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Trail Ridden Direction
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Trail Popularity ?
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Activity Recordings
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- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
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SavePapago Park is a municipal park located in Tempe Arizona, which offers easily accessible urban single track lending itself nicely for a quick weekday ride with beautiful views of the Tempe Buttes and the surrounding mountains in the Valley. This area offers plenty of alt lines and areas to session so keep an eye out.
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- Mountain Bike
78 trails
- Hike
74 trails
- Trail Running
74 trails
Region Details
- 7
- 3
- 61
- 6
- 1
Region Status
Open as of Feb 1, 2023Local Trail Association
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 81
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 78
- Trails Hike
- 74
- Trails Trail Running
- 74
- Total Distance
- 33 miles
- Total Descent
- 2,165 ft
- Total Vertical
- 292 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,448 ft
- Reports
- 232
- Photos
- 39
- Ridden Counter
- 13,441
Popular Papago Park Mountain Biking Trails
Papago Park Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 6-hours of Papago | 7 miles | |
| 6 Hours in the Papago race | 7 miles | |
| Complete Papago Loop race | 7 miles | |
| 2020 6-hours of Papago race | 7 miles | |
| 14 mile Papago Park Ride | popular ridelog | 14 miles |
| 26 mile Papago Park Ride | popular ridelog | 26 miles |
| 24 mile Papago Park Ride | popular ridelog | 24 miles |
| 11 mile Papago Park Ride | popular ridelog | 11 miles |
| 7 mile Papago Park Ride | popular ridelog | 7 miles |
| 7 mile Papago Park Ride | popular ridelog | 7 miles |
Photos of Papago Park Mountain Bike
trail: Papago South
66 |
May 29, 2020 @ 12:40am
May 29, 2020
trail: Double Butte Loop (E)
88 |
May 25, 2019 @ 2:01pm
May 25, 2019
trail: Double Butte Loop (E)
61 |
May 25, 2019 @ 2:00pm
May 25, 2019
trail: Little Butte Loop
49 |
May 25, 2019 @ 1:59pm
May 25, 2019
trail: Papago Acc
382 |
Feb 3, 2019 @ 1:04pm
Feb 3, 2019
trail: Papago Acc
254 |
Jan 28, 2019 @ 5:10pm
Jan 28, 2019
trail: Hole In The Rock
82 |
Nov 10, 2018 @ 5:36pm
Nov 10, 2018Videos of Papago Park Mountain Bike
trail: Papago Conn
0:45 |
994 |
Jun 26, 2020
trail: Canal Path
8:33 |
75 |
Apr 2, 2019
trail: Papago Acc
0:09 |
392 |
Jan 11, 2019
trail: Loma
7:12 |
259 |
Oct 25, 2015
3:46 |
687 |
Aug 23, 2021
trail: Hole In The Rock
1:00 |
756 |
Mar 16, 2018 , Tempe
trail: Elliot Ramada Loop
0:28 |
626 |
Mar 15, 2018 , Tempe
trail: Vigilante
0:51 |
937 |
Mar 12, 2018 , Tempe
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papago South | Jan 26, 2023 @ 8:34am Jan 26, 2023 | Very Dry | Rh1234 | ||
| Loma 'Descent' | Jan 26, 2023 @ 12:34am Jan 26, 2023 | Very Dry | Rh1234 | ||
| Papago South Alt | Jan 26, 2023 @ 12:34am Jan 26, 2023 | Very Dry | Rh1234 | ||
| Lil Loma | Jan 26, 2023 @ 12:34am Jan 26, 2023 | Very Dry | Rh1234 | ||
| Loma | Jan 26, 2023 @ 12:34am Jan 26, 2023 | Very Dry | Rh1234 | ||
| Connector | Jan 26, 2023 @ 12:34am Jan 26, 2023 | Very Dry | Rh1234 | ||
| Crosscut Canal | Jan 24, 2023 @ 10:32am Jan 24, 2023 | Dry | Rh1234 | ||
| Papago Central | Jan 24, 2023 @ 2:32am Jan 24, 2023 | Dry | Rh1234 | ||
| Spicy Curry | Jan 24, 2023 @ 2:32am Jan 24, 2023 | Dry | Rh1234 | ||
| Papago N/S Connector | Jan 24, 2023 @ 2:32am Jan 24, 2023 | Dry | Rh1234 |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | rcgeiger14 | add | poi | Rollo Del Rey | Jan 27, 2023 @ 3:44pm Jan 27, 2023 |
 | Rh1234 | add | report | Papago South and 5 more | Jan 26, 2023 @ 6:57pm Jan 26, 2023 |
| PaulHernandez | wishlist | route | 2020 6-hours of Papago | Jan 25, 2023 @ 4:07pm Jan 25, 2023 |
| Rh1234 | add | report | Crosscut Canal and 3 more | Jan 24, 2023 @ 11:27pm Jan 24, 2023 |
| Turcottman | wishlist | route | 2020 6-hours of Papago | Jan 22, 2023 @ 6:05pm Jan 22, 2023 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Would anyone mind if I did some maintenance to... | Jan 18, 2023 @ 9:19am Jan 18, 2023 | ||
| trail | Aka "ASU building" | May 23, 2022 @ 7:01am May 23, 2022 | ||
| trail | Runs through a wash with pretty good flow and... | May 23, 2022 @ 7:01am May 23, 2022 | ||
| trail | Good, rocky, almost techy climb to one of the... | May 23, 2022 @ 6:59am May 23, 2022 | ||
| trail | Trailforks shoes this south to north, but is... | May 23, 2022 @ 6:57am May 23, 2022 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Echo Canyon Recreation Area | 4.9 km | ||||
| Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area | 6.9 km | ||||
| Phoenix Mountain Preserve | 18 | 50 | 21 | 3 | 10.3 km |
| South Mountain Preserve | 10 | 42 | 22 | 16 | 10.9 km |
| Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch | 8 | 13.8 km |
Local Badges
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Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papago Dirt Jumps | skill park | Tempe |
Local Mountain Biking Directory
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Sonoran Cycles Tempe
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Pedal Bike Shop
![Pedal Bike Shop]()
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Bicycle Exchange
![Bicycle Exchange]()
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Kore Bike IndustriesBike Shop
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Landis CycleryBike Shop
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Tempe BicyclesBike Shop
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 78 | 33 miles | 2,129 ft | 12 miles | 292 ft | #582 | #304 | 32 | 224 | 4 | 19,748 | |
| Hike | 74 | 31 miles | 1,929 ft | 11 miles | 292 ft | #397 | #249 | 7 | 223 | 5 | 355 | |
| Trail Running | 74 | 31 miles | 1,929 ft | 11 miles | 292 ft | #396 | #247 | 223 | 594 |
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