Great Runs in the Phoenix, AZ Suburbs

Note: For the Full Guide to Running in the Phoenix Suburbs, see the GR Website

Mark Lowenstein
Great Runs
1 min readAug 11, 2020

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The greater Phoenix metropolitan area, sometimes called “The Valley of the Sun,” or the “Salt River Valley” is the tenth by population in the United States. We’ve divided our running guide to this large geographic are into two sections: Central Phoenix, which includes more routes in Tempe and Scottsdale; and the Phoenix ‘suburbs’, which include Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Glendale, Peoria, and more. There’s some terrific running in the Phoenix suburbs, including some longer multi-use trails, oasis-like parks, and gorgeous desert trail running for all abilities.

Mesa — Parks and Trails

Chandler

Gilbert

Glendale/Peoria

Original post by Kelsey Perrett. For the full running guide to the Phoenix Suburbs, see greatruns.com.

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Mark Lowenstein
Great Runs

Author of Great Runs Guide. For Travelers Who Run and Runners Who Travel