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SaveTrails on the northwest side of the Catalina Mountains. Lower trails in Catalina State Park and the 50-year trail are relatively smooth, while upper 50-year trails are more technical, with many rock slabs and drops. Riding in the 50-year trail system requires a current AZ State Lands recreation permit.
Primary Trail Type: All-Mountain & Downhill
AKA: 50 Year
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- Mountain Bike
25 trails
- E-Bike
5 trails
- Horse
13 trails
- Hike
27 trails
- Trail Running
27 trails
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- 1
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Open as of Dec 6, 2024
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- Trails (view details)
- 27
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 25
- Trails E-Bike
- 5
- Trails Horse
- 13
- Trails Hike
- 27
- Trails Trail Running
- 27
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 1
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 2
- Total Distance
- 27 miles
- Total Descent
- 2,268 ft
- Total Vertical
- 1,493 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 3,606 ft
- Reports
- 119
- Photos
- 47
- Ridden Counter
- 13,323
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Popular Catalina State Park / 50-Year Trails
Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| 50 Year All the Goods (Catalina SP) | 12 miles | |
| Upper 50-year Slickrock Loop from Golder TH - Catalina SP | 13 miles | |
| 50 Chutes + Middle Gate + Downhill Rip | 9 miles | |
| 50 Year/Middle Gate Loop | 7 miles | |
| Oh Chute - What a Gem! | 11 miles | |
| Honeybee Counter Clockwise | 23 miles | |
| RR Honeybee 2.0 | 26 miles | |
| Custom Honeybee route Oro Valley | 21 miles | |
| Honeybee Reverse 25 Miles | 25 miles | |
| Josh_Kris_MTB_Route | 31 miles |
Photos of Catalina State Park / 50-Year Mountain Bike
trail: Gem Slabs
45 |
Feb 1, 2024 @ 1:10pm
Feb 1, 2024
trail: Catalina
70 |
Nov 11, 2023 @ 5:14pm
Nov 11, 2023
trail: Catalina
58 |
Nov 11, 2023 @ 5:14pm
Nov 11, 2023
trail: Catalina
163 |
Mar 15, 2022 @ 9:48pm
Mar 15, 2022
trail: Catalina
159 |
Nov 19, 2021 @ 10:26am
Nov 19, 2021
trail: North Equestrian
63 |
Jan 5, 2021 @ 1:53pm
Jan 5, 2021Videos of Catalina State Park / 50-Year Mountain Bike
trail: Gem Slabs
11:01 |
312 |
Mar 7, 2023 , Tucson
youtuber
![“Best slabs in Arizona” MTB 50 Year Trail...]()
12:54 |
389 |
May 10, 2022
trail: Golder DT
17:56 |
274 |
Jan 4, 2021 , Tucson
trail: North Equestrian
17:56 |
186 |
Jan 4, 2021 , Tucson
trail: Bridle
13:06 |
241 |
Oct 4, 2020 , Tucson
trail: Catalina
13:06 |
492 |
Oct 4, 2020 , Tucson
trail: Bridle
0:09 |
261 |
Oct 4, 2020 , Tucson
trail: Catalina
0:56 |
361 |
Sep 27, 2020 , Tucson
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Noon Connector | Dec 6, 2024 @ 8:47am Dec 6, 2024 | Dry | EdLCFudJ | ||
| Access Road | Nov 28, 2024 @ 7:48am Nov 28, 2024 | Very Dry | brownjforrest | ||
| Gem Slabs | Nov 11, 2024 @ 8:39am Nov 11, 2024 | Ideal | crpocock | ||
| Birding Trail | Nov 10, 2024 @ 7:30am Nov 10, 2024 | Ideal | xturk77 | ||
| 50-year Connector | Nov 9, 2024 @ 8:14am Nov 9, 2024 | Ideal | crpocock | ||
| The Loop | May 10, 2024 @ 11:09pm May 10, 2024 | Dry | crpocock | ||
| Canyon Loop | Apr 7, 2024 @ 12:20am Apr 7, 2024 | Ideal | xturk77 | ||
| Nature Loop | Apr 7, 2024 @ 12:20am Apr 7, 2024 | Ideal | xturk77 | ||
| Nature Trail | Apr 7, 2024 @ 12:20am Apr 7, 2024 | Ideal | xturk77 | ||
| Cloud 9 | Jan 13, 2024 @ 2:28am Jan 13, 2024 | Ideal | AlessAZ |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottt9g7qO | wishlist | route | activity #64618416 | Jan 14, 2025 @ 8:16pm 12 hours |
| BillyyA | wishlist | route | activity #64497709 | Jan 12, 2025 @ 12:22pm 3 days |
| phoenixmtrails | wishlist | route | activity #64495826 | Jan 12, 2025 @ 11:54am 3 days |
| kVME7S | wishlist | route | activity #64358662 | Jan 10, 2025 @ 8:00am Jan 10, 2025 |
| jille-bille | wishlist | route | activity #64298486 | Jan 8, 2025 @ 9:48pm Jan 8, 2025 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Rode it several times this month. Just fine | Mar 4, 2024 @ 11:20am Mar 4, 2024 | ||
| trail | Pass on this one. Blown out from horse... | Feb 25, 2024 @ 8:24pm Feb 25, 2024 | ||
| trail | You can skip it. | Feb 25, 2024 @ 8:23pm Feb 25, 2024 | ||
| trail | Satisfied our curiosity and rode this trail.... | Feb 25, 2024 @ 3:16pm Feb 25, 2024 | ||
| trail | Best to take the Loop now which runs right... | Jan 20, 2024 @ 1:55pm Jan 20, 2024 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naranja Townsite Park | 6 | 4.6 km | |||
| Honeybee Canyon/Rail X Ranch | 33 | 1 | 3 | 6.5 km | |
| Arthur Pack Regional Park | 11 | 9.4 km | |||
| Marana Trails | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 9.5 km |
| Butterfly Research Natural Area | 1 | 2 | 10.7 km |
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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 | 25 | 22 miles | 1,296 ft | 9 miles | 1,493 ft | #2,619 | #1,376 | 36 | 120 | 13 | 8,786 | |
| E-Bike | 5 | 2,228 ft | 30 ft | 1,165 ft | 33 ft | #4,158 | #926 | 114 | 160 | |||
| Horse | 13 | 16 miles | 1,811 ft | 8 miles | 719 ft | #382 | #291 | 32 | 1 | |||
| Hike | 27 | 27 miles | 2,267 ft | 12 miles | 1,493 ft | #2,043 | #1,227 | 8 | 120 | 8 | 879 | |
| Trail Running | 27 | 27 miles | 2,267 ft | 12 miles | 1,493 ft | #2,048 | #1,226 | 120 | 2 | 370 | ||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 1 | 12 | 1 | |||||||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 2 | 2 miles | 223 ft | 2 miles | 223 ft | 12 | 7 |
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