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Gateway, Bell Pass, and Windgate Loop Trail route map
Difficulty: DifficultLoop

Gateway, Bell Pass, and Windgate Loop Trail

Scottsdale, Arizona

9.6 mi

Distance

2,228 ft

Elev. Gain

4h 12m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Gateway, Bell Pass, and Windgate Loop Trail unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

The managing agency is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:523 ft
Max:970 ft
Gain:679 ft
Loss:679 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 523 ft and 970 ft across 8.8 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.523 ft672 ft821 ft970 ft0.0 mi2.2 mi4.4 mi6.6 mi8.8 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi523 ft
High point3.2 mi970 ft
End8.8 mi523 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Scottsdale, AZ · in or next to town
County:
Maricopa County, AZ

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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