Spring 2026 Hiking Schedule

January through April

 

Hike descriptions are listed by level on the menu to the left.  Sign-ups are required. The link for members to sign up is on the menu to the left and is password protected. 

   

Spring 2026 Key Dates

 

January 17: Deadline for Nominations for Vice President

 

January 17: Tribute to Hiking

 

January 21: Hike Leader Gathering (Sign up here)

 

February 10: Trail maintenance (Paloma Park)

 

March 10: Spring Annual Meeting and Election

 

March 19: Trail Maintenance (Cave Creek Regional Park)

 

April 7-9: Overnight at Kanab, Utah

 

 

Looking Ahead:

 

October 29: Fall Welcome Back

 

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. 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

Thursday, January 15

8:00 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

A

Holly's Hill (Peak 3392)

Lake Pleasant area

Monday, January 19

8:00 AM

CANCELLED

A

Dinosaur Wash via Sophie's Flat

Wickenburg area

Friday,  January 23

8:00 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

A

Sunrise Peak

McDowell Sonoran Preserve

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+

Dinosaur Wash - Pink Canyon and Sedona Rocks

Wickenburg area

Thursday, January 22

8:00 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

B

Walkin' Jim to Cathedral

Lake Pleasant area

Date Change:

Friday, January 16

7:30 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

C+

Little Horse to Chicken Point and the Chapel

Sedona

Thursday, January 15

8:30 AM

Mountain View Rec. Ctr.

C

Quail - Rainbow Valley - Baseline Loop

Estrella Mountain Regional Park

Tuesday, January 20

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

 

Day

Leave Time

Assemble at

Hike Type

Trail Name

Location

Wednesday,

January 28

8:00 AM

Mountain View Rec. Ctr.

A

Ford Canyon - A

White Tank Regional Park

Friday,

January 30

7:00 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

A+

Le Barge Canyon via First Water

Superstition Mountains

Monday,

February 2

7:30 AM

Mountain View Rec. Ctr.

A

Alta - Bajada Loop

South Mountain Park

Thursday,

February 5

7:30 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

A-

Quartz - A

McDowell Mountain Regional Park

Tuesday,

February 10

7:30 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

A

Governors Peak (via south route)

Castle Hot Springs area

Friday,

February 13

8:00 AM

Mountain View Rec. Ctr.

A

Ford Canyon -Mesquite Loop

White Tank Regional Park

Monday,

February 16

7:30 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

A

Windgate - Bell Pass Loop

McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Thursday,

February 19

7:00 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

A

Passage 21 - Pine Mountain

Tonto National Forest

Tuesday,

February 24

7:00 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

A

Hells Canyon and Overlook - A

Castle Hot Springs area

Thursday,

February 26

7:30 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

A

Elephant Mountain Loop

Spur Cross Ranch

Wednesday,

March 4

7:00 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

A-

Yeager Canyon Loop

Jerome

Friday, March

6

7:30 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

A

Cottonwood Spring Loop

Spur Cross Ranch

Monday,

March 9

8:00 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

A-

Dixie Mountain Loop with Summits

Sonoran Preserve

Tuesday,

March 10

7:30 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

A-

Go John - A

Cave Creek Regional Park

Wednesday,

March 11

7:30 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

A

Limestone Loop

Spur Cross Ranch

Tuesday,

March 17

7:30 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

A

Black Canyon -  Skyline A

Black Canyon

Friday,

March 20

7:00 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

A

Barnhardt

Payson area

Monday,

March 23

7:00 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

A

Palo Verde - A

Bartlett Lake

Wednesday,

March 25

8:00 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

A-

Morgan City Wash - A

Lake Pleasant Regional Park

Tuesday,

March 31

6:30 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

A

Fossil Springs #18

Tonto National Forest

Thursday,

April 2

6:30 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

A

West Clear Creek

Camp Verde area

Tuesday,

April 7

8:00 AM

Hotel

A

Paria Canyon

Kanab

Wednesday,

April 8

7:30 AM

Hotel

A

Wire Pass - Buckskin Gulch A

Kanab

Thursday,

April 9

7:30 AM

Hotel

A

Wahweap Hoodoos Trail

Kanab

Tuesday,

January 27

8:00 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

B

Ocotillo - Ridgeback

Sonoran Preserve

Thursday,

January 29

8:00 AM

Mountain View Rec. Ctr.

B

Pyrite - Chuckwalla Loop

Skyline Regional Park

Wednesday,

February 4

8:00 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

B

Maricopa

Cave Creek Regional Park

Friday,

February 6

8:00 AM

Mountain View Rec. Ctr.

B

Goat Camp

White Tank Regional Park

Monday,

February 9

8:00 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

B

Palo Verde - B

Bartlett Lake

Thursday,

February 12

8:00 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

B

Dinosaur Wash - Red Top B

Wickenburg area

Tuesday,

February 17

8:00 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

B

Chalk Canyon Petroglyphs

Spur Cross Ranch

Friday,

February 20

8:00 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

B

Shaw Butte

North Mountain Park

Monday,

February 23

8:00 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

B

Marcus Landslide -  Boulder - Pemberton

McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Wednesday,

February 25

8:00 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

B

Black Canyon - Gloriana Segment B

Bumble Bee area

Tuesday,

March 3

7:30 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

B

Spur Ranch Crossing

Spur Cross Ranch

Thursday,

March 5

7:30 AM

Mountain View Rec. Ctr.

B

Granite Falls - Valley Vista

Skyline Regional Park

Tuesday,

March 10

7:30 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

B

Go John - B Picnic

Cave Creek Regional Park

Monday,

March 16

7:30 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

B+

Coyote Canyon via Granite Mountain Loop

McDowell Sonoran Preserve - Northern Section

Friday,

March 20

7:30 AM

Mountain View Rec. Ctr.

B

Bajada - Goat Camp - Mule Deer

White Tank Regional Park

Tuesday,

March 24

7:30 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

B

Butcher Jones

Saguaro Lake, Tonto National Forest

Friday,

March 27

7:30 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

B

Black Canyon - Little Grand Canyon

Black Canyon

Monday,

March 30

7:30 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

B

Beardsley - Roadrunner

Lake Pleasant area

Wednesday,

April 1

7:30 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

B+

Deem Hills

Deem Hills Recreation Area

Tuesday,

April 7

TBD

Hotel

B

Cable Mountain

Zion National Park (Eastern Boundary)

Wednesday,

April 8

TBD

Hotel

B

Wire Pass -  Buckskin Gulch B

Kanab

Thursday,

April 9

TBD

Hotel

B

Paria Canyon

Kanab

Monday,

January 26

9:00 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

C

Whiskey Bottle Loop

McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Wednesday,

January 28

8:00 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

C

Cone Mountain

McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Tuesday,

February 3

9:00 AM

Mountain View Rec. Ctr.

C+

Bajada - Goat Camp

White Tank Regional Park

Thursday,

February 5

8:00 AM

Mountain View Rec. Ctr.

C

Gila - Baseline

Estrella Mountain Regional Park

Wednesday,

February 11

8:00 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

C

Boynton Canyon - C

Sedona

Friday,

February 13

8:00AM

Mountain View Rec. Ctr.

C

Waddell - Gray Fox

White Tank Regional Park

Tuesday,

February 17

8:00 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

C

Apache Wash - Sidewinder Loop

Sonoran  Preserve

Thursday,

February 19

7:30 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

C

Latigo  -Hawknest Loop

McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Tuesday,

February 24

8:00 AM

Mountain View Rec. Ctr.

C

Mule Deer - Ford Canyon

White Tank Regional Park

Friday,

February 27

8:00 AM

Mountain View Rec. Ctr.

C+

Turnbuckle Loop

Skyline Regional Park

Monday,

March 2

7:30 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

C

Dragonfly

Spur Cross Ranch

Wednesday,

March 4

8:00 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

C

Ocotillo from Highway 74

Sonoran Preserve

Tuesday,

March 10

8:00 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

C

Slate Flume

Cave Creek Regional Park

Wednesday,

March 18

8:00 AM

Mountain View Rec. Ctr.

C

South - Mule Deer Loop

White Tank Regional Park

Friday,

March 20

8:00 AM

Mountain View Rec. Ctr.

C

Waddell - Ford Canyon - Mesquite

White Tank Regional Park

Monday,

March 23

8:00 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

C

Chuckwagon -Latigo Loop

McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Thursday,

March 26

7:30 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

C

Wagner Long Loop

McDowell Mountain Regional Park

Tuesday,

March 31

8:00 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

C

Marcus Landslide

McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Friday,

April 3

8:00 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

C

Hassayampa River Preserve

Wickenburg area

Tuesday,

April 7

TBD

Hotel

C

K-Hill Trail

Kanab

Wednesday,

April 8

TBD

Hotel

C

Lick Wash

Kanab

Thursday,

April 9

TBD

Hotel

C

Wire Pass - Toadstool Hoodoos

Kanab

 

Schedule Recap by Hike Date

 

Day

Leave Time

Assemble at

Hike Type

Trail Name

Location

Date Change:

Friday, January 16

7:30 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

C+

Little Horse to Chicken Point and the Chapel

Sedona

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

CANCELLED

A

Dinosaur Wash via Sophie's Flat

Wickenburg area

Tuesday, January 20

8:00 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

B+

Dinosaur Wash - Pink Canyon and Sedona Rocks

Wickenburg area

Tuesday, January 20

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

 

 

Day

Leave Time

Assemble at

Hike Type

Trail Name

Location

Monday,

January 26

9:00 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

C

Whiskey Bottle Loop

McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Tuesday,

January 27

8:00 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

B

Ocotillo - Ridgeback

Sonoran Preserve

Wednesday,

January 28

8:00 AM

Mountain View Rec. Ctr.

A

Ford Canyon - A

White Tank Regional Park

Wednesday,

January 28

8:00 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

C

Cone Mountain

McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Thursday,

January 29

8:00 AM

Mountain View Rec. Ctr.

B

Pyrite - Chuckwalla Loop

Skyline Regional Park

Friday,

January 30

7:00 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

A+

Le Barge Canyon via First Water

Superstition Mountains

Monday,

February 2

7:30 AM

Mountain View Rec. Ctr.

A

Alta - Bajada Loop

South Mountain Park

Tuesday,

February 3

9:00 AM

Mountain View Rec. Ctr.

C+

Bajada - Goat Camp

White Tank Regional Park

Wednesday,

February 4

8:00 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

B

Maricopa

Cave Creek Regional Park

Thursday,

February 5

7:30 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

A-

Quartz - A

McDowell Mountain Regional Park

Thursday,

February 5

8:00 AM

Mountain View Rec. Ctr.

C

Gila - Baseline

Estrella Mountain Regional Park

Friday,

February 6

8:00 AM

Mountain View Rec. Ctr.

B

Goat Camp

White Tank Regional Park

Monday,

February 9

8:00 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

B

Palo Verde - B

Bartlett Lake

Tuesday,

February 10

7:30 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

A

Governors Peak (via south route)

Castle Hot Springs area

Wednesday,

February 11

8:00 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

C

Boynton Canyon - C

Sedona

Thursday,

February 12

8:00 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

B

Dinosaur Wash - Red Top B

Wickenburg area

Friday,

February 13

8:00 AM

Mountain View Rec. Ctr.

A

Ford Canyon -Mesquite Loop

White Tank Regional Park

Friday,

February 13

8:00AM

Mountain View Rec. Ctr.

C

Waddell - Gray Fox

White Tank Regional Park

Monday,

February 16

7:30 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

A

Windgate - Bell Pass Loop

McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Tuesday,

February 17

8:00 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

B

Chalk Canyon Petroglyphs

Spur Cross Ranch

Tuesday,

February 17

8:00 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

C

Apache Wash - Sidewinder Loop

Sonoran  Preserve

Thursday,

February 19

7:00 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

A

Passage 21 - Pine Mountain

Tonto National Forest

Thursday,

February 19

7:30 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

C

Latigo  -Hawknest Loop

McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Friday,

February 20

8:00 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

B

Shaw Butte

North Mountain Park

Monday,

February 23

8:00 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

B

Marcus Landslide -  Boulder - Pemberton

McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Tuesday,

February 24

7:00 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

A

Hells Canyon and Overlook - A

Castle Hot Springs area

Tuesday,

February 24

8:00 AM

Mountain View Rec. Ctr.

C

Mule Deer - Ford Canyon

White Tank Regional Park

Wednesday,

February 25

8:00 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

B

Black Canyon - Gloriana Segment B

Bumble Bee area

Thursday,

February 26

7:30 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

A

Elephant Mountain Loop

Spur Cross Ranch

Friday,

February 27

8:00 AM

Mountain View Rec. Ctr.

C+

Turnbuckle Loop

Skyline Regional Park

Monday,

March 2

7:30 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

C

Dragonfly

Spur Cross Ranch

Tuesday,

March 3

7:30 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

B

Spur Ranch Crossing

Spur Cross Ranch

Wednesday,

March 4

7:00 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

A-

Yeager Canyon Loop

Jerome

Wednesday,

March 4

8:00 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

C

Ocotillo from Highway 74

Sonoran Preserve

Thursday,

March 5

7:30 AM

Mountain View Rec. Ctr.

B

Granite Falls - Valley Vista

Skyline Regional Park

Friday,

March 6

7:30 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

A

Cottonwood Spring Loop

Spur Cross Ranch

Monday,

March 9

8:00 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

A-

Dixie Mountain Loop with Summits

Sonoran Preserve

Tuesday,

March 10

7:30 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

A-

Go John - A

Cave Creek Regional Park

Tuesday,

March 10

7:30 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

B

Go John - B Picnic

Cave Creek Regional Park

Tuesday,

March 10

8:00 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

C

Slate Flume

Cave Creek Regional Park

Wednesday,

March 11

7:30 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

A

Limestone Loop

Spur Cross Ranch

Monday,

March 16

7:30 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

B+

Coyote Canyon via Granite Mountain Loop

McDowell Sonoran Preserve - Northern Section

Tuesday,

March 17

7:30 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

A

Black Canyon -  Skyline A

Black Canyon

Wednesday,

March 18

8:00 AM

Mountain View Rec. Ctr.

C

South - Mule Deer Loop

White Tank Regional Park

Friday,

March 20

7:00 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

A

Barnhardt

Payson area

Friday,

March 20

7:30 AM

Mountain View Rec. Ctr.

B

Bajada - Goat Camp - Mule Deer

White Tank Regional Park

Friday,

March 20

8:00 AM

Mountain View Rec. Ctr.

C

Waddell - Ford Canyon - Mesquite

White Tank Regional Park

Monday,

March 23

7:00 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

A

Palo Verde - A

Bartlett Lake

Monday,

March 23

8:00 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

C

Chuckwagon -Latigo Loop

McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Tuesday,

March 24

7:30 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

B

Butcher Jones

Saguaro Lake, Tonto National Forest

Wednesday,

March 25

8:00 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

A-

Morgan City Wash - A

Lake Pleasant Regional Park

Thursday,

March 26

7:30 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

C

Wagner Long Loop

McDowell Mountain Regional Park

Friday,

March 27

7:30 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

B

Black Canyon - Little Grand Canyon

Black Canyon

Monday,

March 30

7:30 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

B

Beardsley - Roadrunner

Lake Pleasant area

Tuesday,

March 31

6:30 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

A

Fossil Springs #18

Tonto National Forest

Tuesday,

March 31

8:00 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

C

Marcus Landslide

McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Wednesday,

April 1

7:30 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

B+

Deem Hills

Deem Hills Recreation Area

Thursday,

April 2

6:30 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

A

West Clear Creek

Camp Verde area

Friday,

April 3

8:00 AM

Bell Rec. Ctr.

C

Hassayampa River Preserve

Wickenburg area

Tuesday,

April 7

8:00 AM

Hotel

A

Paria Canyon

Kanab

Tuesday,

April 7

TBD

Hotel

B

Cable Mountain

Zion National Park (Eastern Boundary)

Tuesday,

April 7

TBD

Hotel

C

K-Hill Trail

Kanab

Wednesday,

April 8

7:30 AM

Hotel

A

Wire Pass - Buckskin Gulch A

Kanab

Wednesday,

April 8

TBD

Hotel

B

Wire Pass -  Buckskin Gulch B

Kanab

Wednesday,

April 8

TBD

Hotel

C

Lick Wash

Kanab

Thursday,

April 9

7:30 AM

Hotel

A

Wahweap Hoodoos Trail

Kanab

Thursday,

April 9

TBD

Hotel

B

Paria Canyon

Kanab

Thursday,

April 9

TBD

Hotel

C

Wire Pass - Toadstool Hoodoos

Kanab

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