129 official trails lie within 25 miles of Surprise — 469 miles in total, 94 rated easy and 9 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.
The biggest climb nearby gains 1,723 ft; the median trail gains 219 ft.
| Trail | Miles | Climb | Difficulty | From town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goat Camp Trail | 6.3 | 1,723 ft | Hard | 8 mi |
| Ford Canyon Trail | 7.4 | 1,417 ft | Hard | 6 mi |
| Sun Circle Trail (Sun Circle - Maricopa South) | 40.0 | 1,550 ft | Hard | 21 mi |
| Maricopa Trail (Sun Circle - Maricopa South) | 40.0 | 1,550 ft | Hard | 21 mi |
| Maricopa Trail (North) | 21.9 | 833 ft | Hard | 15 mi |
| Mesquite Canyon Trail | 5.0 | 1,472 ft | Hard | 6 mi |
| Black Canyon Trail | 9.9 | 666 ft | Hard | 19 mi |
| Outback Trail | 5.0 | 1,053 ft | Hard | 24 mi |
| Maricopa Trail (Estrella - Buckeye) | 21.1 | 293 ft | Hard | 24 mi |
| Circumference Trail | 5.7 | 305 ft | Moderate | 18 mi |
| Maricopa Trail (Southwest) | 24.9 | 490 ft | Moderate | 20 mi |
| Pedersen Trail | 8.4 | 297 ft | Moderate | 23 mi |
| #306 - Shaw Butte Trail | 3.4 | 708 ft | Moderate | 22 mi |
| Sidewinder Trail | 4.7 | 369 ft | Moderate | 24 mi |
| San Domingo Wash | 4.2 | 553 ft | Moderate | 20 mi |
| Maricopa Trail (Northwest) | 31.3 | 309 ft | Moderate | 3 mi |
| Rainbow Valley Trail | 4.3 | 348 ft | Moderate | 21 mi |
| Beardsley Trail | 4.4 | 339 ft | Moderate | 15 mi |
| Morgan City Wash | 2.5 | 574 ft | Moderate | 16 mi |
| H-1 Trail | 4.9 | 185 ft | Moderate | 16 mi |
| Westwing Mountain Trail | 2.7 | 499 ft | Moderate | 13 mi |
| Dixie Mountain Loop | 3.9 | 402 ft | Moderate | 22 mi |
| Gadsden Trail | 6.5 | 221 ft | Moderate | 24 mi |
| Turnbuckle trail | 3.1 | 574 ft | Moderate | 14 mi |
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