Hawes Trail to Granite Trail Loop

Route Description for Hawes Trail to Granite Trail Loop

The Hawes Trail System was developed by the Hawes Trail Alliance, a group of mountain bikers and hikers who worked to expand this network of trails. They built over 45.1 km of new trails and worked to improve 54.7 km of existing trails. Now, this network of routes is used by tons of bikers and hikers from Mesa and beyond. This is primarily a mountain bike trail, but most bikers are happy to slow down and announce themselves while passing. Share the trail and watch out for one another.

Bring more water than you think you’ll need on this hike as some users report struggling with heat exhaustion. If you’re not used to the heat, avoid this hike between June and September or hike very early in the morning.

You can do this loop either way. The south side goes from Hawes Trail to Saguaro Trail to Mine Trail to Granite Trail to the trailhead. If you hike the other way, reverse the order of trails to follow the route. Check in with your GPS if you aren’t sure which way to go since not all the junctions you’ll encounter aren’t signed very well.