Explore the best rated trails in Cordes Lakes, AZ, whether you're looking for an easy walking trail or a bike trail like the Arizona Canal Path and Pima Road Trail . With more than 19 trails covering 179 miles you're bound to find a perfect trail for you. Click on any trail below to find trail descriptions, trail maps, photos, and reviews.
Parked at Rio Vista Community Park. If you cross the little bridge at the park and turn right (north) the New River Trail is 7.5 miles to the north end so a nice 15 mile round trip. Beautiful flowering trees/trail surface great.
Good trail. It really goes forever. We saw no real trash or homeless. There were other bikers and walkers in this area. No shade so definitely a winter ride.
We parked at the Rio Vista Community Center Parking Lot. Very safe-other bikers parked there also. I wasn't expecting much based on other reviews but I found the trail excellent. No homeless/no trash. It follows the New River for a bit and then part of a canal system? Anyway the trees and bushes were beautiful and it winds in back of nice houses. There were several lovely little parks with bathrooms available. It was good to have Traillink as there is one tricky turn to stay on the path and thru 2-3 blocks of a neighborhood. We came back the same path but I always run Traillink and All Trails at the same time on my phone and I could see on All Trails that there is a way to return on the opposite side of the canal/waterway. There was actually some water running due to the recent rains. We will definitely do this again.
Love the underpasses and option to choose either side of the wash in most places. Really beautiful!
I rode only the northern portion until I couldn’t take it anymore. Every underpass was a homeless encampment. Trash. garbage, etc blocked the trail and made it dangerous to ride. Not recommended.
We parked at Rio Vista Community Park. Beautiful Park. Lots of people and parking. From the Park you can also access Skunk Creek Trail which we got on by accident for a few miles but then turned around and came back and got the New River Trail. We did the section on both sides of the river (dry! lol) but quite a few beautiful Palo Verde trees along the trail. Will go back and head further south from the park towards Sun City. Nice trail with no street crossing interruptions.
Really enjoyed this trail. Close to our resort and easy access. Not busy during the week. Well marked, going again today.
Nice overall, but could use some repair and better trail markings. Great length.
Beautiful path and very, very clean. Completed entire path from south to north and back again and my only suggestion is to add a crosswalk crossing N 100th St to and from Horizon Park at the north end. This will keep cyclists and pedestrians much safer. Otherwise, I felt extremely safe the rest of the way. Loved it!
Take the right fork to continue onto Iron King Trail.
After reading the reviews for this trail, we were surprised at the very lose gravel (?) and excessive mud. We were riding on a warm (mid-50s) day following a snowfall the week prior. The first 3.5 miles from the trailhead off of Prescott Lake parkway offered interesting views and geological features. The next 2 miles was in an area being developed for homes. Nothing special despite the signage talking about the loss of prairie habitat. We should have taken the left fork onto Iron King Trail.
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