Arizona
Looking for the best running in Arizona? We've got you covered with the top trails, trips, hiking, backpacking, camping and more around Arizona. The detailed guides, photos, and reviews are all submitted by the Outbound community.
Top Running Spots in and near Arizona
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Page, Arizona
Hike the Page Mesa Trail
3.013.2 mi / 800 ft gainThe best way to loop is counter-clockwise, to avoid unnecessary uphill distance. The trail features wonderful wildflowers in the spring, and is open year round. The Page Mesa Trail typically takes between 1 and 3 hours to hike. The trail is also a fabulous location for mountain biking and is dog ...Read more -
Tucson, Arizona
Bike The Loop at The Santa Cruz River Park
22 mi / 500 ft gainThe Loop is an in-development series of shared-use, hard-surface paths meant to connect all of Tucson by following the Santa Cruz River and its major tributaries. The Santa Cruz River Park contains 22 miles of The Loop (with another 40 in development) that runs along the western shore of the Sant...Read more -
Camp Verde, Arizona
Copper Canyon Loop Trail 504
5.03.75 mi / 384 ft gainCopper Canyon Loop Trail 504 is a loop trail that takes you by a waterfall located near Camp Verde, Arizona.Read more -
Tucson, Arizona
Hike to the Bowen Stone House via Bowen Trail
2.4 mi / 300 ft gainThe Tucson Mountains are home to Saguaro National Park and the Tucson Mountain Park, the latter of which is a massive 20,000 acre park that is home to huge forests of giant saguaro cacti, a wide diversity of desert wildlife, and several long-abandoned farms and ranches like the Bowen Homestead, c...Read more -
Phoenix, Arizona
Lost Ranch Ruins Trail to Lost Ranch Mines Trail Loop
5.04.97 mi / 1184 ft gainLost Ranch Ruins Trail to Lost Ranch Mines Trail Loop is a loop trail where you may see wildflowers located near Phoenix, Arizona.Read more -
Phoenix, Arizona
Shadow Mountain Loop
2.07 mi / 600 ft gainShadow Mountain Loop is a loop trail that takes you past scenic surroundings located near Phoenix, Arizona.Read more -
Chinle, Arizona
Hope Arch
4.01.46 mi / 95 ft gain…Not sure about everyone else, but who doesn’t enjoy a less visited natural arch?!This natural arch sits in Chinle's small town, just west of Canyon De Chelly National Monument. Hope Arch is definitely a gem that the locals know about, and the tourists do not, so if you plan to explore this arch,...Read more -
Yavapai County, Arizona
Bell Trail
7.12 mi / 591 ft gainBell Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a river located near Rimrock, Arizona.Read more -
Morristown, Arizona
Yavapai Point Trail
5.03.08 mi / 525 ft gainYavapai Point Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a lake located near New River, Arizona.Read more -
Prescott, Arizona
Giant Alligator Juniper Trail
4.69 mi / 495 ft gainGiant Alligator Juniper Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you past scenic surroundings located near Prescott, Arizona.Read more -
Scottsdale, Arizona
Upper Ranch and Brown's Ranch Road Trail
3.98 mi / 154 ft gainUpper Ranch and Brown's Ranch Road Trail is a loop trail where you may see wildflowers located near Scottsdale, Arizona.Read more -
Yarnell, Arizona
Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial Trail
5.06.52 mi / 1985 ft gainGranite Mountain Hotshots Memorial Trail is an out-and-back trail located in Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial State Park. This park near Yarnell, Arizona, memorializes the nineteen members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots who died at this location on June 30, 2013, while fighting the Yarnell Hi...Read more -
Prescott, Arizona
Watson Lake and Flume Trail Loop
4.04.63 mi / 381 ft gainThe Watson Lake and Flume Trail is a 4.5 mile loop hike that takes you next to Watson Lake near Prescott, AZ. This trail also makes for a great workout if you throw on your running shoes. Keep in mind there is no shade, so pack water and sunscreen accordingly. Thinking about getting on the wate...Read more -
Sedona, Arizona
Huckaby Trail
4.05.95 mi / 797 ft gainHuckaby Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a river located near Sedona, Arizona.Read more -
Black Canyon City, Arizona
Zig Zag Trail
3.04.61 mi / 436 ft gainZig Zag Trail is a loop trail that takes you by a river located near Canyon City, Arizona.Read more -
Pinetop-Lakeside, Arizona
Mogollon Rim Interpretive Trail
3.00.8 mi / 30 ft gainMogollon Rim Interpretive Trail is an out-and-back trail where you may see local wildlife located near Lakeside, Arizona.Read more