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- Mountain Bike
39 trails
- Horse
9 trails
- Hike
57 trails
- Trail Running
57 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
2 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
0 trails
- Nordic Ski
3 trails
Region Details
- 4
- 4
- 18
- 7
Region Status
Open as of Dec 20, 2024Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 52
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 39
- Trails E-Bike
- 4
- Trails Horse
- 9
- Trails Hike
- 57
- Trails Trail Running
- 57
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 2
- Trails Observed Trials
- 2
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 2
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 3
- Total Distance
- 143 miles
- Total Descent
- 39,549 ft
- Total Vertical
- 9,200 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 11,918 ft
- Reports
- 321
- Photos
- 105
- Ridden Counter
- 7,537
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Popular Mt. Charleston Mountain Biking Trails
Mt. Charleston Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Tin Can Alley Loop | 8 miles | |
Tin Can Ally & Cowboy Trail Loop | 5 miles | |
Up Showgirl - Down Tin Can (Buff Singletrack) | 17 miles | |
Sunday Funday 6/13 | 24 miles | |
Pinyon Pine Trail | 8 miles | |
Pinyon to Sawmill Loop | 3 miles | |
Raintree Trail | 5 miles | |
Sawmill-Red Pill - Mack's Canyon Road Loop | 8 miles | |
Sawmill - Piñion Pine - Blue Tree DH | 10 miles | |
16 mile Mt. Charleston Ride | popular ridelog | 16 miles |
Photos of Mt. Charleston Mountain Bike
trail: Horse Trough Trail
7 |
Oct 10, 2024 @ 11:49am
Oct 10, 2024
trail: Upper Showgirl
71 |
Aug 11, 2023 @ 8:44am
Aug 11, 2023
trail: Bonanza Trail
24 |
Aug 2, 2023 @ 10:48am
Aug 2, 2023
trail: Step Ladder
37 |
Jul 15, 2023 @ 10:34pm
Jul 15, 2023
trail: Step Ladder
44 |
Jul 15, 2023 @ 10:34pm
Jul 15, 2023
trail: Step Ladder
46 |
Jul 15, 2023 @ 10:34pm
Jul 15, 2023
trail: Step Ladder
34 |
Jul 15, 2023 @ 10:34pm
Jul 15, 2023
trail: Step Ladder
29 |
Jul 15, 2023 @ 10:34pm
Jul 15, 2023Videos of Mt. Charleston Mountain Bike

trail: Scar
121 |
Jul 10, 2021

trail: Tin Can Alley
3:50 |
287 |
Jun 3, 2020

trail: Chutes and Ladders
0:49 |
519 |
Jun 2, 2020

trail: The Wash
3:17 |
322 |
Jun 2, 2020

trail: Upper Bristlecone Trail
5:31 |
432 |
May 31, 2020

trail: Tin Can Alley
5:07 |
89 |
May 29, 2020

trail: Tin Can Alley
5:07 |
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May 29, 2020

trail: Tin Can Alley
0:10 |
65 |
May 4, 2020
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Lower Showgirl | Dec 20, 2024 @ 10:58am Dec 20, 2024 | Ideal | mountainmaneuvers | ||
Horse Trough Trail | Dec 20, 2024 @ 10:58am Dec 20, 2024 | Ideal | mountainmaneuvers | ||
Upper Showgirl | Dec 20, 2024 @ 10:58am Dec 20, 2024 | Ideal | mountainmaneuvers | ||
Tin Can Connector | Dec 20, 2024 @ 10:58am Dec 20, 2024 | Ideal | mountainmaneuvers | ||
Link Trail | Dec 20, 2024 @ 10:58am Dec 20, 2024 | Ideal | mountainmaneuvers | ||
Step Ladder | Dec 20, 2024 @ 10:58am Dec 20, 2024 | Ideal | mountainmaneuvers | ||
Deer Creek-Catch Pen loop | Dec 19, 2024 @ 11:08am Dec 19, 2024 | Dry | mountainmaneuvers | ||
Deer Creek-Catch Pen loop Access | Dec 19, 2024 @ 11:08am Dec 19, 2024 | Dry | mountainmaneuvers | ||
Step Ladder Loop Connector | Dec 12, 2024 @ 9:39am Dec 12, 2024 | Ideal | mountainmaneuvers | ||
Tin Can Alley | Dec 12, 2024 @ 9:39am Dec 12, 2024 | Ideal | mountainmaneuvers |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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MikeD702 | ridden | trail | activity #71149551 | May 6, 2025 @ 10:48pm May 6, 2025 |
jakebillings | update | trail | activity #70082442 and 1 more | Apr 21, 2025 @ 7:33am Apr 21, 2025 |
MTBZay | wishlist | trail | activity #70058032 and 1 more | Apr 20, 2025 @ 7:59pm Apr 20, 2025 |
jakebillings | ridden | trail | activity #70047569 | Apr 20, 2025 @ 4:03pm Apr 20, 2025 |
jakebillings | update | poi | activity #70028220 | Apr 20, 2025 @ 11:30am Apr 20, 2025 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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trail | Way better than parking under the murder... | Apr 20, 2025 @ 11:26am Apr 20, 2025 | ||
trail | The last 1/2 mile is scary! Super sketchy for... | Dec 3, 2024 @ 8:45pm Dec 3, 2024 | ||
trail | Have done it a few times, had a lot of fun... | Oct 12, 2024 @ 6:31am Oct 12, 2024 | ||
trail | Hard to rate this route. Upper section is... | Sep 15, 2024 @ 9:37pm Sep 15, 2024 | ||
trail | Rode in September 2024. Went clockwise from... | Sep 14, 2024 @ 11:59am Sep 14, 2024 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
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Lee Canyon | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.8 km | |
Twilight Zone | 1 | 13 | 7.8 km | ||
El Paramo | 2 | 7 | 12.6 km | ||
Da Burbs | 3 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 14.7 km |
Calico Basin | 19 | 12 | 3 | 15.6 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 | 39 | 68 miles | 18,166 ft | 43 miles | 4,882 ft | #1,342 | #730 | 83 | 322 | 9 | 6,962 | |
E-Bike | 4 | 4 miles | 1,558 ft | 4 miles | 3,501 ft | 3 | 219 | 287 | ||||
Horse | 9 | 13 miles | 4,196 ft | 8 miles | 2,907 ft | #476 | #354 | 105 | 5 | |||
Hike | 57 | 112 miles | 35,702 ft | 65 miles | 6,132 ft | #994 | #631 | 18 | 320 | 21 | 1,433 | |
Trail Running | 57 | 112 miles | 35,702 ft | 65 miles | 6,132 ft | #999 | #629 | 320 | 21 | 425 | ||
Dirtbike/Moto | 2 | 1 mile | 456 ft | 4,813 ft | 935 ft | #99 | #71 | 104 | 9 | |||
Observed Trials | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
Nordic Ski | 3 | 1 mile | 456 ft | 4,813 ft | 935 ft | #170 | #113 | 38 | 5 |
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