14.0 miles
Distance
1,504 ft
Climb
-4,584 ft
Descent
1 mile
High Point

Shuttle up to upper bug Springs trail head and finish on La Milagrosa.

Bug Springs may or may not be ride-able in winter.

Detailed Description
Bug Springs to Milagrosa is a 14 mile popular expert route located near Tucson Arizona. This mountain bike only route can be used one direction and has a hard overall physical rating. This route includes 4 trails. This route climbs 1,504 ft with a max elevation of 6,285 ft then descends -4,584 ft.
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  • Riding area
    Pusch Ridge Wilderness
  • Primary Activity
    Mountain Bike
  • Difficulty rating
    Black Diamond
  • Route Type
    Shuttled
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Bike type
    AM
  • Direction
    One Direction
  • Physical rating
    Hard
  • Ridelogs
    1
More Stats for Bug Springs to Milagrosa mountain bike route
  • Avg time
    5 hr 6 min
  • Altitude change
    -3,080 ft
  • Altitude min
    2,819 ft
  • Altitude start
    5,899 ft
  • Altitude end
    2,818 ft
  • Grade
    -4.2%
  • Grade max
    -62.7%
  • Grade min
    44.6%
  • Distance climb
    3 miles
  • Distance down
    10 miles
  • Distance flat
    2,959 ft
Avg: 4 (4 votes)
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Recent Trail Reports Along Route

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AZT/BP - Bug Springs #10
Nov 30, 2024 @ 9:44am
Nov 30, 2024
Nice and rock hoppy Beautiful
AZT - Molino Basin
Jun 16, 2024 @ 1:15am
Jun 16, 2024
La Milagrosa
May 5, 2024 @ 12:31am
May 5, 2024
AZT - Bellota
Mar 10, 2024 @ 5:28pm
Mar 10, 2024
Rode Bellota from Redington to the top of the first burly climb before the big climb up and over to Molino Basin and back (18 miles per my Garmin), Lots of water in the lower areas from recent rains this past week, but great trail conditions everywhere else.
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