The trail winds through parks, golf courses, playgrounds and neighborhoods. You pass people fishing, playing disk golf, kids playing in a water park. It seemed the interesting sights were endless and the terrain was easy. We loved it!
Turn around at the end of the official trail. Then to Tempe Lake. The trail character changes rapidly. Just enjoy the main trail, unless you like more adventure than I do.
This path is great for biking. It winds through neighborhoods and parks. The path is very green as you pedal through the parks, beautiful landscapes, water features, and clean. I enjoy this path as often as I can. Slight uphill grade going north, you will find the path mostly flat and an easy ride.
What is nice is that the south end connects to other trails. Highly recommended. Most of the Phoenix's bike paths fall into one of three categories 1 pathway right next to a busy road 2 follow a not too particularly scenic canal for miles on end 3 cycle along barren open desert for miles This one puts you along the entirety of three long skinny golf courses, greenway the entire way.
I still think the Tempe Town Lake trails "Rio Salado Paths" are the more interesting ride, but the two trails link together and you can combo the two up for the most epic pathway ride in all of Phoenix IMO. This beautiful and well maintained trail runs along lakes and golf courses.
It is the most pleasant ride I've had. It's a great trail that has several bypasses to go under major roads. It also links up to a few other bike trails. As noted in the earlier reviews, the trail has underpasses for almost all road crossings. This makes it an excellent choice for traversing Scottsdale without having to cross any major high traffic roads. The surface is concrete, like a wide sidewalk. It is a bit rough for high-pressure tires but well maintained.
It passes through many golf courses and parks so watch for flying golf balls when you pass the tee-boxes. The wash itself is a very innovative and successful solution to monsoon floods in the area. Using it as a wide greenspace prevents significant flood damage while adding considerable value. Other communities that are prone to periodic flooding should take notice and follow the Indian Bend Wash example.
The directions to parking areas at each end were less than worthless. The south end directions led us to the on-ramp for a freeway and the north end directions took us to the canal itself where there wasn't any parking available. There are many places to park in the many parks along the trail. The visitor center has a large parking lot and you can access the trail from there via an underpass under Hayden Road.
There are golf courses, parks, and lakes all along the wash. This ride would be great for families, you can make it short, or for avid riders, very long. There are parks all along this trail where you can park your car and start the ride. Joseph DeSalvo. February 19, Road biking. Chaojin Xu.
January 21, Very busy though. Donna Wilson. January 13, Road biking Great! Can be crowded, but still a great ride. Mark Shahin. January 12, Aaron Jones. January 3, Beautiful but busy! Kimberly Brown. April 16, Charlotte Perez. April 5, Road biking Bugs. Victor Alvarez. March 25, March 24, Alexander Almeida. March 9, January 20, Rented bikes. What a wonderful trail. Martin Lewis. October 22, Shane Christian. September 18, Jared Ellis. December 19, First to Review.
Drew Hiss. November 11, Jon Scott. November 6, Mick Cottew. October 31, Rebecca Gaul. October 24, October 23, MrMal75 User. Mountain biking. October 17, As part of the wash reconstruction, the Greenbelt and Pima multiuse paths were put in to link central Scottsdale to McCormick Ranch, later extending south to the Tempe Town Lake project and north to booming North Scottsdale developments. The pathway is not as uninterrupted or long as the Arizona Canal pathway through Phoenix , but its lush surroundings, twisty pathways and easy access to tasty break spots make it one of the Valley's iconic relaxing rides.
Cross the lake by way of the newly opened Pedestrian Bridge and head northeast along the lakeside path , wrapping around the marina. The path turns north once under the , immediately rolling past a nature habitat and rest area. Continue north, keeping an eye out for points where the path makes sudden bends to access tunnel underpasses below major roads such as Curry, McKellips, McDowell, Thomas and Indian School. Be careful entering and riding through these underpasses as they are unlit and can fill with sand and dirt from storms.
The path will split at McKellips Lake. Either direction is fine as the pathway reconnects and then splits again at Vista Del Camino Park. When in doubt, stay left. Take the path to the right of the skate park and continue heading north past playgrounds and football fields. The chain of parks ends at Murray Lane, turning into a chain of golf courses. The lone overpass for the entire ride comes at Osborn.
It's a sneaky steep bridge so either gear up or build your momentum to get up and over it. Midway between Osborn and Indian School Road is a little bend with an access path the runs between some park-side condos. Be very careful through this bend as the path is super slick and the concrete sticks up at a few seems.
This is an easy spot to lose a tire and some leg skin. The underpass for Indian School Road is also the gateway to Indian School Park , the cornerstone public recreational facility of the greenbelt project. Stay left around the lake and follow to an access tunnel that runs below Hayden Road to the main park.
At this point there are three options : go right through the underpass and take the newest section of pathway on the east side of Hayden, go straight and continue along the west side of Hayden, or go left and cut through the neighborhood to grab a mid-ride treat at Scratch Pastries in the Miller Plaza.
The next main spot along the path is Chaparral Park. Once through the park, cross Hayden at the light Jackrabbit Road and continue winding north along the path towards McCormick Ranch.
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