Name: Gateway to Windgate Pass Hike
Start: 2025-11-25T09:00:00-07:00
End: 2025-11-25T12:30:00-07:00
Location: Gateway Trailhead

November 2025
Desert Connections – Educational Walk

November 13, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Fraesfield Trailhead 13400 East Rio Verde Drive, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

Desert Connections Educational Walk at Fraesfield Trailhead. Everything in the desert is connected and always changing. We'll explore how the environment--the mountains, the rocks, the climate, the washes--affects the plants and animals that live here, how living things in turn change the environment, and how climate change and increasing development may impact what we see […]

Free
Women’s Bike Ride

November 13, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

Fraesfield Trailhead 13400 East Rio Verde Drive, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

Women’s Bike Ride (Beg.) from Fraesfield Trailhead. This women’s bike ride is a beginner skill level ride and moderate cardio. This ride is perfect for women or those who identify as women. It is a “No Drop” ride, meaning no one will be left behind. Plan on about 3.5 hours to cover approximately 9 miles. […]

Free
Women’s Hike

November 14, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Granite Mountain Trailhead 31402 N. 136th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

Women's Hike at Granite Mountain Trailhead. This hike is perfect for women or those who identify as women. Join us on this moderate hike on one of the classic paths in the preserve. About 3 hours to cover 6 miles around Granite Mountain with 330 ft. elevation gain. Experienced hikers suggested. Restrooms available at trailhead […]

Free
Nature’s Medicine Cabinet – Educational Walk

November 15, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Brown's Ranch Trailhead 30301 N. Alma School Road, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

Nature's Medicine Cabinet Educational Walk at Brown's Ranch Trailhead. Take a global look of the importance of plants and their physical properties and how they were used throughout the centuries to aid in man’s wellbeing. We will start globally but then move to look at some of medicinal plants found in the McDowell Sonoran Preserve. […]

Free
Brown’s Ranch Homestead – Educational Hike

November 15, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 11:30 am

Brown's Ranch Trailhead 30301 N. Alma School Road, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

Brown’s Ranch Interpretative Trail Hike at Brown’s Ranch Trailhead. Before the Preserve was a reality, part of this land was a ranch, the historic Brown’s Ranch. Join us to explore this historical place, full of memories of a different way of life and hear the stories of the people who lived here not long ago. […]

Free
Introduction To Mountain Biking: Session 2

November 15, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Pima Dynamite Trailhead 28777 N. Pima Road, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

Introduction to Mountain Biking: Session 2 at Pima Dynamite Trailhead. This program is aimed at helping riders build confidence and control across beginner-level terrain, reinforcing foundational skills while introducing essential techniques for handling small obstacles, climbs, descents, and corners. By the end, riders are expected to demonstrate improved balance, control, and maneuverability, effectively apply braking, […]

Free
Trailside Bike Repair Basics

November 16, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Brown's Ranch Trailhead 30301 N. Alma School Road, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

Trailside Bike Repair Basics at Brown's Ranch Trailhead. This class provides a comprehensive guide to essential bike maintenance and repair techniques that can be performed on the trail. It covers a pre-ride checklist, the necessary tools for trailside repairs, such as tire levers, spare chain links, a chain breaker tool, and an air pump. Additionally, […]

Free
Sonoran Sundays – Rattlesnakes! Fact & Fiction (Guest Presenter: Rattlesnake Solutions)

November 16, 2025 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Gateway Trailhead 18333 N. Thompson Peak Pkwy., Scottsdale, AZ, United States

Rattlesnakes! Fact & Fiction (Guest Presenter: Rattlesnake Solutions) Few animals spawn mythology and fish stories like they do. In working with thousands of rattlesnakes and people in the valley, Bryan Hughes from Rattlesnake Solutions has heard it all. Learn to stay safe in the outdoors, what to do if you see a rattlesnake, and most […]
Introduction to Mountain Biking: Session 3 – Graduation Ride

November 22, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Pima Dynamite Trailhead 28777 N. Pima Road, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

Introduction to Mountain Biking: Session 3 - Graduation Ride at Pima Dynamite Trailhead. This 10 to 12-mile ride from Pima Dynamite is for people who have completed the Introduction to Mountain Biking Sessions 1 and 2. This is an instructional ride to practice the skills taught with instruction at various points on the ride. A […]

Free
Crested Saguaro -Educational Hike

November 22, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Granite Mountain Trailhead 31402 N. 136th Street, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

Crested Saguaro Hike from Granite Mt. Trailhead. Join us on this Difficult hike as we pass by 3 crested saguaro cacti. This hike is for experienced hikers and will cover 7 miles with 255 ft. elevation gain in about 3 hours. Restrooms are available at the trailhead but no water. Bring water and snacks for […]

Free
CANCELED: Return to Azatlan – Educational Hike

November 23, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

CANCELED: Return to Azatlan - Educational Hike. Azatlan is the contemporary archaeological name given to a large Hohokam community that existed north of the Fort McDowell Yavapai Reservation and east of Rio Verde. Join our archeological experts for a hike through one of the largest archeological sites in central Arizona, which lies right next door […]

Free
Gateway to Windgate Pass Hike

November 25, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

Gateway Trailhead 18333 N. Thompson Peak Pkwy., Scottsdale, AZ, United States

Gateway to Windgate Pass from Gateway Trailhead. Head up to Windgate Pass on this Very Difficult hike with a visit to Inspiration Viewpoint. Along the way, you may see some wildflowers that only grow at higher elevations such as the Mariposa Lily. 7.5 miles over about 3.5 – 4 hours with elevation gain of 1,300 […]

Free

November 2025

Desert Connections – Educational Walk

Nature’s Medicine Cabinet – Educational Walk

Brown’s Ranch Homestead – Educational Hike

Introduction To Mountain Biking: Session 2

Trailside Bike Repair Basics

Sonoran Sundays – Rattlesnakes! Fact & Fiction (Guest Presenter: Rattlesnake Solutions)

Introduction to Mountain Biking: Session 3 – Graduation Ride

Crested Saguaro -Educational Hike

CANCELED: Return to Azatlan – Educational Hike

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