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- Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Beginner and intermediate single track that winds through a mixture of ponderosa pines and boulder outcroppings, with one new double-diamond rock drop feature! Spectacular valley views can be found from upper trails like West Side Story. Many new trails were recently funded by Hail the Trail, with even more yet to come.
source: Prescott National Forest
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
eBikes Allowed:
No
AKA: The Pines (EP)
google parking directions Access Info:
The corner of Iron Springs Rd. and Granite Basin Rd. A new trail head will be built at Iron Springs road and Spence Springs road in 2018.
Region Details
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- 1
Open on Nov 7, 2018
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Global Ranking
- #690
- State Ranking
- #16
- Trails (view details)
- 14
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 17
- Trails Hike
- 17
- Trails Trail Running
- 17
- Total Distance
- 18 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 7 miles
- Total Descent
- 2,138 ft
- Total Vertical
- 711 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 6,264 ft
- Reports
- 47
- Photos
- 29
- Ridden Counter
- 1,063
Popular Spence Basin Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Side Story | |||
| Vista | |||
| Russ T Fender | |||
| Lloyd's Drop | |||
| Side Kick | |||
| Willow Creek | |||
| Happy Ending | |||
| Noodle | |||
| Tunnel Vision | |||
| Tatanka | |||
| BLM | |||
| Juniper Gate |
Recent Trail Reports
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Photos of Spence Basin Mountain Bike
trail: Happy Ending
21 | Happy Ending, My City
Aug 17, 2018 @ 7:50pm
Aug 17, 2018
trail: Happy Ending
25 | Happy Ending, My City
Aug 17, 2018 @ 7:50pm
Aug 17, 2018
trail: Happy Ending
33 | Happy Ending, Prescott
Aug 5, 2018 @ 2:24pm
Aug 5, 2018
trail: Happy Ending
29 | Happy Ending, Prescott
Aug 5, 2018 @ 2:24pm
Aug 5, 2018Videos of Spence Basin Mountain Bike
trail: Skyline
4:50 |
35 |
Aug 4, 2015
trail: Skyline
8:04 |
28 |
Aug 4, 2015
trail: Skyline
12:39 |
45 |
Aug 4, 2015
trail: Lloyd's Drop
0:29 |
8 |
Dec 6, 2018 , Prescott
Spence Basin Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 Javelina Stampede XC Race Course race | 12 miles | |
| SMB EP Route Sat May 5 | 6 miles | |
| E Pines Double Loop | 14 miles | |
| 2018 Javelina Stampede Short Course race | 1 miles |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | trail | This might be a black diamond. There's a lot... | Jul 19, 2018 @ 8:46pm Jul 19, 2018 | ||
| trail | I just re-submitted the description. | Jun 21, 2018 @ 12:52pm Jun 21, 2018 | ||
| trail | I submitted the description for the trail and... | Jun 21, 2018 @ 12:47pm Jun 21, 2018 | ||
| trail | If you can't ride the drop, turn around and go... | Jun 17, 2018 @ 11:50am Jun 17, 2018 | ||
| trail | Great flow n the climb out isn’t very steep.... | May 30, 2018 @ 8:04am May 30, 2018 |
Recent Activity
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | beersnob63 | add | trail | Little Italy | Dec 16, 2018 @ 3:04pm 11 hours |
| beersnob63 | add | ridelog | Dec 13, 2018 ride log | Dec 16, 2018 @ 7:40am 18 hours |
| AndyFraher | add | ridelog | Dec 15, 2018 ride log | Dec 15, 2018 @ 4:41pm 1 days |
| dbdieterle | add | ridelog | Dec 15, 2018 ride log | Dec 15, 2018 @ 4:00pm 1 days |
| bigjtmac | add | ridelog | Dec 15, 2018 ride log | Dec 15, 2018 @ 3:00pm 1 days |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thumb Butte | 3 | 21 | 5 | 2.1 km | |
| Granite Basin | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2.6 km | |
| Brownlow / Pioneer Park | 8 | 17 | 5 km | ||
| Storm Trails | 6.1 km | ||||
| Goldwater Lakes | 5 | 8 | 1 | 7.4 km |
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