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SaveThe Mesa resulting form the lava flows of A1 Mountain.
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
AKA: Mars Hill
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
6 trails
- E-Bike
1 trails
- Horse
5 trails
- Hike
6 trails
- Trail Running
6 trails
- Snowshoe
0 trails
- Nordic Ski
0 trails
Region Details
- 3
- 1
- 1
- 1
Region Status
Open as of Dec 25, 2024
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 6
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 6
- Trails E-Bike
- 1
- Trails Horse
- 5
- Trails Hike
- 6
- Trails Trail Running
- 6
- Total Distance
- 7 miles
- Total Descent
- 842 ft
- Total Vertical
- 456 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 7,397 ft
- Reports
- 23
- Photos
- 1
- Ridden Counter
- 1,394
Popular Observatory Mesa Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flagstaff Loop (Observatory Mesa) | |||
| FUTS - Mars Hill | |||
| Thorpe Gulley | |||
| FUTS (Alt) | |||
| FUTS - Tunnel Springs | |||
| FUTS - Thorpe |
Observatory Mesa Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Flagstaff - Classic Sunset Loop | 17 miles | |
| The MEDL Mega | 36 miles |
Videos of Observatory Mesa Mountain Bike
trail: FUTS - Mars Hill
0:19 |
387 |
Mar 3, 2015
trail: FUTS - Tunnel Springs
6:16 |
482 |
Aug 4, 2020 , Flagstaff
6:16 |
367 |
Aug 4, 2020 , Flagstaff
trail: FUTS - Mars Hill
6:16 |
308 |
Aug 4, 2020 , Flagstaff
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUTS (Alt) | Dec 25, 2024 @ 10:56am Dec 25, 2024 | Unknown | Dkuma | ||
| Flagstaff Loop (Observatory Mesa) | Oct 4, 2024 @ 4:07pm Oct 4, 2024 | Dry | FattieMcFat MFBS | ||
| FUTS - Thorpe | Oct 4, 2024 @ 4:07pm Oct 4, 2024 | Dry | FattieMcFat MFBS | ||
| FUTS - Tunnel Springs | Mar 3, 2024 @ 5:13pm Mar 3, 2024 | Ideal | EMokelke | ||
| Thorpe Gulley | Jan 26, 2024 @ 8:35am Jan 26, 2024 | Variable | laurenvanier | ||
| FUTS - Mars Hill | Apr 14, 2021 @ 9:32pm Apr 14, 2021 | Dry | EverettSherry |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron2Mu5GC | wishlist | trail | activity #70122249 | Apr 21, 2025 @ 6:57pm Apr 21, 2025 |
| Jaime6feNQC | wishlist | route | activity #64339230 | Jan 9, 2025 @ 5:50pm Jan 9, 2025 |
| derrickdgregory | ridden | trail | activity #64113992 | Jan 5, 2025 @ 6:38am Jan 5, 2025 |
| Dkuma | add | report | activity #63508959 | Dec 25, 2024 @ 10:56am Dec 25, 2024 |
| bigboyriffs | wishlist | route | activity #62290638 | Nov 25, 2024 @ 11:49am Nov 25, 2024 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Fun, curvy and mildly rocky with a fun descent... | Oct 21, 2020 @ 1:59am Oct 21, 2020 | ||
| trail | As of 2019 This is part of the Flagstaff Loop... | Dec 4, 2019 @ 12:15pm Dec 4, 2019 | ||
| trail | Definitely more challenging than the Mars Hill... | Oct 11, 2019 @ 5:14pm Oct 11, 2019 | ||
| trail | Mildly rocky which was a bit much on gravel bike | Jul 29, 2019 @ 11:11am Jul 29, 2019 | ||
| trail | Awesome ride from Craig's house!!! | Aug 27, 2017 @ 12:18pm Aug 27, 2017 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Valley Trail System | 7 | 15 | 4 | 4.2 km | |
| MEDL (Mount Elden Dry Lakes) | 20 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 4.7 km |
| Fort Tuthill | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 km |
| Campbell Mesa Trail System | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6.9 km | |
| Kelly Motorized Trail System | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6.9 km |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 6 | 7 miles | 843 ft | 3 miles | 456 ft | #3,455 | #1,720 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 3,689 | |
| E-Bike | 1 | 702 ft | 43 ft | #4,552 | #1,020 | 20 | 38 | |||||
| Horse | 5 | 6 miles | 843 ft | 3 miles | 456 ft | #273 | #216 | 10 | ||||
| Hike | 6 | 7 miles | 843 ft | 3 miles | 456 ft | #2,744 | #1,558 | 23 | 905 | |||
| Trail Running | 6 | 7 miles | 843 ft | 3 miles | 456 ft | #2,750 | #1,552 | 23 | 918 |
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