Gateway Loop Trail

Gateway Loop Trail: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Gateway Loop Trail

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Gateway Loop Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.65213, -111.84275. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gateway Loop Trail

• McDowell Peak · viewpoint · Maricopa · ~3 km · Must-see
• Thompson Peak · viewpoint · Maricopa · ~4 km · Must-see
• East End · viewpoint · Maricopa · ~6 km · Must-see
• Taliesin West · attraction · Maricopa · ~6 km · Must-see
• McDowell Sonoran Preserve · sanctuary · Maricopa · ~7 km · Must-see
• Pinnacle Peak · viewpoint · Maricopa · ~11 km · Must-see
• Pinnacle Peak Park · sanctuary · Maricopa · ~11 km · Must-see
• Musical Instrument Museum · museum · Maricopa · ~16 km · Must-see
• McCormick Stillman Railroad Park · museum · Maricopa · ~18 km · Must-see
• Chaparral Park · park · Maricopa · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mummy Mountain · viewpoint · Maricopa · ~20 km · Must-see
• Chaparral Lake · lake · Maricopa · ~21 km · Must-see
• Dream City Church · church · Maricopa · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mount McDowell · viewpoint · Maricopa · ~23 km · Must-see
• Camelback Mountain · viewpoint · Maricopa · ~24 km · Must-see
• Phoenix Mountains Preserve · sanctuary · Maricopa · ~24 km · Must-see
• Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art · museum · Maricopa · ~24 km · Must-see
• Western Spirit: Scottsdale's Museum of the West · museum · Maricopa · ~24 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Gateway Loop Trail

Other treks near Gateway Loop Trail

• Maricopa Trail · trek · Maricopa · ~35 km · Must-see
• Arizona Trail · trek · Gila · ~100 km · Must-see
• Estrella Mountain Regional Park · trek · Maricopa · ~74 km
• Bajada Nature Trail · trek · Maricopa · ~2 km
• Quartz Trail · trek · Maricopa · ~4 km
• Lost Dog Wash Trail · trek · Maricopa · ~6 km
• Kovach Family Nature Trail · trek · Maricopa · ~8 km
• Peak Spur · trek · Maricopa · ~9 km
• Cashman Park Walking Path · trek · Maricopa · ~17 km
• Cholla Cove Park Walking Path · trek · Maricopa · ~19 km

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