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4 miles

Distance

1,087 ft

Climb

-851 ft

Descent

00:50:22

Avg time

Trail Supporters, Builders & Maintainers of 264 - West Spruce Trail

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264 - West Spruce Details

Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Riding Area

Thumb Butte
Prescott, Arizona
AKA

West Spruce
Difficulty Rating

Black Diamond rate
Trail Type

Singletrack
Trail Usage

Multi-use
Direction

Both Directions
Climb Difficulty

Black Diamond
Physical Rating

Hard
Dogs Allowed

Yes
Ride in Rain

Yes
Global Ranking

#38560 in Mountain Biking
Local Popularity
30 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in Trail Running
- 65 in Hiking

This trail is very tough in either direction with steep ups, downs, and tight switch backs. There are many beautiful views from the ridge that this trail follows.

Local Trail Association

Prescott Mountain Bike Alliance
Mountain Bike Association of Arizona
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More Stats for 264 - West Spruce mountain bike trail

Altitude change

236 ft
Altitude min

6,580 ft
Altitude max

7,056 ft
Altitude start

6,799 ft
Altitude end

7,035 ft
Grade

1.242%
Grade max

-65.006%
Grade min

63.436%
Distance climb

2 miles
Distance down

2 miles
Distance flat

960 ft
Avg time

00:50:22
Avg reverse time

01:12:12
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Status:

on Sep 21, 2020

Dry

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Trail Difficulties

Access Road/Trail
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Double Black Diamond

Trail Report Status

Clear / Green
Minor Issue / Yellow
Significant Issue / Amber
Closed

Land Owner Overlay
Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
BLM (public)
USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
State land
Indigenous
Military

Trail Conditions

Unknown
Snow Groomed
Snow Packed
Snow Covered
Freeze/thaw Cycle
Icy
Prevalent Mud
Wet
Variable
Ideal
Dry
Very Dry

6 Months

7 rides
15 miles avg distance

Photos

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Apr 26, 2020 @ 12:32pm

Apr 26, 2020

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Dec 24, 2018 @ 4:26pm

Dec 24, 2018

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Nov 21, 2018 @ 7:23am

Nov 21, 2018

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Nov 16, 2018 @ 8:03pm

Nov 16, 2018

Trail Products

City of Prescott Trails and Outdoor Recreation Map
Map

2 Reviews & Comments

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ajriding (May 1, 2019 at 10:24)

Great views. Nice lesser used trail so its not so beaten in. Acess to the next intersection is easy but after that it rolls w steep short climbs.
I ventured way in and it dropped into a Jeep trail goong straight down so I tured around. Steep steep coming back. Just do it all and climb back up Iron Springs Rd and hit trails over there to make your loop. For advanced riders who like long rides this is a good addition to an epic loop

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NattyTread (22 hours ago)

Rode this out from the Thumb Butte loop road TH, turned around at the fire road junction and then came back and dropped Parker Canyon. It's a rolling ridge line trail that rides better, IMO, from the fire road back to the turn off to Parker Canyon trail. On the way out there was some overgrown scrub oak that made the hike a bike sections grabby on the bike as well as crowding lines on the down and sending some riders to the edge. I'd be happy to trim back some of this brush, but not sure if that's in violation of the USFS laws. This is a trail you need to want to ride. It's remote, often loose and for many riders they'll need to walk some sections of the steeper, looser climbs. That said it's a welcome variation from a lot of the lower Thumb Butte and Iron Springs trails. It is fast, steep and rocky in places. Some cool g-outs as well. With a little love this could be a great trail to mix in with some of the other upper Thumb Butte Loop and Mt Francis are trails. When I ride this next time I believe I'll drop Porter Spur on the way out then climb the fire road to the end of West Spruce and climb back up then descend West Spruce. Instead of dropping Parker Canyon or West Spruce Ridge I think I would take West Spruce all the way back to the Thumb Butte Parking and then take the fire road to the Skull Valley overlook and take Sierra Prieta and 9401J down to 51 and back to Thumb Butte Loop road. This would be a more rugged, big climb/big descend, all mountain experience that many may long for in the Prescott Area. I would put it on par with Groom Creek/Spruce Mountain/Smith Ravine area riding.

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status	date	description
	Sep 21, 2020 @ 9:59am 22 hours	Trail has a light use, back country feel beyond the junction near Parker Canyon Trail out to where it ends with the fire road. Definitely some...
	Jun 28, 2020 @ 10:53am Jun 28, 2020	Tree down near West Spruce Mtn.
	Apr 21, 2018 @ 12:00am Apr 21, 2018	A couple of downed trees across the trail, but all in all pretty rideable given the little use and maintenance the trail receives.

264 - West Spruce