2 miles
Distance
178 ft
Climb
-369 ft
Descent
00:14:54
Avg time
Trail Supporters, Builders & Maintainers of 317 - Ridge Top Trail
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317 - Ridge Top Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Thumb Butte
    Prescott, Arizona
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC
  • Trail Usage
    Multi-use
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular in reverse
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #30797 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    65 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 45 in Trail Running
    • 70 in Hiking
  • Land Manager
    Prescott National Forest

Trail #317 winds through ponderosa pine and scrub oak. The trail climbs to a ridge where it offers scenic views of the San Francisco Peaks to the north and Thumb Butte to the south.

The trail is best accessed as a loop with Trail #316 or various other intersections with other trails.

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More Stats for 317 - Ridge Top mountain bike trail
  • Altitude change
    -191 ft
  • Altitude min
    5,623 ft
  • Altitude max
    5,852 ft
  • Altitude start
    5,814 ft
  • Altitude end
    5,623 ft
  • Grade
    -1.729%
  • Grade max
    -42.241%
  • Grade min
    44.787%
  • Distance climb
    3,386 ft
  • Distance down
    5,224 ft
  • Distance flat
    2,448 ft
  • Avg time
    00:14:54
  • Avg reverse time
    00:19:50
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on May 10, 2020
Dry
Avg: 3.8 (5 votes)

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  • Land Owner Overlay
  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
  • BLM (public)
  • USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
  • State land
  • Indigenous
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Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
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  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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  • Table or Bench Table or Bench
  • Ladder Ladder
  • Stairs Stairs
  • Bridge Bridge
  • Camping Camping
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  • Bear Cache Bear Cache
  • Dock Dock
  • Ranger Station Ranger Station
  • Summit Summit
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      317 - Ridge Top Trail Reports

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      May 10, 2020 @ 10:16am
      May 10, 2020
      Mar 28, 2020 @ 1:06pm
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      Mar 22, 2020 @ 1:46pm
      Mar 22, 2020
      Jul 14, 2019 @ 5:07pm
      Jul 14, 2019
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      Jun 8, 2019 @ 10:45am
      Jun 8, 2019
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 2 rides
      • 8 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 102 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      All
      • 69 rides
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      May 2, 2020 @ 7:11pm
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      Oct 28, 2015 @ 8:33pm
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      Oct 28, 2015 @ 8:33pm
      Oct 28, 2015

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