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- > 80%
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- > 50%
- < 50%
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Trail Ridden Direction
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Trail Popularity ?
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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
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- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
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Trails are colored based on popularity. The more popular a trail is, the more red. Less popular trails trend towards green.
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SaveXC non-technical hilly singletrack trails divided into a north & south unit.
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
eBikes Allowed:
Yes

Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
39 trails
- E-Bike
39 trails
- Hike
38 trails
- Trail Running
38 trails
Region Details
- 1
- 1
- 16
- 17
- 2
- 1
Region Status
Open as of 3 daysStats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 38
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 39
- Trails E-Bike
- 39
- Trails Hike
- 38
- Trails Trail Running
- 38
- Total Distance
- 58 miles
- Total Descent
- 4,541 ft
- Total Vertical
- 821 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 2,284 ft
- Reports
- 513
- Photos
- 224
- Ridden Counter
- 13,775
Popular Phoenix Sonoran Preserve Mountain Biking Trails
Phoenix Sonoran Preserve Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
---|---|---|
Phoenix Cycling | 6 miles | |
Easy Sonoran Loop | 14 miles | |
Phoenix Sonoran Perserve Perimeter Loop | 10 miles | |
Sonoran Climb Loop | 6 miles | |
Sonoran Desert Loop CCW | 13 miles | |
Ocotillo With Sidewinder Top Loop | 11 miles | |
West Valley Mega Loop | 71 miles | |
Apache Wash trailhead - Easy loop | 8 miles | |
Fitness Route | 9 miles | |
Apache Wash to Cave Creek trails | 22 miles |
Photos of Phoenix Sonoran Preserve Mountain Bike
trail: Apache Vista
15 |
Jun 8, 2023 @ 11:03am
Jun 8, 2023
trail: Sidewinder
8 |
May 24, 2023 @ 1:38pm
May 24, 2023
trail: Sidewinder
7 |
May 24, 2023 @ 1:38pm
May 24, 2023
trail: Sidewinder
7 |
May 24, 2023 @ 1:38pm
May 24, 2023
trail: Sidewinder
5 |
May 24, 2023 @ 1:37pm
May 24, 2023
trail: Sidewinder
6 |
May 24, 2023 @ 1:37pm
May 24, 2023
trail: Apache Vista
7 |
Mar 30, 2023 @ 3:24pm
Mar 30, 2023
trail: Ridgeback Overlook
7 |
Mar 3, 2023 @ 10:05pm
Mar 3, 2023Videos of Phoenix Sonoran Preserve Mountain Bike

trail: Dixie Mountain Loop
4:13 |
171 |
Dec 13, 2021 , Phoenix

trail: Dixie Mountain Loop
4:59 |
130 |
Dec 3, 2021 , Phoenix

trail: Hawksnest
4:59 |
130 |
Nov 28, 2021 , Phoenix

trail: Ocotillo
37:16 |
425 |
Sep 27, 2020 , Phoenix

trail: Sidewinder
51:02 |
486 |
Sep 27, 2020 , Phoenix

trail: Apache Wash Loop
10:10 |
437 |
Jan 4, 2020 , Phoenix

trail: Ridgeback
10:10 |
279 |
Jan 4, 2020 , Phoenix

trail: Sidewinder
10:10 |
422 |
Jan 4, 2020 , Phoenix
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Badger Brawl | Sep 24, 2023 @ 7:56am 3 days | Very Dry | msb87 | ||
Esplanade Trail | Sep 24, 2023 @ 7:56am 3 days | Very Dry | msb87 | ||
Sidewinder | Sep 16, 2023 @ 6:37am Sep 16, 2023 | Dry | Yarrendrag | ||
Connector | Sep 16, 2023 @ 6:37am Sep 16, 2023 | Dry | Yarrendrag | ||
Western Summit | Aug 24, 2023 @ 5:38pm Aug 24, 2023 | Very Dry | 7SQTCwWN | ||
Dixie Mountain Loop | Aug 24, 2023 @ 5:37pm Aug 24, 2023 | Very Dry | 7SQTCwWN | ||
Hawksnest | Aug 24, 2023 @ 5:36pm Aug 24, 2023 | Very Dry | 7SQTCwWN | ||
Connector | Jul 16, 2023 @ 11:27pm Jul 16, 2023 | Very Dry | jt3az | ||
Valle Vista | Jun 30, 2023 @ 6:56am Jun 30, 2023 | Dry | 7SQTCwWN | ||
Desert Tortoise | Jun 30, 2023 @ 6:55am Jun 30, 2023 | Dry | 7SQTCwWN |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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mej16489 | ridden | trail | Sidewinder and 1 more | Sep 25, 2023 @ 5:26pm 1 day |
msb87 | add | report | Badger Brawl and 1 more | Sep 24, 2023 @ 11:37am 3 days |
Khames1 | wishlist | route | Apache Wash trailhead - Easy loop | Sep 24, 2023 @ 10:46am 3 days |
Khames1 | comment | trail | Apache Wash Loop | Sep 24, 2023 @ 10:43am 3 days |
Khames1 | ridden | trail | Apache Wash Loop | Sep 24, 2023 @ 10:41am 3 days |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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trail | Fun ride. Great for beginners. Only one or two... | Sep 24, 2023 @ 10:43am 3 days | ||
trail | Still trying to climb it clean... One of these... | Jun 7, 2023 @ 2:34pm Jun 7, 2023 | ||
trail | This was the prettiest trail I’ve done in... | Jan 9, 2023 @ 11:11am Jan 9, 2023 | ||
trail | Fun in both directions! | Jan 7, 2023 @ 4:48am Jan 7, 2023 | ||
trail | Easy fun trail, fun loop with Badger Brawl to... | Dec 17, 2022 @ 8:03pm Dec 17, 2022 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Deem Hills | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4.3 km | |
Pyramid Peak | 6 | 36 | 5.7 km | ||
Cave Creek Regional Park | 5 | 8 | 1 | 7.6 km | |
Thunderbird | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7.6 km |
Paloma Regional Preserve | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8.7 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 | 58 miles | 4,541 ft | 22 miles | 820 ft | #450 | #228 | 230 | 513 | 12 | 24,055 | |
E-Bike | 39 | 58 miles | 4,541 ft | 22 miles | 820 ft | #151 | #48 | 449 | 1 | 504 | ||
Hike | 38 | 58 miles | 4,541 ft | 22 miles | 820 ft | #298 | #181 | 5 | 513 | 1 | 1,093 | |
Trail Running | 38 | 58 miles | 4,541 ft | 22 miles | 820 ft | #298 | #179 | 513 | 1 | 517 |
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