Fall 2025 Hiking Schedule
October through January
Hike descriptions are listed by level on the menu to the left. SignUps are required. The link for members to sign up is on the menu to the left and is password protected.
Fall 2025 Key Dates
November 5, 2025: Fall Welcome Back
November 18-20, 2025: Overnight Trip to the Superstition Mountains
December 11, 2025: Fall Conservation Project
January 12, 2026: First Aid Training with Kristen Bright
January 17, 2026: Tribute to Hiking
Further information on the above activities can be found on the linked information pages.
Hiking Schedule Recaps
It is critical that you read and understand the hike description, distance, and elevation before deciding on any hike. This information is found in the A, B, and C Hike Description sections, which are linked in the left-hand sidebar of this page. This information is provided to ensure that the hike is appropriate for you and will be safe and enjoyable. Call the hike leader if you have any questions. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the Leave Time to receive last-minute information and driving directions. Contact the hike leader if you plan to meet the group at the trailhead rather than at the meeting place or are bringing a guest.
Schedule Recap by Hike Type and Date
|
Day |
Leave Time |
Assemble at |
Hike Type |
Trail Name |
Location |
|
Wednesday, November 5 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
A |
Paloma Highlights Loop |
Paloma Community Park |
|
Monday, November 10 |
7:30 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
A |
Chalk Canyon Ruins |
Spur Cross Ranch |
|
Wednesday, November 12 |
7:30 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
A |
Black Canyon - Boy Scout Segment A |
Black Canyon |
|
Tuesday, November 18 |
8:30 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
A |
Dacite Loop |
Superstition Mountains |
|
Wednesday, November 19 |
TBD |
Holiday Inn Express, 5285 East Baseline Road, Gilbert, AZ 85234 |
A |
Bluff Springs Loop |
Superstition Mountains |
|
Thursday, November 20 |
TBD |
Holiday Inn Express, 5285 East Baseline Road, Gilbert, AZ 85234 |
A- |
Massacre Grounds Loop and Falls |
Superstition Mountains |
|
Tuesday, November 25 |
7:30 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
A |
Marion Spring |
Tonto National Forest |
|
Tuesday, December 2 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
A |
Bell Pass via Prospector |
McDowell Mountain Regional Park |
|
Friday, December 5 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
A+ |
Red Picacho Loop |
Castle Hot Springs area |
|
Tuesday, December 9 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
A |
Dinosaur Wash - Red Top A |
Wickenburg area |
|
Friday, December 12 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
A |
Cottonwood Spring |
Spur Cross Ranch |
|
Tuesday, December 16 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
A |
Elwin’s Garfias Wash Loop |
Lake Pleasant area |
|
Friday, December 19 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
A |
Hells Canyon and Overlook - A |
Castle Hot Springs area |
|
Monday, December 22 |
8:00 AM |
Mountain View Rec. Ctr. |
A |
Quarto B |
Estrella Mountain Regional Park |
|
Monday, December 29 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
A |
Windgate - Bell Pass Loop |
McDowell Sonoran Preserve |
|
Monday, January 5 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
A- |
Camp Creek Falls - Blue Wash |
Carefree area |
|
Wednesday, January 7 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
A |
White Picacho |
Castle Hot Springs area |
|
Tuesday, January 13 |
8:00 AM |
Mountain View Rec. Ctr. |
A |
Ranger - National - Bajada |
South Mountain Park |
|
Thursday, January 15 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
A |
Holly's Hill (Peak 3392) |
Lake Pleasant area |
|
Monday, January 19 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
A |
Dinosaur Wash via Sophie's Flat |
Wickenburg area |
|
Friday, January 23 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
A |
Sunrise Peak |
McDowell Sonoran Preserve |
|
Tuesday, October 28 |
7:30 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
B |
Balanced Rock - B |
McDowell Sonoran Preserve |
|
Friday, October 31 |
7:30 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
B |
Short Circumference - B |
Deem Hills Recreation Area |
|
Wednesday, November 5 |
8:15 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
B |
Paloma Highlights Loop B |
Paloma Community Park |
|
Friday November 7 |
7:30 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
B |
Black Canyon - Emery Henderson B |
New River |
|
Tuesday, November 11 |
7:30 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
B |
Sophie's Flat |
Wickenburg area |
|
Thursday, November 13 |
7:30 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
B |
Pima Dynamite Loop |
McDowell Sonoran Preserve |
|
Tuesday, November 18 |
9:00 AM |
Mountain View Rec. Ctr. |
B |
Boulder Canyon to Lookout |
Superstition Mountains |
|
Wednesday, November 19 |
TBD |
Holiday Inn Express, 5285 East Baseline Road, Gilbert, AZ 85234 |
B |
Bluff Springs |
Superstition Mountains |
|
Thursday, November 20 |
TBD |
Holiday Inn Express, 5285 East Baseline Road, Gilbert, AZ 85234 |
B |
Peralta |
Superstition Mountains |
|
Monday, November 24 |
7:30 AM |
Mountain View Rec. Ctr. |
B |
Quartz Mine - Skyline Crest |
Skyline Regional Park |
|
Monday, December 1 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
B |
Black Canyon - Little Pan Segment |
Table Mesa |
|
Thursday, December 4 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
B |
Indian Mesa via Agua Fria Cowboy |
Lake Pleasant area |
|
Monday, December 8 |
8:00 AM |
Mountain View Rec. Ctr. |
B |
Kiwanis |
South Mountain Park |
|
Wednesday, December 10 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
B |
Wolf Mine Canyon - Greenstone Gorge B |
Wickenburg area |
|
Monday, December 15 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
B |
Sonoran - Lower Sonoran via Dixie Mine |
McDowell Sonoran Preserve |
|
Wednesday, December 17 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
B |
Morgan City Wash - B |
Lake Pleasant Regional Park |
|
Tuesday, December 23 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
B+ |
Harquahala Mountain |
Wickenburg area |
|
Tuesday, December 30 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
B+ |
Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial |
Yarnell |
|
Tuesday, January 6 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
B+ |
Hells Canyon and Overlook - B |
Castle Hot Springs area |
|
Friday, January 9 |
8:00 AM |
Mountain View Rec. Ctr. |
B |
Butterfield - Gadsden Loop |
Estrella Mountain Regional Park |
|
Wednesday, January 14 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
B |
Pass Mountain Loop |
Usery Mountain Regional Park |
|
Friday, January 16 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
B |
Yavapai Point via Wild Burro |
Lake Pleasant Regional Park |
|
Tuesday, January 20 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
B |
Vulture Peak - B |
Wickenburg area |
|
Thursday, January 22 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
B |
Walkin' Jim to Cathedral |
Lake Pleasant area |
|
Wednesday, November 5 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
C |
Crankset - Speckled Rattler Loop |
Paloma Community Park |
|
Monday, November 10 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
C |
Basalt Ridge - Interpretive Trail Loop |
McDowell Sonoran Preserve |
|
Thursday, November 13 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
C |
Brown's Ranch Road - Cathedral Rock |
McDowell Sonoran Preserve |
|
Tuesday, November 18 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
C |
Dacite Mine |
Superstitions |
|
Wednesday, November 19 |
TBD |
Holiday Inn Express, 5285 East Baseline Road, Gilbert, AZ 85234 |
C |
Meridian & Pass Mt. Loop |
Superstitions |
|
Thursday, November 20 |
TBD |
Holiday Inn Express, 5285 East Baseline Road, Gilbert, AZ 85234 |
C |
Hawes Ridge Loop |
Superstitions |
|
Tuesday, November 25 |
8:30 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
C |
Christiansen 100 |
Phoenix Mountains Preserve |
|
Friday, November 28 |
8:30 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
C |
Wild Burro |
Lake Pleasant Regional Park |
|
Wednesday, December 3 |
8:30 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
C |
Axle Grease -Hawknest Loop |
McDowell Sonoran Preserve |
|
Friday, December 5 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
C |
Sears Kay Indian Ruins and Camp Creek Falls |
Carefree area |
|
Tuesday, December 9 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
C+ |
Coyote Canyon - C #1 |
McDowell Sonoran Preserve - Northern Section |
|
Friday, December 12 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
C |
Balanced Rock - C |
McDowell Sonoran Preserve |
|
Tuesday, December 16 |
8:30 AM |
Mountain View Rec. Ctr. |
C+ |
Ford Canyon - C |
White Tank Regional Park |
|
Thursday, December 18 |
8:30 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
C |
Go John - Quartz - Slate |
Cave Creek Regional Park |
|
Monday, December 22 |
8:30 AM |
Mountain View Rec. Ctr. |
C+ |
Granite Falls - Chuckwalla Loop |
Skyline Regional Park |
|
Monday, December 29 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
C+ |
Black Canyon - Gloriana Segment C |
Bumble Bee area |
|
Monday, January 5 |
8:30 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
C |
Morgan City Wash - C |
Lake Pleasant Regional Park |
|
Thursday, January 8 |
7:30 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
C |
Little Horse to Chicken Point and the Chapel |
Sedona |
|
Tuesday, January 13 |
8:30 AM |
Mountain View Rec. Ctr. |
C |
Mule Deer Loop - C |
White Tank Regional Park |
|
Thursday, January 15 |
8:30 AM |
Mountain View Rec. Ctr. |
C |
Quail - Rainbow Valley - Baseline Loop |
Estrella Mountain Regional Park |
|
Wednesday, January 21 |
9:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
C |
Yavapai Point |
Lake Pleasant Regional Park |
|
Friday, January 23 |
8:30 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
C+ |
Badger Brawl - Cliff Walk |
Sonoran Preserve |
Schedule Recap by Hike Date
|
Day |
Leave Time |
Assemble at |
Hike Type |
Trail Name |
Location |
|
Tuesday, October 28 |
7:30 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
B |
Balanced Rock - B |
McDowell Sonoran Preserve |
|
Friday, October 31 |
7:30 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
B |
Short Circumference - B |
Deem Hills Recreation Area |
|
Wednesday, November 5 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
A |
Paloma Highlights Loop |
Paloma Community Park |
|
Wednesday, November 5 |
8:15 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
B |
Paloma Highlights Loop B |
Paloma Community Park |
|
Wednesday, November 5 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
C |
Crankset - Speckled Rattler Loop |
Paloma Community Park |
|
Friday, November 7 |
7:30 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
B |
Black Canyon - Emery Henderson B |
New River |
|
Monday, November 10 |
7:30 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
A |
Chalk Canyon Ruins |
Spur Cross Ranch |
|
Monday, November 10 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
C |
Basalt Ridge - Interpretive Trail Loop |
McDowell Sonoran Preserve |
|
Tuesday, November 11 |
7:30 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
B |
Sophie's Flat |
Wickenburg area |
|
Wednesday, November 12 |
7:30 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
A |
Black Canyon - Boy Scout Segment A |
Black Canyon |
|
Thursday, November 13 |
7:30 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
B |
Pima Dynamite Loop |
McDowell Sonoran Preserve |
|
Thursday, November 13 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
C |
Brown's Ranch Road - Cathedral Rock |
McDowell Sonoran Preserve |
|
Tuesday, November 18 |
8:30 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
A |
Dacite Loop |
Superstition Mountains |
|
Tuesday, November 18 |
9:00 AM |
Mountain View Rec. Ctr. |
B |
Boulder Canyon to Lookout |
Superstition Mountains |
|
Tuesday, November 18 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
C |
Dacite Mine |
Superstitions |
|
Wednesday, November 19 |
TBD |
Holiday Inn Express, 5285 East Baseline Road, Gilbert, AZ 85234 |
A |
Bluff Springs Loop |
Superstition Mountains |
|
Wednesday, November 19 |
TBD |
Holiday Inn Express, 5285 East Baseline Road, Gilbert, AZ 85234 |
B |
Bluff Springs |
Superstition Mountains |
|
Wednesday, November 19 |
TBD |
Holiday Inn Express, 5285 East Baseline Road, Gilbert, AZ 85234 |
C |
Meridian & Pass Mt. Loop |
Superstitions |
|
Thursday, November 20 |
TBD |
Holiday Inn Express, 5285 East Baseline Road, Gilbert, AZ 85234 |
A- |
Massacre Grounds Loop and Falls |
Superstition Mountains |
|
Thursday, November 20 |
TBD |
Holiday Inn Express, 5285 East Baseline Road, Gilbert, AZ 85234 |
B |
Peralta |
Superstition Mountains |
|
Thursday, November 20 |
TBD |
Holiday Inn Express, 5285 East Baseline Road, Gilbert, AZ 85234 |
C |
Hawes Ridge Loop |
Superstitions |
|
Monday, November 24 |
7:30 AM |
Mountain View Rec. Ctr. |
B |
Quartz Mine - Skyline Crest |
Skyline Regional Park |
|
Tuesday, November 25 |
7:30 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
A |
Marion Spring |
Tonto National Forest |
|
Tuesday, November 25 |
8:30 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
C |
Christiansen 100 |
Phoenix Mountains Preserve |
|
Friday, November 28 |
8:30 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
C |
Wild Burro |
Lake Pleasant Regional Park |
|
Monday, December 1 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
B |
Black Canyon - Little Pan Segment |
Table Mesa |
|
Tuesday, December 2 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
A |
Bell Pass via Prospector |
McDowell Mountain Regional Park |
|
Wednesday, December 3 |
8:30 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
C |
Axle Grease -Hawknest Loop |
McDowell Sonoran Preserve |
|
Thursday, December 4 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
B |
Indian Mesa via Agua Fria Cowboy |
Lake Pleasant area |
|
Friday, December 5 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
A+ |
Red Picacho Loop |
Castle Hot Springs area |
|
Friday, December 5 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
C |
Sears Kay Indian Ruins and Camp Creek Falls |
Carefree area |
|
Monday, December 8 |
8:00 AM |
Mountain View Rec. Ctr. |
B |
Kiwanis |
South Mountain Park |
|
Tuesday, December 9 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
A |
Dinosaur Wash - Red Top A |
Wickenburg area |
|
Tuesday, December 9 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
C+ |
Coyote Canyon - C #1 |
McDowell Sonoran Preserve - Northern Section |
|
Wednesday, December 10 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
B |
Wolf Mine Canyon - Greenstone Gorge B |
Wickenburg area |
|
Friday, December 12 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
A |
Cottonwood Spring |
Spur Cross Ranch |
|
Friday, December 12 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
C |
Balanced Rock - C |
McDowell Sonoran Preserve |
|
Monday, December 15 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
B |
Sonoran - Lower Sonoran via Dixie Mine |
McDowell Sonoran Preserve |
|
Tuesday, December 16 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
A |
Elwin’s Garfias Wash Loop |
Lake Pleasant area |
|
Tuesday, December 16 |
8:30 AM |
Mountain View Rec. Ctr. |
C+ |
Ford Canyon - C |
White Tank Regional Park |
|
Wednesday, December 17 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
B |
Morgan City Wash - B |
Lake Pleasant Regional Park |
|
Thursday, December 18 |
8:30 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
C |
Go John - Quartz - Slate |
Cave Creek Regional Park |
|
Friday, December 19 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
A |
Hells Canyon and Overlook - A |
Castle Hot Springs area |
|
Monday, December 22 |
8:30 AM |
Mountain View Rec. Ctr. |
C+ |
Granite Falls - Chuckwalla Loop |
Skyline Regional Park |
|
Monday, December 22 |
8:00 AM |
Mountain View Rec. Ctr. |
A |
Quarto B |
Estrella Mountain Regional Park |
|
Tuesday, December 23 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
B+ |
Harquahala Mountain |
Wickenburg area |
|
Monday, December 29 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
A |
Windgate - Bell Pass Loop |
McDowell Sonoran Preserve |
|
Monday, December 29 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
C+ |
Black Canyon - Gloriana Segment C |
Bumble Bee area |
|
Tuesday, December 30 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
B+ |
Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial |
Yarnell |
|
Monday, January 5 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
A- |
Camp Creek Falls - Blue Wash |
Carefree area |
|
Monday, January 5 |
8:30 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
C |
Morgan City Wash - C |
Lake Pleasant Regional Park |
|
Tuesday, January 6 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
B+ |
Hells Canyon and Overlook - B |
Castle Hot Springs area |
|
Wednesday, January 7 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
A |
White Picacho |
Castle Hot Springs area |
|
Thursday, January 8 |
7:30 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
C |
Little Horse to Chicken Point and the Chapel |
Sedona |
|
Friday, January 9 |
8:00 AM |
Mountain View Rec. Ctr. |
B |
Butterfield - Gadsden Loop |
Estrella Mountain Regional Park |
|
Tuesday, January 13 |
8:00 AM |
Mountain View Rec. Ctr. |
A |
Ranger - National - Bajada |
South Mountain Park |
|
Tuesday, January 13 |
8:30 AM |
Mountain View Rec. Ctr. |
C |
Mule Deer Loop - C |
White Tank Regional Park |
|
Wednesday, January 14 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
B |
Pass Mountain Loop |
Usery Mountain Regional Park |
|
Thursday, January 15 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
A |
Holly's Hill (Peak 3392) |
Lake Pleasant area |
|
Thursday, January 15 |
8:30 AM |
Mountain View Rec. Ctr. |
C |
Quail - Rainbow Valley - Baseline Loop |
Estrella Mountain Regional Park |
|
Friday, January 16 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
B |
Yavapai Point via Wild Burro |
Lake Pleasant Regional Park |
|
Monday, January 19 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
A |
Dinosaur Wash via Sophie's Flat |
Wickenburg area |
|
Tuesday, January 20 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
B |
Vulture Peak - B |
Wickenburg area |
|
Wednesday, January 21 |
9:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
C |
Yavapai Point |
Lake Pleasant Regional Park |
|
Thursday, January 22 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
B |
Walkin' Jim to Cathedral |
Lake Pleasant area |
|
Friday, January 23 |
8:00 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
A |
Sunrise Peak |
McDowell Sonoran Preserve |
|
Friday, January 23 |
8:30 AM |
Bell Rec. Ctr. |
C+ |
Badger Brawl - Cliff Walk |
Sonoran Preserve |
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