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Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)
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The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
- bi-directional trail
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Trail Last Ridden
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Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
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Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months.
Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
- mountain biking recent
- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
- Downhill Ski
- Backcountry Ski
- Nordic Ski
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
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Region Details
- 204
- 10
- 373
- 429
- 205
- 57
- 1
Local Trail Association
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 1,419
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 1,279
- Trails E-Bike
- 163
- Trails Hike
- 1,402
- Trails Trail Running
- 1,400
- Trails Horse
- 423
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 28
- Trails Observed Trials
- 1
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 28
- Total Distance
- 2,129 miles
- Total Descent
- 256,826 ft
- Total Vertical
- 6,740 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 7,577 ft
- Reports
- 13,363
- Photos
- 5,666
- Ridden Counter
- 52,340
Articles
The Best Trails in Phoenix for All Types of Hikers
Mar 16, 2022 from backpacker.com
Dayhikes, backpacking, family-friendly trails–Phoenix has hiking for everybody, and it's some of the country's best.
Arizona's 5 Most Popular Trail Networks According to Trailforks Data
Oct 19, 2021 from pinkbike.com
The American Southwest is chock full of bucket list locales, and perhaps no single southwestern state is home to more of them than Arizona.
Sub Regions
- East Valley (459)
- Apache Junction (338)
- Bulldog Canyon OHV Area (6)
- Goldfield Mountains (111)
- Hawes (86)
- Lost Dutchman State Park (26)
- Silly Mountain Park (10)
- The Rolls OHV Area (5)
- Usery Mountains (41)
- Queen Creek (17)
- Gold Canyon (80)
- Apache Junction (338)
- Greater North Valley (421)
- Carefree (17)
- Cave Creek (38)
- Fountain Hills (279)
- Glendale (21)
- Thunderbird (19)
- Tonto Basin (5)
- Rye (2)
- Rye (2)
- Tonto National Forest (57)
- West Valley (217)
- Buckeye (75)
- Dog Bone (34)
- Lost Creek (26)
- Skyline Regional Park (14)
- Picacho Peak State Park (0)
- Buckeye (75)
- Phoenix (248)
- Scottsdale (29)
- Brown's Ranch (14)
- Pinacle Peak Park (0)
- Tempe (44)
- Papago Park (42)
Popular AZ - Phoenix & Central Region Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pima Canyon Dirt Road South Mountain Preserve | |||
| Mormon Loop South Mountain Preserve | |||
| Brown's Ranch Rd. McDowell Sonoran Preserve | |||
| Cholla Mtn. Loop McDowell Sonoran Preserve | |||
| Jumping Jacks Cut Hawes | |||
| Granite Mtn. Loop McDowell Sonoran Preserve | |||
| Pemberton ST McDowell Mountain Regional Park | |||
| Javelina Canyon South Mountain Preserve | |||
| L'Alpe d'Huez Hawes | |||
| Twisted Sister Hawes | |||
| Fenceline Hawes | |||
| Watershed Trail McDowell Sonoran Preserve | |||
| Sport Loop McDowell Mountain Regional Park | |||
| Watershed Trail McDowell Sonoran Preserve | |||
| Latigo Trail McDowell Sonoran Preserve |
Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Queen's Ransom Bikepack Queen Creek | 227 miles | |
| Hawes Sisters Hawes | 5 miles | |
| RMR loop Hawes | 9 miles | |
| Hawes Classic CCW Hawes | 8 miles | |
| Pima Lot Javalina DH Loop South Mountain Preserve | 5 miles | |
| Hawes Introduction Hawes | 18 miles | |
| Hawes 10 Mile Loop Usery Mountains | 11 miles | |
| The High Goats on Red Mountain Hawes | 15 miles | |
| Introduction to Brown's Brown's Ranch | 14 miles | |
| West Side RMR Hawes | 11 miles |
Photos of AZ - Phoenix & Central Region Mountain Bike
trail: L'Alpe d'Huez
104 |
Jan 14, 2021 @ 10:00am
Jan 14, 2021
trail: L'Alpe d'Huez
97 |
Jan 5, 2021 @ 8:16am
Jan 5, 2021
trail: National
1,918 | | 2 comments
Aug 11, 2017 @ 5:24am
Aug 11, 2017
trail: National
1,389 |
Aug 8, 2017 @ 12:08pm
Aug 8, 2017
trail: Javelina Canyon
441 |
Jun 25, 2017 @ 6:42pm
Jun 25, 2017
trail: Javelina Canyon
422 |
Jun 25, 2017 @ 6:42pm
Jun 25, 2017
trail: Tom`s Thumb
172 |
Apr 23, 2017 @ 4:28pm
Apr 23, 2017
trail: Tom`s Thumb
121 |
Apr 23, 2017 @ 4:28pm
Apr 23, 2017Videos of AZ - Phoenix & Central Region Mountain Bike
trail: Javelina Canyon
52 |
Apr 11, 2022
trail: 32nd Street
39 |
Apr 7, 2022
trail: National
86 |
Feb 20, 2022
trail: National
55 |
Feb 20, 2022
trail: Ma-Ha-Tuak Perimeter Trail
49 |
Jan 21, 2022
trail: Big Sister
183 |
Jan 3, 2022
trail: Sunset Ridge
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Oct 26, 2021
trail: Sunset Ridge
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Oct 26, 2021
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boulderdash Hawes | May 7, 2022 @ 6:00am May 7, 2022 | Unknown | schillingsworth TRAILFORKS | Trail construction. | |
| Admin Hawes | May 3, 2022 @ 3:32pm May 3, 2022 | Dry | schillingsworth TRAILFORKS | 2.0 Scouting | |
| Charles M. Christiansen (100) Phoenix Mountain Preserve | Apr 17, 2022 @ 12:58pm Apr 17, 2022 | Dry | Ellocomotive | Dreamy Draw Horse Tunnel is destroyed,... |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desert Rat to Bulldog Canyon Trail connect Goldfield Mountains | May 16, 2022 @ 6:42am 1 day | Dry | Daveygee | ||
| Round the hill Apache Junction | May 16, 2022 @ 6:42am 1 day | Very Dry | Daveygee | ||
| Quartz McDowell Sonoran Preserve | May 15, 2022 @ 8:21pm 2 days | Very Dry | Tony8tNr4i | ||
| West Express DT McDowell Sonoran Preserve | May 15, 2022 @ 8:20pm 2 days | Dry | Tony8tNr4i | ||
| Pass Mtn. Access Hawes | May 15, 2022 @ 5:37am 2 days | Ideal | wharding | ||
| Rattler Hawes | May 15, 2022 @ 5:37am 2 days | Ideal | wharding | ||
| Maricopa Trail (Bulldog Canyon Access) Hawes | May 15, 2022 @ 5:37am 2 days | Ideal | wharding | ||
| Bull Run Hawes | May 15, 2022 @ 5:37am 2 days | Ideal | wharding | ||
| Voaz Phoenix Mountain Preserve | May 14, 2022 @ 8:00am May 14, 2022 | Very Dry | Vigoroflife | ||
| Chutes Phoenix Mountain Preserve | May 14, 2022 @ 8:00am May 14, 2022 | Very Dry | Vigoroflife |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | rcstoddard | ridden | trail | Twisted Sister and 4 more | May 17, 2022 @ 7:42am 4 hours |
| coolbleu1 | wishlist | trail | Lower Hawes | May 17, 2022 @ 1:48am 10 hours |
| Melinator2 | wishlist | route | Hawes Loop | May 16, 2022 @ 9:39pm 14 hours |
| YcudaOCR | wishlist | trail | Long Loop | May 16, 2022 @ 5:21pm 18 hours |
| Justine0avP3X | wishlist | trail | Desert Classic | May 16, 2022 @ 4:54pm 19 hours |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | trail | Nice work uploading this! Trail is now closed... | May 11, 2022 @ 10:15pm May 11, 2022 | ||
| trail | Simple trail. Lots of walkers. Good for gravel... | May 10, 2022 @ 8:56pm May 10, 2022 | ||
| report | 09 | May 3, 2022 @ 10:42am May 3, 2022 | ||
| trail | As of May 2022, a new sign at the bottom... | May 2, 2022 @ 11:56pm May 2, 2022 | ||
| trail | I have no idea what any of these comments are... | Apr 28, 2022 @ 8:59pm Apr 28, 2022 |
Local Badges
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10 Green Trails1,130 awarded -
10 Blue Trails1,514 awarded -
Big Ride 30k10,862 awarded -
Big Ride 30k17,934 awarded -
10 Blue Trails1,131 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k5,675 awarded
National Scenic Trails & Official Routes
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Arizona Trail
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
- Horse
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain BMX | skill park | Phoenix | |
| McPump | skill park | Fountain Hills | |
| Papago Dirt Jumps | skill park | Tempe | |
| Rage Pumptrack | skill park | Scottsdale |
Upcoming Local Events
Local Trail Supporters
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Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 1,279 | 1,799 mile | 192,802 ft | 702 miles | 6,283 ft | 5,170 | 13,326 | 290 | 446,880 | |||
| E-Bike | 163 | 264 miles | 11,184 ft | 80 miles | 4,925 ft | 11 | 11,188 | 14 | 8,117 | |||
| Hike | 1,402 | 2,103 miles | 255,266 ft | 837 miles | 6,739 ft | 460 | 13,240 | 89 | 24,638 | |||
| Trail Running | 1,400 | 2,100 miles | 253,327 ft | 835 miles | 6,306 ft | 12 | 13,236 | 22 | 9,162 | |||
| Horse | 423 | 663 miles | 72,451 ft | 271 miles | 6,293 ft | 4,810 | 5 | 303 | ||||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 28 | 67 miles | 4,173 ft | 25 miles | 4,600 ft | 4,106 | 153 | |||||
| Observed Trials | 1 | 4 miles | 272 ft | 2 miles | 279 ft | 13 | 22 | 1 | 49 | |||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 28 | 66 miles | 4,242 ft | 26 miles | 4,600 ft | 4,096 | 87 |
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