Mountain Bike

14.5 miles

Distance

865 ft

Climb

-886 ft

Descent

3,019 ft

High Point

The desert is unforgiving. Water and Stan's, Don't leave home with out them.

Brown’s Ranch Trails will give you a bugs-in-teeth grin as you carve turns on groomed desert singletrack. Leave your big travel bike and gears at home. It’s back to basics at Brown’s.

Brown’s Ranch is mostly a low-to-no tech riding adventure where you can roll through the desert at a good pace covering more miles than you thought possible by sunset. The trailheads have great maps and the place is signed very well. My advice for first timers to BR is the following 15 mile loop...

source: MTBikeAZ.com

Detailed Description

Introduction to Brown's is a 14 mile popular intermediate route located near Scottsdale Arizona. This mountain bike only route can be used both directions and has a moderate overall physical rating. This route includes 39 trails. This route climbs 865 ft with a max elevation of 3,019 ft then descends -886 ft.

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Desert Foothills Mountain Bike Association (www.dfmba.org)

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Trails in Route

	Hackamore Trail				1 mile
	Hackamore Trail				876 ft
	Cone Mtn. Trail				4,849 ft
	Upper Ranch Trail				3,291 ft
	Upper Ranch Trail				1,988 ft
	Brown's Ranch Rd.				928 ft
	Corral Trail				2 miles
	Dry Gulch Trail				1,188 ft
	Cholla Mtn. Loop				1 mile
	Branding Iron Trail				4,580 ft
	Granite Mtn. Loop				1 mile
	Bootlegger Trail				3,406 ft
	Saddlehorn Trail				945 ft
	Granite Mtn. Loop				722 ft
	Granite Mtn. Loop				4,708 ft
	Balanced Rock Trail				1 mile
	Cholla Mtn. Loop				886 ft
	Cholla Mtn. Loop				1,644 ft
	Connector				604 ft
	Maverick Trail				3,484 ft
	Brown's Ranch Rd.				3,225 ft
	Brown's Ranch Rd.				2,014 ft

Details

Riding area

McDowell Sonoran Preserve
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Blue
Route Type

Loop
eBike Allowed

No
Bike type

XC
Direction

Both Directions
Physical rating

Moderate
Ridelogs

46

More Stats for Introduction to Brown's mountain bike route

Avg time

2 hr 3 min
Altitude min

2,600 ft
Altitude start

2,744 ft
Altitude end

2,726 ft
Grade

-0%
Grade max

-15.1%
Grade min

17.4%
Distance climb

5 miles
Distance down

6 miles
Distance flat

3 miles

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status	trail	date	condition	description
	Bootlegger Trail	Dec 8, 2024 @ 1:34pm Dec 8, 2024
	Cholla Mtn. Loop	Dec 6, 2024 @ 1:40pm Dec 6, 2024
	Saddlehorn Trail	Dec 5, 2024 @ 11:28am Dec 5, 2024
	Branding Iron Trail	Dec 5, 2024 @ 11:28am Dec 5, 2024
	Cholla Mtn. Loop	Oct 28, 2024 @ 11:02am Oct 28, 2024