64.3 miles
Distance
2,681 ft
Climb
-6,360 ft
Descent
5,152 ft
High Point

Bypass around the Superstition and Four Peaks Wilderness area routed through the popular Gold Canyon region south of Saguaro Lake.

Detailed Description
AZT Bike Passage 18-19 is a 64 mile popular expert route located near Apache Junction Arizona. This mountain bike primary route can be used both directions. This route includes 34 trails. This route climbs 2,681 ft with a max elevation of 5,152 ft then descends -6,360 ft.
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Details

  • Riding area
    Tonto NF - Apache Junction
  • Primary Activity
    Mountain Bike
  • Other Activities
    • Hike
  • Difficulty rating
    Black Diamond
  • Route Type
    Point to Point
  • Bikepacking
    Yes
  • Direction
    Both Directions
More Stats for AZT Bike Passage 18-19 mountain bike route
  • Avg time
    22 hr 5 min
  • Altitude change
    -3,681 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,428 ft
  • Altitude start
    5,110 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,427 ft
  • Grade
    -1.1%
  • Grade max
    -49.9%
  • Grade min
    39.8%
  • Distance climb
    20 miles
  • Distance down
    33 miles
  • Distance flat
    11 miles

Directions

  1. Walk west on AZT/BP - Forest Road.
  2. Continue for 1 kilometer.
  3. Turn left onto AZT/BP Forest Road.
  4. Continue for 6 kilometers.
  5. Turn left onto AZT/BP Hewitt Canyon Road.
  6. Continue for 15 kilometers.
  7. Turn right onto AZT/BP - Hewitt Station Road.
  8. Continue for 5 kilometers.
  9. Make a sharp right onto AZT/BP - North Queen Valley Road.
  10. Continue for 2 kilometers.
  11. Bear left onto AZT/BP - North Queen Anne Drive.
  12. Continue for 900 meters.
  13. Keep left to stay on AZT/BP - North Queen Anne Drive.
  14. Continue for 700 meters.
  15. Turn left onto AZT/BP - East Silver King Road.
  16. Continue for 400 meters.
  17. Bear right to stay on AZT/BP - East Silver King Road.
  18. Continue for 800 meters.
  19. Bear right onto AZT/BP - West Silver King Road.
  20. Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
  21. Bear right to stay on AZT/BP - West Silver King Road.
  22. Continue for 1 kilometer.
  23. Turn right onto AZT/BP - Powerline Trail.
  24. Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
  25. Make a right U-turn to stay on AZT/BP - Powerline Trail.
  26. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  27. Walk north on AZT/BP - North Apache Land Drive.
  28. Continue for 6 kilometers.
  29. Turn right onto AZT/BP - North San Mateo Castro Road.
  30. Continue for 7 kilometers.
  31. Turn left onto AZT/BP - Gold Rush Road.
  32. Continue for 700 meters.
  33. Bear right onto AZT/BP - Peralta Road.
  34. Continue for 600 meters.
  35. Turn right onto AZT/BP - Gold Canyon DT.
  36. Continue for 400 meters.
  37. Bear right onto AZT/BP - Outer Limits.
  38. Continue for 60 meters.
  39. Turn left to stay on AZT/BP - Outer Limits.
  40. Continue for 2 kilometers.
  41. Turn right onto AZT/BP - Kiki.
  42. Continue for 200 meters.
  43. Turn left to stay on AZT/BP - Kiki.
  44. Continue for 200 meters.
  45. Bear right onto AZT/BP - Secret.
  46. Continue for 500 meters.
  47. Turn left onto K-Trail.
  48. Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
  49. Keep left to stay on K-Trail.
  50. Continue for 900 meters.
  51. Turn right onto AZT/BP - Old Horse Trail.
  52. Continue for 300 meters.
  53. Turn right onto Quartz Ridge.
  54. Continue for 20 meters.
  55. Walk west on AZT/BP - Old Horse Trail.
  56. Continue for 900 meters.
  57. Turn right onto AZT/BP - Gold Canyon DT.
  58. Continue for 400 meters.
  59. Turn left onto AZT/BP - Gold Canyon Acc.
  60. Continue for 200 meters.
  61. Turn left to stay on AZT/BP - Gold Canyon Acc.
  62. Continue for 200 meters.
  63. Turn right onto South Blackhawk Road.
  64. Continue for 600 meters.
  65. Make a right U-turn to stay on South Blackhawk Road.
  66. Continue for 600 meters.
  67. Turn right onto AZT/BP - East Baseline Avenue.
  68. Continue for 800 meters.
  69. Bear left onto AZT/BP - South Kings Ranch Road.
  70. Continue for 300 meters.
  71. Turn right onto AZT/BP - East Golden Rim Circle.
  72. Continue for 700 meters.
  73. Bear left onto East Don Donnelly Trail.
  74. Continue for 200 meters.
  75. Keep straight to stay on East Don Donnelly Trail.
  76. Continue for 100 meters.
  77. Keep straight to stay on East Don Donnelly Trail.
  78. Continue for 3 kilometers.
  79. Bear left onto AZT/BP - South Superstition Mountain Drive.
  80. Continue for 1 kilometer.
  81. Turn right onto AZT/BP - Silly Mountain - Gold Canyon.
  82. Continue for 2 kilometers.
  83. Turn left to stay on AZT/BP - Silly Mountain - Gold Canyon.
  84. Continue for 40 meters.
  85. Turn right onto AZT/BP - South Silly Mountain Road.
  86. Continue for 200 meters.
  87. Bear right onto South Silly Mountain Road.
  88. Continue for 400 meters.
  89. Turn left onto AZT/BP - East 32nd Avenue.
  90. Continue for 400 meters.
  91. Turn right onto AZT/BP - South Mountain View Road.
  92. Continue for 2.5 kilometers.
  93. Turn right onto AZT/BP - East Broadway Avenue.
  94. Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
  95. Turn left onto Jacob's Crosscut Trail.
  96. Continue for 1 kilometer.
  97. Turn left to stay on Jacob's Crosscut Trail.
  98. Continue for 6 kilometers.
  99. Walk northeast on Jacob's Crosscut Trail.
  100. Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
  101. Bear left to stay on Jacob's Crosscut Trail.
  102. Continue for 300 meters.
  103. Keep right to stay on Jacob's Crosscut Trail.
  104. Continue for 700 meters.
  105. Turn left onto AZT/BP - Jacob's Crosscut.
  106. Continue for 100 meters.
  107. Turn left onto AZT/BP - Jacob Crosscut Acc..
  108. Continue for 1 kilometer.
  109. Keep right to take AZT/BP - Around the Mine.
  110. Continue for 200 meters.
  111. Keep right to stay on AZT/BP - Around the Mine.
  112. Continue for 200 meters.
  113. Walk north on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  114. Continue for 400 meters.
  115. Keep right to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  116. Continue for 10 meters.
  117. Keep straight to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  118. Continue for 40 meters.
  119. Keep right to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  120. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  121. Keep right to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  122. Continue for 10 meters.
  123. Keep right to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  124. Continue for 10 meters.
  125. Keep left to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  126. Continue for 20 meters.
  127. Keep straight to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  128. Continue for 20 meters.
  129. Keep straight to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  130. Continue for 30 meters.
  131. Keep straight to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  132. Continue for 10 meters.
  133. Keep left to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  134. Continue for 20 meters.
  135. Keep straight to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  136. Continue for 10 meters.
  137. Keep straight to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  138. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  139. Keep right to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  140. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  141. Keep right to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  142. Continue for 20 meters.
  143. Keep straight to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  144. Continue for 10 meters.
  145. Keep right to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  146. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  147. Keep left to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  148. Continue for 20 meters.
  149. Keep right to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  150. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  151. Keep straight to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  152. Continue for 10 meters.
  153. Keep left to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  154. Continue for 20 meters.
  155. Keep right to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  156. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  157. Keep straight to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  158. Continue for 20 meters.
  159. Keep right to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  160. Continue for 30 meters.
  161. Keep straight to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  162. Continue for 30 meters.
  163. Keep straight to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  164. Continue for 20 meters.
  165. Keep left to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  166. Continue for 10 meters.
  167. Keep right to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  168. Continue for 30 meters.
  169. Keep left to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  170. Continue for 20 meters.
  171. Keep straight to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  172. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  173. Keep right to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  174. Continue for 10 meters.
  175. Keep left to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  176. Continue for 50 meters.
  177. Keep straight to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  178. Continue for 30 meters.
  179. Keep straight to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  180. Continue for 20 meters.
  181. Keep straight to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  182. Continue for 10 meters.
  183. Keep left to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  184. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  185. Keep left to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  186. Continue for 10 meters.
  187. Keep straight to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  188. Continue for 20 meters.
  189. Keep right to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  190. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  191. Keep right to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  192. Continue for 20 meters.
  193. Keep right to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  194. Continue for 10 meters.
  195. Keep right to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  196. Continue for 10 meters.
  197. Keep left to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  198. Continue for 10 meters.
  199. Keep straight to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  200. Continue for 10 meters.
  201. Keep straight to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  202. Continue for 10 meters.
  203. Keep left to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  204. Continue for 30 meters.
  205. Keep left to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  206. Continue for 50 meters.
  207. Keep straight to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  208. Continue for 20 meters.
  209. Keep straight to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  210. Continue for 20 meters.
  211. Keep left to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  212. Continue for 10 meters.
  213. Keep left to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  214. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  215. Keep straight to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  216. Continue for 20 meters.
  217. Keep straight to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  218. Continue for 10 meters.
  219. Keep left to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  220. Continue for 40 meters.
  221. Keep right to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  222. Continue for 20 meters.
  223. Keep right to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  224. Continue for 40 meters.
  225. Keep straight to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  226. Continue for 40 meters.
  227. Keep straight to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  228. Continue for 20 meters.
  229. Keep left to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  230. Continue for 20 meters.
  231. Keep straight to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  232. Continue for 50 meters.
  233. Keep left to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  234. Continue for 20 meters.
  235. Keep straight to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  236. Continue for 20 meters.
  237. Keep straight to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  238. Continue for 60 meters.
  239. Keep straight to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  240. Continue for 40 meters.
  241. Keep right to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  242. Continue for 10 meters.
  243. Keep right to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  244. Continue for 30 meters.
  245. Keep straight to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  246. Continue for 10 meters.
  247. Keep right to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  248. Continue for 20 meters.
  249. Keep right to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  250. Continue for 20 meters.
  251. Keep right to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  252. Continue for 30 meters.
  253. Keep right to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  254. Continue for 60 meters.
  255. Keep straight to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  256. Continue for 20 meters.
  257. Keep straight to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  258. Continue for 20 meters.
  259. Keep straight to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  260. Continue for 10 meters.
  261. Keep left to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  262. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  263. Turn left to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  264. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  265. Keep left to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  266. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  267. Keep left to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  268. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  269. Turn right to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  270. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  271. Keep straight to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  272. Continue for 10 meters.
  273. Keep left to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  274. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  275. Keep right to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  276. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  277. Turn right to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  278. Continue for 20 meters.
  279. Keep straight to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  280. Continue for 10 meters.
  281. Keep straight to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  282. Continue for 10 meters.
  283. Keep left to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  284. Continue for 20 meters.
  285. Keep left to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  286. Continue for 10 meters.
  287. Keep straight to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  288. Continue for 20 meters.
  289. Keep left to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  290. Continue for 30 meters.
  291. Keep left to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  292. Continue for 10 meters.
  293. Turn left to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  294. Continue for 30 meters.
  295. Keep right to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  296. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  297. Keep right to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  298. Continue for 20 meters.
  299. Keep right to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  300. Continue for 20 meters.
  301. Keep straight to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  302. Continue for 40 meters.
  303. Keep left to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  304. Continue for 10 meters.
  305. Turn right to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  306. Continue for 20 meters.
  307. Keep right to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  308. Continue for 20 meters.
  309. Keep right to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  310. Continue for less than 10 meters.
  311. Keep straight to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  312. Continue for 20 meters.
  313. Keep straight to stay on AZT/BP - Foothills Trail.
  314. Continue for 40 meters.
  315. Turn left onto AZT/BP - Forest Service Road.
  316. Continue for 100 meters.
  317. Turn right onto AZT/BP - Easy Strider.
  318. Continue for 900 meters.
  319. Bear right onto AZT/BP - Gold Nugget.
  320. Continue for 800 meters.
  321. Turn left onto AZT/BP - FR 1356.
  322. Continue for 2 kilometers.
  323. Turn left to stay on AZT/BP - FR 1356.
  324. Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
  325. Turn right onto AZT/BP - Forest Service Road 10.
  326. Continue for 13 kilometers.
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Short video of SR 10 from SR3554 to Bush Hwy, This is a green section of SR 10.
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Short video of SR 10 from Mile 3.6 to 2.2, intersection for SR 3554 to Usery Road. More green levels but still some intermediate.

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