22.6 miles
Distance
1,097 ft
Climb
-1,114 ft
Descent
3,015 ft
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22 mile loop at Browns Ranch. Some technical, but mostly a smooth intermediate to beginner ride.

Detailed Description
Browns Ranch Long Loop is a 23 mile moderately popular intermediate route located near Scottsdale Arizona. This mountain bike only route. This route includes 8 trails. This route climbs 1,097 ft with a max elevation of 3,015 ft then descends -1,114 ft.
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Desert Foothills Mountain Bike Association (www.dfmba.org)
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Trails in Route

Latigo Trail2 miles
Scorpion1,014 ft
Scorpion3,885 ft
Scorpion3,340 ft
West Express2,372 ft
El Diablo South1 mile
Connector187 ft
Wrangler Trail1,004 ft

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  • Primary Activity
    Mountain Bike
  • Difficulty rating
    Blue
  • eBike Allowed
  • Ridelogs
    164
More Stats for Browns Ranch Long Loop mountain bike route
  • Avg time
    2 hr 39 min
  • Altitude change
    -15 ft
  • Altitude min
    2,447 ft
  • Altitude start
    2,733 ft
  • Altitude end
    2,717 ft
  • Grade
    -0%
  • Grade max
    -16.8%
  • Grade min
    14.3%
  • Distance climb
    10 miles
  • Distance down
    9 miles
  • Distance flat
    3 miles
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My son crashing (Friday Fail)
My son crashing (Friday Fail)
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If you listen carefully he asks me to delete the video at the end. After that he asked my the whole way home if I could upload it to Friday Fails....
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Recent Trail Reports Along Route

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Scorpion
Dec 3, 2023 @ 10:26am
1 day
Good riding
Scorpion
Dec 3, 2023 @ 10:26am
1 day
Great practice for black trails riding
Scorpion
Dec 3, 2023 @ 10:26am
1 day
Fun
Wrangler Trail
Nov 25, 2023 @ 12:18am
Nov 25, 2023
Connector
Nov 25, 2023 @ 12:18am
Nov 25, 2023
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