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Equestrian Trail Guide TOM’S THUMB TRAILHEAD l SOUTHERN REGION TRAILSrai atigo Tr T L ail Turpentin e Private Property ! Rock Knob Emergency Markers Trails WB3 0.1 WB4 DX2 DX3 Tom’s Dixileta Service Road (2,676') (2,657') Dixileta Trail (2,629') (2,605') eta Tr Gooseneck Trail (2,750') Trailhead Addresses Dixil ail C # ! ! ! ! ab W 0.5 S 0.2 EASY ROUTE h 0.8 a GN21 iske e DX5 Thumb llo y B rv 0.2 BH1 (2,527') 0.3 Casey Lane T # Private Property ott ic (2,610') l e ! ! e Rd (2,593') r Peaks Streets T . # a 0.6 r ail 4 il 0.2 ! 0.1 MV1 ML5 0.4 B 0.7 Trailhead 0.3 l (2,522') _ Do Not Park on 136th St. ML7 ! a Mo ! (2,693') WB5 c rn 0.2 0.4 Kno k in (2,681') k b (2,639') g V Please Use the Granite Mtn. (No Water) c Tr H ist a BH4 a T bcdf_ Neighborhood o il r p i Route: Tom’s Thumb/Feldspar/Mesquite Canyon/Tom’s Thumb l ail or Fraesfield Trailhead. ! City of Scottsdale # (2,596') l R High Voltage Towers Preserve Boundary Fraesfield Mountain *# T r a s (2,813') # McDowell Sonoran s Access Only i (3,055') l e arcus Landslide r M Trail Gateway p RK1 Ro Preserve 0.9 x 0.7 ! ! ! ck Knob T 0.5 E r (2,542') a . il t Peakview Road ! ! ! ! S 0.1 0.2 TOM’S THUMB/FELDSPAR/MESQUITE CANYON LOOP h .! .! Scenic Points Maricopa Trail 18333 N. Thompson Pk. Pkwy. t 136th Street ML1 ML3 6 I* 3 Private 1 (2,776') (2,733') 0.1 0.3 Monu 0.1 Property ment Trail 0.1 TT1 ! Private (2,840') ! 0.2 Feldspar is one of three minerals that make up the granite boulders prominent in this area. This scenic IA B CR37 No Parking Parking Fraesfield Trailhead l 0.5 MT1 pbcdf a Lost Dog Wash ck (2,500') Property Mesquite Mushroom IA H l (2,605') il i ! l ! (No Water) Tr a loop route follows along the base of the northern slope of the McDowell Mountains with dramatic views a 0.3 r il Canyon GN2 (2,540') 0.4 T Rock Scenic (2,568') 12601 N. 124th St. 0.5 0.3 0.4 b 0.2 FS3 ! 0.1 um Trail (2,787') Dynamite Blvd./Rio Verde Dr. ! ! Rio Verde Drive Th Point of the boulder strewn slopes above. Watch for wildlife including bobcats, foxes, and the extremely ! s FS1 GN1 ' GN3 BH3 m (2,855') l (2,536') (2,496') i (2,569') o ! 0.6 elusive mountain lion. This short ride also provides good views of Mesquite Canyon and its plethora of a 0.2 T Quartz r T _ k TT2 0.3 PLAN YOUR ROUTE c City of e Private (2,967') large native mesquite trees. In the spring, this area is great for birding. n pbcdf_ il 10215 E. McDowell Mt. Ranch Rd. Scottsdale e EMERGENCY MARKERS s Property PARKING ALERT! a Marcus o ! r McDowell o F T G TT3 128th St. 128th Parking is allowed only eldspa r Landslide Sonoran (2,991') ! Private at these two locations: ROUND TRIP: APPROXIMATE TIME:* ELEVATION CHANGE: Preserve Trail Ringtail Property 0.8 These markers are posted Tom's Thumb Trailhead 0.1 .!! 23015 N. 128th Street Harris's Hawk Vista 1.1 miles 15 minutes 150 feet bird Trail 12300 block of N. 128th St. RB3 Red Fraesfield Trailhead TTV1 NCY M throughout the Preserve and are (2,682') GE A ! 13400 E. Rio Verde Drive (3,120') 0.2 R R ! 0.7 RB1 E K R GN5 ! E (2,594') e (2,604') 0.1 M R CR39 d Private E b ! (2,539') ! labeled on the map. Reference the i TTV2 ! r _ Property . Sunrise d 0.4 Private (3,341') Raven Roost Scenic View Detailed Area T 0.4 _ TT1 r pbcdf_ a Property _ i EASY ROUTE l Jomax Rd. pbcdf nearest marker to assist 12101 N. 145th Way GN7 ! il S (2,615') ! 0.1 0.2 ra SV7 ! ervice SN5 ! ! y Se Road TT5 ML25 T ! R l MM3 nt rvice ! r (2,683') oa i JX1 (2,540') ou B e d a (2,609') 0.2 SN7 (2,474') C (3,385') (2,543') ould # r (2,538') ! RB5 2 T 0.2 0.4 (2,681') 0.8 k emergency personnel in C ! 0.2 ! c il ! No horses or a _ 0.4 e r o n _ T SN9 u SN3 . 0.3 Route: Caballo/Marcus Landslide/Caballo 0.6 t l P e s (2,559') r (2,494') n e City of Tom's Thumb s m bikes south e T t b Private o y e N rto _ _ n bcdf t p o T pbcdf ra Ser o 0.5 s S il identifying your location. v G Scottsdale ice r e of this point R e Property a N ! ! SV1 u r 128th St. 128th SV5 0.4 v ! o 0.6 o .! g i McDowell 23015 N. 128th St. (2,693') RB7 SV3 r TTV3 a a c Vulture View Scenic Point (2,700') S a d (2,641') e 0.6 u (3,677') MARCUS LANDSLIDE INTERPRETIVE TRAIL OUT-AND-BACK R # ! ! ! rvice Road #1 g Sonoran 3 Se a ! SN11 o S Private 1.0 0.1 (2,518') a d Preserve SN1 0.7 ! 0.4 GN9 (2,608') Tom's ThumbProperty 0.8 0.2 Private ail TRAIL SEGMENTS &10 Tr 0.1 County This short, easy trail with a turnaround at ML25 is fairly wide and has great views of Four Peaks and WestWorld 0.4 ck .! Property (2,624') ne Park (3,840') # Marcus ose 1.0 Connector TTV4 Go ! d T ! ! bir rail ! ! 0.2 Red (3,684') ! Weavers Needle. Footing is hard packed with no stretches of rocks or deep sand. Use caution when 15939 N. 98th St. ! P ! GN15 e . Prairie FalconPrivate Overlook Landslide GN12 GN13 0.2 ! m _ ! 0.1 RB1 (2,628') (2,628') (2,517') b D RB3 ! ! e elsie Tra ! 0.7 ! ! r il MM1 t (2,682') (2,594') Property Trail segments are divided Private o R ! 0.2 _ (2,508') ! GN5 _ TT11n 0.3 pbcdf passing cholla forest near the intersection with the Rock Knob Trail. ! e (2,604') Property GN17 ! Ranch Gate Rd. (3,057')T d pbcdf_ (2,508') ! rail b ! ! # ! ! ! i ! between emergency markers and 0.6 r ! 0.6 ! ! Ston TT7 d East End ! e 0.4 m a T ! * For maps of the trails ! n W (3,741') 0.2 EE1 _ ROUND TRIP: APPROXIMATE TIME: ELEVATION CHANGE: r 0.4 (4,059') a _ ! sh Trail a 0.2 (3,607')Jomax Rd. pbcdf Private Property to the north, go to ! i TT6 0.1 l labeled with the length in miles. ! ScottsdaleAZ.gov and _ S (3,717')GN7 ! GN19 ! TT9 ! e (2,615')! ! ! search ‘Preserve’. ! SV7 rvic 0.4 y S Road 0.5 ! (2,542') ! rail e R JX1 0.2 MM3 unt ervice 3.0 miles 45 minutes 233 feet T o l o _ (3,496') ! i pbcdf ! b (2,683') ! om's Thua (2,474') C hum T md b a 0.2 ! s T r (2,609') m' # T E ! o raT ! Add the segments together to 2 0.6! T k il SN5 SN7 a il ! ! 0.8 c a ! (2,540') G r (2,538') ! McDowell Mtn. RB5 e 0.2 County TL1 s T . ! n 0.7 o 0.4 t l r (2,681') e t o ! 0.6 0.5s Service 128th Street (3,752') SN3 P Regional Park s e T e s SN9 ! o m 0.5 E (2,559') b e N determine the total length of your o SV1 t (2,494') Road e rt ! on n (Fee Required) McDowell s T G n o ra ! r P Serv e _ e il ice il ! R a c d e 0.5 N For more info go to SV5 o u k m a a 1.4 ! !! o r g d r _ 0.4 T b pbcdf ! (2,693') SV3 MODERATE ROUTE T a 0.6 Maricopa.gov/parks a route. r e T # (2,641') S a ! u r r Private i t 3 t a l ! g o u 0.5 0.6 i ! l a ! ! Roa Property n RB7 ! Service d #1 o ! S SN11 ! EE3 T 0.1 ! (2,518') r k (2,700') Tom's Thumb ! a (3,116') i ! l o 0.7 0.4 SN1 ! ! 1.7 ! o rail Trailhead ! GN9&10 (2,608') k T Route: Caballo/Marcus Landslide/Rock Knob/Gooseneck/Rock Knob/Marcus Landslide/Caballo ! c L (2,624') ! Private 0.4 e ! n 0.1 County ELEVATION ABOVE SEA LEVEL (No Water) ! e ! s MM1 ! Bluff Trail oo 1.0 Park ! G (2,508') (2,813') ! ! Property ! Connector ! ! # Rock Knob ! ! ! ! 0.4 (2,750') ! P GOOSENECK TRAIL OUT-AND-BACK GN21 ! GN15 e C m a (2,610') ! GN12 GN13 (2,517') b b a ! ! ! De llo T 0.3 0.3 ! ! 0.2 lsie Tra Use these labels to understand the raTT13 ! .! (2,628') (2,628') 0.2 e il 0.2 il ! The Lookout Private IA 0.2 RK1 r (2,438') Kn ! t rc k ob ! (2,542') TL3 Ma us oc Tra Rock ! GN17 o ! 0.1 ! ! R il Kn rail (3,858') (3,858') Property (2,508') n T This easy route with a turnaround at GN15 explores the Gooseneck corridor, connecting the northern and ! ob T ! 0.2 Ranch Gate Rd.
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