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- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
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- Snow Cover Partial
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)
Trailforks scans users ridelogs to determine the most popular direction each trail is ridden. A good flowing trail network will have most trails flowing in a single direction according to their intension.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
- bi-directional trail
- no data
Trail Last Ridden
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine the last time a trail was ridden.
- < 2 days
- < 1 week
- < 2 weeks
- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
Contribute Details
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Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months.
Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
- most popular
- popular
- less popular
- not popular
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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
Winter Trails
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Missing Trails
Most Popular
Least Popular
Trails are colored based on popularity. The more popular a trail is, the more red. Less popular trails trend towards green.
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
Trails Deemphasized
Trails are shown in grey.
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SaveXC non-technical hilly singletrack trails divided into a north & south unit.
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
eBikes Allowed:
Yes

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- Mountain Bike
54 trails
- E-Bike
51 trails
- Hike
53 trails
- Trail Running
53 trails
Region Details
- 2
- 2
- 17
- 17
- 2
- 1
Region Status
Open as of Jun 29, 2025Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 41
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 54
- Trails E-Bike
- 51
- Trails Horse
- 2
- Trails Hike
- 53
- Trails Trail Running
- 53
- Total Distance
- 59 miles
- Total Descent
- 4,489 ft
- Total Vertical
- 821 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 2,284 ft
- Reports
- 672
- Photos
- 233
- Ridden Counter
- 18,627
Popular Phoenix Sonoran Preserve Mountain Biking Trails
Phoenix Sonoran Preserve Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Ocotillo With Sidewinder Top Loop | 11 miles | |
Phoenix Cycling | 6 miles | |
Evening Leg Burner | 11 miles | |
Easy Sonoran Loop | 14 miles | |
Phoenix Sonoran Perserve Perimeter Loop | 10 miles | |
Apache Short | 6 miles | |
Sonoran Climb Loop | 6 miles | |
Sonoran Desert Loop CCW | 13 miles | |
West Valley Mega Loop | 71 miles | |
Apache Wash trailhead - Easy loop | 8 miles |
Photos of Phoenix Sonoran Preserve Mountain Bike
trail: Apache Vista
13 |
Jan 26, 2025 @ 5:05pm
Jan 26, 2025
trail: Ocotillo
27 |
Nov 13, 2024 @ 12:48pm
Nov 13, 2024
trail: Union Peak Trail
8 |
Nov 2, 2024 @ 5:02pm
Nov 2, 2024
trail: Union Peak Trail
21 |
Nov 2, 2024 @ 5:02pm
Nov 2, 2024
trail: Union Peak Trail
21 | | 1 comments
Nov 2, 2024 @ 5:01pm
Nov 2, 2024
trail: Hawk's Nest
21 |
Aug 20, 2024 @ 6:28pm
Aug 20, 2024
trail: Dixie Mountain Loop
19 |
Aug 20, 2024 @ 6:26pm
Aug 20, 2024
trail: Ocotillo
34 |
Apr 3, 2024 @ 4:50pm
Apr 3, 2024Videos of Phoenix Sonoran Preserve Mountain Bike

trail: Dixie Mountain Loop
4:13 |
343 |
Dec 13, 2021 , Phoenix

trail: Dixie Mountain Loop
4:59 |
257 |
Dec 3, 2021 , Phoenix

trail: Hawk's Nest
4:59 |
243 |
Nov 28, 2021 , Phoenix

trail: Ocotillo
37:16 |
631 |
Sep 27, 2020 , Phoenix

trail: Sidewinder
51:02 |
659 |
Sep 27, 2020 , Phoenix

trail: Apache Wash Loop
10:10 |
597 |
Jan 4, 2020 , Phoenix

trail: Ridgeback
10:10 |
366 |
Jan 4, 2020 , Phoenix

trail: Sidewinder
10:10 |
518 |
Jan 4, 2020 , Phoenix
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Esplanade Trail | Jun 29, 2025 @ 6:24am Jun 29, 2025 | Dry | jt3mtb | ||
Javelina Pass | Jun 28, 2025 @ 7:33am Jun 28, 2025 | Dry | jt3mtb | ||
Ridgeback Overlook | Jun 28, 2025 @ 7:33am Jun 28, 2025 | Dry | jt3mtb | ||
Ridgeback | Jun 28, 2025 @ 7:33am Jun 28, 2025 | Dry | jt3mtb | ||
Connector | Jun 28, 2025 @ 7:33am Jun 28, 2025 | Dry | jt3mtb | ||
E - BB - SR Connector | Jun 28, 2025 @ 7:33am Jun 28, 2025 | Dry | jt3mtb | ||
Connector | Jun 21, 2025 @ 8:46am Jun 21, 2025 | Ideal | jt3mtb | ||
Sidewinder | Jun 21, 2025 @ 8:46am Jun 21, 2025 | Ideal | jt3mtb | ||
Badger Brawl | Jun 7, 2025 @ 6:23am Jun 7, 2025 | Ideal | jt3mtb | ||
Entrance Path | Jun 5, 2025 @ 6:37am Jun 5, 2025 | Ideal | jt3mtb |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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peterjaslaw | wishlist | route | activity #74933293 and 1 more | Jun 30, 2025 @ 9:30pm Jun 30, 2025 |
peterjaslaw | wishlist | trail | activity #74931261 | Jun 30, 2025 @ 8:21pm Jun 30, 2025 |
jt3mtb | add | report | activity #74883691 and 7 more | Jun 30, 2025 @ 6:08am Jun 30, 2025 |
EvanMTB71 | wishlist | route | activity #74847962 | Jun 29, 2025 @ 1:41pm Jun 29, 2025 |
jt3mtb | add | report | activity #74317376 and 1 more | Jun 22, 2025 @ 3:53am Jun 22, 2025 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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trail | 3.5 yrs later, things are much looser now...... | Mar 12, 2025 @ 3:26am Mar 12, 2025 | ||
trail | Please stop cutting the trails and trying to... | Feb 26, 2025 @ 5:34pm Feb 26, 2025 | ||
trail | Please stop cutting the trails and trying to... | Feb 26, 2025 @ 5:31pm Feb 26, 2025 | ||
trail | Please stop cutting the trails and trying to... | Feb 26, 2025 @ 5:31pm Feb 26, 2025 | ||
trail | Dear person creating new trail cuts, You have... | Feb 16, 2025 @ 6:54pm Feb 16, 2025 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Deem Hills | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4.3 km | |
Pyramid Peak | 9 | 39 | 5.7 km | ||
Buffalo Ridge | 3 | 6.6 km | |||
East Wing Mountain Preserve | 2 | 4 | 7.4 km | ||
Cave Creek Regional Park | 5 | 8 | 1 | 7.5 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 | 54 | 59 miles | 4,488 ft | 22 miles | 820 ft | #439 | #226 | 230 | 673 | 14 | 32,905 | |
E-Bike | 51 | 59 miles | 4,488 ft | 22 miles | 820 ft | #181 | #68 | 1 | 607 | 1 | 1,350 | |
Horse | 2 | 2,464 ft | 108 ft | 56 ft | 178 | 1 | ||||||
Hike | 53 | 59 miles | 4,488 ft | 22 miles | 820 ft | #288 | #177 | 5 | 673 | 2 | 1,655 | |
Trail Running | 53 | 59 miles | 4,488 ft | 22 miles | 820 ft | #291 | #177 | 673 | 2 | 968 |
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