Scottsdale Hiking: Granite Mountain Trailhead

If you’re looking for a fun and relatively easy hiking experience in Scottsdale, head out to the Granite Mountain Trailhead.

Now that the weather has finally cooled down here in Scottsdale, Carol and I made the Bootlegger and Granite Mountain Loop our first hike of the season.

While the trail is only 2.7 miles, you will experience 236 ft of elevation gain.  Although, we found it to be very gradual and didn’t notice until my knees started to complain a bit on the way back down.

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Bootlegger and Granite Mountain Loop

If you click the link above, the AllTrails app will give you directions to the trailhead.

There is a brand new ramada at the trailhead with plenty of parking, shade, and restrooms.

There is no drinking water at the ramada, so be sure to bring plenty of water for your hike.

Besides the well-groomed trails, you are sure to marvel as you walk through a granite boulder-field with massive boulders everywhere in sight.

Granite Mountain is a top-rated hiking destination.  Therefore, get there early to avoid a crowded trail.

The AllTrails App

If you’re not planning to be in Scottsdale to hike the trails at the Granite Mountain Trailhead, you can easily find trails in your desired destination using the AllTrails App.

This was our first time using the app. We found it to be informative.  Plus, when we were onsite, we downloaded the trail route to our iPhone.  Doing this gave us live information as we progressed through the hike.

Give it a try and tell us what you think in the comments section below.

Disclosure: the folks at AllTrails gave us a complimentary subscription to their app so that we might share it with you.  Thanks, AllTrails.  We liked your app.  A lot!

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