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Trail Ridden Direction
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Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
- mountain biking recent
- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
- Downhill Ski
- Backcountry Ski
- Nordic Ski
- Snowmobile
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
60 trails
- E-Bike
19 trails
- Horse
7 trails
- Hike
63 trails
- Trail Running
61 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
3 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
1 trails
Region Details
- 24
- 3
- 15
- 14
- 4
Region Status
Caution as of Mar 12, 2023
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 63
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 60
- Trails E-Bike
- 19
- Trails Horse
- 7
- Trails Hike
- 63
- Trails Trail Running
- 61
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 3
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 1
- Total Distance
- 178 miles
- Total Descent
- 21,234 ft
- Total Vertical
- 5,108 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 7,933 ft
- Reports
- 119
- Photos
- 209
- Ridden Counter
- 2,022
Sub Regions
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Granite Dells
- 1
- 2
- 6
Popular Payson Mountain Biking Trails
Payson Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| AZT Bike Passage 22-24 | 32 miles | |
| AZT Bike Passage 25-26 | 19 miles | |
| Peach Orchard Loop | 3 miles | |
| Houston Trail | 12 miles | |
| Monument Peak Loop | 3 miles | |
| 14 mile Payson Ride | popular ridelog | 14 miles |
| 13 mile Payson Ride | popular ridelog | 13 miles |
| 11 mile Payson Ride | popular ridelog | 11 miles |
Photos of Payson Mountain Bike
trail: Peach Loop
16 |
Feb 10, 2022 @ 3:31pm
Feb 10, 2022
trail: Peach Loop
13 |
Feb 10, 2022 @ 3:31pm
Feb 10, 2022
trail: Peach Loop
12 |
Feb 10, 2022 @ 3:31pm
Feb 10, 2022
trail: Suzie Q
155 |
Jun 19, 2020 @ 8:37pm
Jun 19, 2020Videos of Payson Mountain Bike
0:17 |
576 |
Aug 4, 2016
trail: Military Sinkhole Trail #179
4:14 |
211 |
Jan 16, 2022 , Payson
youtuber
![Horton Creek Trail | The Rim | Payson, AZ |...]()
trail: Horton Creek Trail
6:55 |
156 |
Aug 10, 2021 , Payson
youtuber
![Payson's Highline Trail #31 | 260 TH to See...]()
14:26 |
224 |
Apr 9, 2021 , Payson
trail: Military Sinkhole Trail #179
9:05 |
353 |
Feb 23, 2021 , Payson
youtuber
![Exploring Arizona's High Alpine Trails -...]()
trail: Military Sinkhole Trail #179
9:42 |
307 |
Jun 10, 2020 , Payson
14:59 |
1150 |
May 29, 2018 , Payson
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peach Loop | Mar 12, 2023 @ 11:12am Mar 12, 2023 | Prevalent Mud | Hanovich | Trail Running Ok for first mile, but quickly becomes... | |
| Forest Road 414 - Cypress Thicket Road | Mar 12, 2023 @ 4:12am Mar 12, 2023 | Prevalent Mud | Hanovich | Trail Running Ok for first mile, but quickly becomes... | |
| Peach Orchard Trail | Mar 12, 2023 @ 4:12am Mar 12, 2023 | Prevalent Mud | Hanovich | Trail Running Ok for first mile, but quickly becomes... |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connector | Jan 14, 2023 @ 10:49am Jan 14, 2023 | Very Dry | Bernieblue | ||
| Monument Peak Loop | Nov 13, 2022 @ 11:10am Nov 13, 2022 | Ideal | Aarontomasi | ||
| See Spring Trail | Oct 8, 2022 @ 1:36pm Oct 8, 2022 | Ideal | eileen22 | ||
| Carr Lake to See Canyon Connector | Sep 25, 2022 @ 11:11am Sep 25, 2022 | Dry | Vingedon | ||
| Highline Trail (260 TH to See Canyon) | Sep 5, 2022 @ 6:02am Sep 5, 2022 | Dry | JoniWfSzZ | ||
| Drew Trail | Aug 28, 2022 @ 10:51am Aug 28, 2022 | Dry | ruckuswithani | ||
| AZT/BP - Gold Ridge | May 25, 2022 @ 8:17pm May 25, 2022 | Dry | jarrod801 | ||
| Highline Trail (See Canyon to Derrick Trail) | Apr 3, 2022 @ 3:02pm Apr 3, 2022 | Dry | JoniWfSzZ | ||
| Highline Trail (Derrick to Horton Springs) | Nov 4, 2021 @ 10:22am Nov 4, 2021 | Variable | ibjgriswold | ||
| Military Sinkhole Trail #179 | Aug 14, 2021 @ 7:55am Aug 14, 2021 | Ideal | k-n-i-x-o-n |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | spennel | wishlist | trail | Highline Trail (Horton Springs to Fish Hatchery) | Mar 21, 2023 @ 12:39am Mar 21, 2023 |
| wheresraz | wishlist | trail | 200 Trail Loop and 1 more | Mar 20, 2023 @ 10:07pm Mar 20, 2023 |
 | mountaindogouray | wishlist | trail | Highline Trail (260 TH to See Canyon) | Mar 18, 2023 @ 6:56pm Mar 18, 2023 |
| Hanovich | add | report | Peach Loop and 2 more | Mar 12, 2023 @ 11:14am Mar 12, 2023 |
| Hanovich | wishlist | trail | Peach Orchard Trail | Mar 12, 2023 @ 7:36am Mar 12, 2023 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Great trail for gravel biking. But more to... | Oct 8, 2022 @ 11:00am Oct 8, 2022 | ||
| trail | Fun downhill. I ride it as a out and back. The... | Sep 11, 2022 @ 8:03pm Sep 11, 2022 | ||
 | trail | I rode a loop connecting Derrick, high line,... | Sep 7, 2022 @ 8:38am Sep 7, 2022 | ||
| trail | Like riding on golf balls and baseballs. | Sep 7, 2022 @ 8:26am Sep 7, 2022 | ||
| trail | Do no stage at the cul de sac/ Mud Springs... | Jun 20, 2022 @ 3:43pm Jun 20, 2022 |
Local Badges
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Epic Ride Climb 2k5 awarded -
10 Blue Trails8 awarded -
10 Black Trails2 awarded -
Climbing 100k Badge0 awarded -
10 Green Trails2 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge6 awarded
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 60 | 171 miles | 21,188 ft | 69 miles | 5,108 ft | #1,923 | #966 | 207 | 119 | 5 | 1,113 | |
| E-Bike | 19 | 56 miles | 3,593 ft | 21 miles | 2,841 ft | #737 | 86 | 109 | ||||
| Horse | 7 | 29 miles | 2,014 ft | 7 miles | 4,052 ft | #180 | #119 | 2 | 39 | 4 | ||
| Hike | 63 | 178 miles | 21,234 ft | 70 miles | 5,108 ft | #1,517 | #867 | 120 | 6 | 383 | ||
| Trail Running | 61 | 176 miles | 21,033 ft | 69 miles | 5,108 ft | #1,524 | #868 | 120 | 1 | 52 | ||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 3 | 13 miles | 2,966 ft | 6 miles | 3,228 ft | #51 | #33 | 39 | 6 | |||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 1 | 7 miles | 180 ft | 1 mile | 197 ft | #517 | 39 | 3 |
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