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Trail Ridden Direction
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Activity Recordings
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- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
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- Nordic Ski
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SaveThis diverse area features trails for beginners and experts alike, with newer and older trails, long climbs, short loops, and everything in-between Much of the singletrack circles Goldwater Lake and Lynx Lake.
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
Shuttleable: YES
Land Status: National Forest

Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
25 trails
- E-Bike
5 trails
- Hike
26 trails
- Trail Running
26 trails
Region Details
- 7
- 5
- 10
- 3
Region Status
Caution as of Feb 17, 2021Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 26
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 25
- Trails E-Bike
- 5
- Trails Hike
- 26
- Trails Trail Running
- 26
- Trails Horse
- 8
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 10
- Trails Observed Trials
- 2
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 10
- Total Distance
- 48 miles
- Total Descent
- 7,631 ft
- Total Vertical
- 2,548 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 7,928 ft
- Reports
- 171
- Photos
- 77
- Ridden Counter
- 4,284
Popular Goldwater Lakes Mountain Biking Trails
Goldwater Lakes Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Prescott: 396 to Feldmeir loop | 9 miles | |
Prescott Circle Trail (Part 4 of 5) | 12 miles | |
White Spar: 2 mi easier loop | 2 miles | |
White Spar: 2 mile easier loop | 2 miles | |
Prescott Super Century Circle Trail | 103 miles | |
Ranch > Badger plus Goldwater | 21 miles | |
White Spar: 9 mile out and back to Goldwater Lake | 9 miles | |
Gravel Grind to Mt Union | 8 miles | |
396 to Dog Park - 1/2 Circle | 26 miles | |
Goldwater-Ranch trail | 18 miles |
Photos of Goldwater Lakes Mountain Bike
trail: Goldwater Lakes
2 |
May 29, 2022 @ 12:27pm
May 29, 2022
trail: Goldwater Lakes
1 |
May 29, 2022 @ 12:27pm
May 29, 2022
trail: Goldwater Lakes
7 |
Apr 16, 2022 @ 6:42pm
Apr 16, 2022
trail: Goldwater Lakes
11 |
Apr 16, 2022 @ 6:42pm
Apr 16, 2022
trail: Goldwater Lakes
176 |
Oct 9, 2017 @ 1:28am
Oct 9, 2017
trail: Goldwater Lakes
274 |
Nov 1, 2015 @ 11:46am
Nov 1, 2015
trail: Feldmeir
160 |
Oct 30, 2015 @ 5:10pm
Oct 30, 2015
trail: Feldmeir
118 |
Oct 30, 2015 @ 5:08pm
Oct 30, 2015Videos of Goldwater Lakes Mountain Bike

trail: Goldwater Lakes
3:42 |
7188 |
Apr 28, 2015

trail: Goldwater Lakes
5:46 |
501 |
Oct 12, 2011

trail: White Spar
14:55 |
21 |
Apr 22, 2022 , Prescott

trail: Feldmeir
5:58 |
163 |
Jan 16, 2022 , Prescott

trail: Jack Pine
6:09 |
56 |
Dec 14, 2021 , Prescott

trail: Isabella
12:52 |
67 |
Sep 5, 2021 , Prescott

trail: 374 - Hidden Valley
14:12 |
49 |
Sep 4, 2021 , Prescott

trail: Feldmeir
14:12 |
99 |
Sep 4, 2021 , Prescott
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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372 - Twist and Shout | Jun 29, 2022 @ 9:43am 1 day | Ideal | johnritter | ||
Goldwater Lakes | Jun 29, 2022 @ 9:43am 1 day | Ideal | johnritter | ||
Banning Creek (81) | Jun 29, 2022 @ 9:43am 1 day | Ideal | johnritter | ||
373 - Apple Blossom | Jun 29, 2022 @ 9:43am 1 day | Ideal | johnritter | ||
Feldmeir | Jun 25, 2022 @ 2:10pm Jun 25, 2022 | Ideal | Saltysucc04 | ||
374 - Hidden Valley | May 21, 2022 @ 4:39pm May 21, 2022 | Ideal | Solerider | ||
Isabella | Apr 7, 2022 @ 2:17pm Apr 7, 2022 | Dry | Kajmoore | ||
White Spar | Nov 30, 2021 @ 7:26am Nov 30, 2021 | Ideal | hikinglaur | ||
Deer Blind | Aug 7, 2021 @ 9:31am Aug 7, 2021 | Dry | jeff-blanton | ||
Moby | Jan 1, 2021 @ 8:48am Jan 1, 2021 | Snow Covered | Norwaymountain |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date | |
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![]() | johnritter | add | report | 372 - Twist and Shout and 3 more | Jun 30, 2022 @ 8:35am 5 hours |
![]() | THBV4Exn | ridden | route | Prescott: 396 to Feldmeir loop | Jun 30, 2022 @ 6:19am 7 hours |
![]() | jschroe | ridden | trail | Goldwater Lakes and 5 more | Jun 29, 2022 @ 1:40pm 24 hours |
![]() | cstuttle | checkin | trail | Feldmeir | Jun 27, 2022 @ 2:02pm 3 days |
![]() | Saltysucc04 | add | report | Feldmeir and 1 more | Jun 26, 2022 @ 1:22pm Jun 26, 2022 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date | |
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![]() | report | I went down the lower section of watershed... | May 23, 2022 @ 7:02am May 23, 2022 | ||
![]() | trail | Loose and much better downhill. Had to get off... | Mar 6, 2022 @ 9:55pm Mar 6, 2022 | ||
![]() | trail | I came across this trail by accident when... | Jun 13, 2021 @ 7:42pm Jun 13, 2021 | ||
![]() | trail | Definitely ride down this, one of my faves... | Jun 5, 2021 @ 2:55am Jun 5, 2021 | ||
![]() | trail | If riding from the Aspen Creek Trailhead up... | Sep 22, 2020 @ 12:32pm Sep 22, 2020 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
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Lynx Lake Recreation Area | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4.1 km |
Thumb Butte | 3 | 29 | 6 | 5.4 km | |
Storm Trails | 2 | 17 | 1 | 6.8 km | |
Granite Dells | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 km |
Spence Basin | 7 | 13 | 5 | 7.4 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 |
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Mountain Bike | 25 | 47 miles | 7,631 ft | 23 miles | 2,549 ft | #1,318 | #715 | 75 | 170 | 11 | 5,835 | |
E-Bike | 5 | 10 miles | 2,736 ft | 8 miles | 1,411 ft | #3,004 | #629 | 138 | 138 | |||
Hike | 26 | 48 miles | 7,631 ft | 23 miles | 2,549 ft | #1,002 | #622 | 164 | 1 | 459 | ||
Trail Running | 26 | 48 miles | 7,631 ft | 23 miles | 2,549 ft | #1,007 | #621 | 167 | 81 | |||
Horse | 8 | 17 miles | 3,793 ft | 10 miles | 1,499 ft | 50 | 13 | |||||
Dirtbike/Moto | 10 | 23 miles | 3,074 ft | 9 miles | 2,362 ft | 50 | 7 | |||||
Observed Trials | 2 | 4 miles | 443 ft | 2 miles | 705 ft | |||||||
ATV/ORV/OHV | 10 | 25 miles | 4,052 ft | 11 miles | 2,549 ft | 2 | 50 |
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