7.5 miles
Distance
448 ft
Climb
-406 ft
Descent
3,288 ft
High Point

Moderate to hard uphill and tech sections. The Chutes are great. Its a 7 miler so can be done twice for time.

Detailed Description
Catalina Wine Mixer is a 7 mile popular intermediate route located near Tucson Arizona. This mountain bike only route and has a hard overall physical rating. This route includes 13 trails. This route climbs 448 ft with a max elevation of 3,288 ft then descends -406 ft.
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Trails in Route

50 Year2 miles
Chutes Acc164 ft
The Chutes1,027 ft
The Chutes Alt2,484 ft
The Chutes1,227 ft
Chutes Acc2,799 ft
Connector2,119 ft
50 Year1 mile
Golder DT1,138 ft
North Equestrian978 ft

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  • Riding area
  • Primary Activity
    Mountain Bike
  • AKA
    The Wine Mixer
  • Difficulty rating
    Blue
  • Route Type
    Loop
  • Bike type
    AM
  • Physical rating
    Hard
  • Ridelogs
    11
More Stats for Catalina Wine Mixer mountain bike route
  • Avg time
    1 hr 24 min
  • Altitude min
    3,123 ft
  • Altitude start
    3,160 ft
  • Altitude end
    3,202 ft
  • Grade
    0.1%
  • Grade max
    -32.9%
  • Grade min
    16.5%
  • Distance climb
    3 miles
  • Distance down
    3 miles
  • Distance flat
    2 miles
Avg: 5 (2 votes)
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Recent Trail Reports Along Route

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The Chutes
Oct 21, 2023 @ 12:41am
Oct 21, 2023
The Chutes Alt
Oct 21, 2023 @ 12:41am
Oct 21, 2023
Connector
Sep 29, 2023 @ 10:09am
Sep 29, 2023
50 Year
May 11, 2023 @ 7:55am
May 11, 2023
Good shape overall.
Chutes Acc
Dec 22, 2022 @ 2:45pm
Dec 22, 2022
angry white bull chased me and another biker off the trail. he's slow though
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