Brown’s Ranch Trailhead

Name: Trailside Naturalist Table – Rattling on about Rattlers – Brown’s Ranch Trailhead
Start: 2025-03-22T08:30:00+00:00
End: 2025-03-22T11:00:00+00:00
Location: Brown’s Ranch Trailhead

30301 N. Alma School Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85262 United States Get Directions

https://www.mcdowellsonoran.org/browns

Great Northern Trailhead

Events at this venue

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

Trailside Bike Repair Basics

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

Brown’s Ranch Homestead – Educational Hike

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

Nature’s Medicine Cabinet – Educational Walk

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
November 11 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Brown’s Mountain, Cone Mountain, Latigo Loop Hike

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

Brown’s Mountain, Cone Mountain, Latigo Loop Hike at Brown’s Ranch Trailhead. Join us for a trip around Brown’s Mountain and Cone Mountain. We travel on Upper Ranch, Wrangler, Brown’s Mtn., Cone Mt. and finally the scenic Latigo trail. This is a Difficult hike of 6.3 miles with 366 ft. elevation gain over about 3 hours […]

Free
November 8 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Walk Like a Tortoise – Educational Walk

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

Walk Like a Tortoise Educational Walk at Brown's Ranch Trailhead. Join us as we learn about and look for signs of the Sonoran Desert Tortoise. This leisurely walk of less than 1 mile on the Jane Rau Trail will give us plenty of time to tell stories about the tortoise. We will talk about their […]

Free
October 2025
October 25 @ 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Brown’s Mountain, Corral, Dry Gulch, and Stagecoach Trails Hike

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

Hike the Brown's Mountain, Corral, Dry Gulch and Stagecoach Trails at Brown’s Ranch Trailhead This very difficult hike will take you from Brown's Mountain and Corral trails, with a stop at Cathedral Rock, to the Stagecoach trail. 9.8 miles in about 4 hours with rolling hills, 280 ft. elevation change. Experienced hikers suggested. Restrooms and […]

Free
October 23 @ 8:00 am - 9:30 am

Brown’s Ranch Stories – Educational Walk

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

Brown's Ranch Stories at Brown's Ranch Trailhead Join us on a half mile 90-minute walk on the Jane Rau trail where we will talk about the people and events that shaped the history of the Brown's Ranch area. We will discuss the Indigenous people who lived here, the role of the military in the region, […]

Free
October 18 @ 8:00 am - 9:30 am

Sonoran Desert 101 – Educational Walk

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

Sonoran Desert 101 at Brown’s Ranch Trailhead This walk provides a geological and ecological overview of what lives in the McDowell Sonoran Preserve, and how the flora and fauna survive and thrive. Restrooms and water are available at the trailhead. Please bring water and snacks for the trail. Plan to arrive 15 minutes before start […]

Free
April 2025
April 6 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 am

Ride the Four Peaks – Wellness Ride

Brown's Ranch Trailhead 30301 N. Alma School Road, Scottsdale, AZ, United States
March 2025
March 29 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Desert 101 – Educational Walk

Brown's Ranch Trailhead 30301 N. Alma School Road, Scottsdale, AZ, United States
March 22 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Wildflower Walk

Brown's Ranch Trailhead 30301 N. Alma School Road, Scottsdale, AZ, United States
March 22 @ 8:30 am - 11:00 am

Trailside Naturalist Table – Rattling on about Rattlers – Brown’s Ranch Trailhead

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

Rattling on about Rattlers Learn about the species of rattlesnakes that live in the Sonoran Desert. Did you know? - That a rattlesnake can strike a distance of up to two-thirds of their body length? That they like to hide under bushes, rocks and debris that offer protection from predators? That they are an important […]

Brown’s Ranch Trailhead

Events at this venue

November 2025

Trailside Bike Repair Basics

Brown’s Ranch Homestead – Educational Hike

Nature’s Medicine Cabinet – Educational Walk

Walk Like a Tortoise – Educational Walk

October 2025

Brown’s Ranch Stories – Educational Walk

Sonoran Desert 101 – Educational Walk

April 2025

Ride the Four Peaks – Wellness Ride

March 2025

Desert 101 – Educational Walk

Wildflower Walk

Trailside Naturalist Table – Rattling on about Rattlers – Brown’s Ranch Trailhead

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