13.8 miles
Distance
2,148 ft
Climb
-2,145 ft
Descent
3,220 ft
High Point
1 ft
Altitude change
1,421 ft
Altitude min
1,499 ft
Altitude start
1,499 ft
Altitude end
-49%
Grade max
52.3%
Grade min
7 miles
Distance climb
6 miles
Distance down
1 mile
Distance flat

About 12 miles of climbing for 2 miles of very wicked descent. Goat Camp is a bone rattling, chunderflow bonanza. It's quite tough, but it's rideable.

The bottom of Goat Camp has a small parking lot for about 8 cars. This sets you up for about 2 miles of warmup before you get to Mesquite Canyon. I'd much rather do the 2 miles at the beginning of the ride instead of doing the "I finished the ride and want to be done, but I still have 2 miles of lame pedaling".

The stats show "only" 2,000 feet of climbing, but it felt a lot tougher because you can almost always see where you need to go next on the climb and it's pretty intimidating. But just keep pedaling and you'll get there. Lots and lots of hikers on an EARLY weekend morning. They were all cordial and it didn't mess up the ride one bit, but try to do it on a weekday.

$7 day-use parking fee as of January 2024. Lots of nice facilities with bathrooms and water.

Detailed Description
Goat Camp loop is a 14 mile popular extreme route located near Waddell Arizona. This mountain bike only route can be used one direction. This route includes 3 trails. This route climbs 2,148 ft with a max elevation of 3,220 ft then descends -2,145 ft.
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Stats

  • Distance
    14 miles
  • Altitude change
    1 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,421 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,499 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,499 ft
  • Climb
    2,148 ft
  • Descent
    -2,145 ft
  • Grade max
    -49%
  • Grade min
    52.3%
  • Distance climb
    7 miles
  • Distance down
    6 miles
  • Distance flat
    1 mile

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Trails in Route

Bajada1 mile
Mule Deer Acc358 ft
Goat Camp6 miles

Details

  • Riding area
    Waddell
  • Primary Activity
    Mountain Bike
  • Difficulty rating
    Double Black Diamond
  • Direction
    One Direction

Directions

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  65. Walk west on Mesquite Canyon.
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Goat Camp
Jul 15, 2026 @ 9:40am (America/Phoenix)
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I've been mountain biking for almost a year now, exploring different routes across Arizona. I love the experience, but I recently tried this one route that was incredibly difficult and highly technical. If it weren't so rocky, it would probably be more doable. However, the moment your front tire hits one rock, your back tire immediately hits another. It was so intense that I couldn't even finish. I only made it halfway before turning around, especially since it was starting to get dark
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