perl Charles Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 539 ft
- Phoenix Mountains Preserve Viewpoint 2.6 mi · ▲ 295 ft
- Trail 1A 2.8 mi · ▲ 172 ft
- Phoenix Mountains Preserve Viewpoint via #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 837 ft
- #220 - Dreamy Draw Nature Trail Loop 3.4 mi · ▲ 449 ft
- Phoenix Mountains Preserve Viewpoint via #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 487 ft
- #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Viewpoint via #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 486 ft
- Trail 100B Viewpoint & #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Viewpoint via #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 577 ft
- North Mountain–Trail 44 - North Mountain National Viewpoint, 5 sights 6.2 mi · ▲ 1,266 ft
- Trail 44 - North Mountain National Viewpoint & Trail 101 via #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail 7.3 mi · ▲ 1,142 ft
- #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Viewpoint & Trail 1A via #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail 8.6 mi · ▲ 654 ft
- Trail 306 Viewpoint–#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Viewpoint, 4 sights 14.3 mi · ▲ 1,686 ft
- Shaw Butte–#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Viewpoint, 3 summits 14.9 mi · ▲ 1,733 ft
- Piestewa Peak–#100 - Charles M. Christiansen Viewpoint, 4 sights 16.1 mi · ▲ 2,703 ft