5 miles
Distance
252 ft
Climb
-431 ft
Descent
00:28:00
Avg time

50 Year Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Horse
  • Riding Area
    Catalina State Park / 50-Year
    Oro Valley, Arizona
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Trail Usage
    Multi-use
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #31520 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    85 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 55 in E-Biking
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback

A fun beginner-intermediate cross-country trail that winds through the desert. The trail is mostly packed, with short sections of soft sand. Most of the trail is fast and easy riding, but there are a number of short, fun, slightly technical rocky areas.

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More Stats for 50 Year bike trail
  • Altitude change
    -178 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,041 ft
  • Altitude max
    3,283 ft
  • Altitude start
    3,283 ft
  • Altitude end
    3,105 ft
  • Grade
    -0.646%
  • Grade max
    -20.227%
  • Grade min
    42.586%
  • Distance climb
    1 miles
  • Distance down
    3 miles
  • Distance flat
    1 miles
  • Avg time
    00:28:00
  • Avg reverse time
    00:49:08
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Status:
on Jun 26, 2020
Very Dry
Avg: 3.55 (15 votes)

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  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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  • White
  • Green
  • Blue
  • Black
  • Double Black Diamond

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  • 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
  • Map Markers
  • trail Trail Head
  • photo Photo
  • place Directory Listing
  • region Riding Area
  • TTF TTF
  • Parking Parking
  • Viewpoint Viewpoint
  • Information Information
  • Warning Warning
  • Directions Directions
  • Sight Sight
  • Restrooms Restrooms
  • eBike Charging Point eBike Charging Point
  • Water Fountain/Source Water Fountain/Source
  • Gate Gate
  • Trail Sign Trail Sign
  • Table or Bench Table or Bench
  • Ladder Ladder
  • Stairs Stairs
  • Bridge Bridge
  • Camping Camping
  • Cabin Cabin
  • Lodge Lodge
  • Bear Cache Bear Cache
  • Dock Dock
  • Ranger Station Ranger Station
  • Summit Summit
  • Other Other
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      50 Year Trail Reports

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      Jun 26, 2020 @ 8:59am
      Jun 26, 2020
      		 reporter Closed due to Bighorn Fire
      Feb 2, 2020 @ 8:17am
      Feb 2, 2020
      		 No problems ... very rideable.
      Feb 17, 2019 @ 9:57am
      Feb 17, 2019
      		 Great conditions.
      Feb 10, 2019 @ 10:11am
      Feb 10, 2019
      		 Awesome conditions, fantastic trail
      Oct 16, 2018 @ 11:13am
      Oct 16, 2018
      		 A lot of rain the night before made the trails rutted in spots but didnt get muddy, just packed hero sand.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 87 rides
      • 16 miles avg distance
      All
      • 170 rides
      •  

      Photos

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      26 |
      Sep 5, 2019 @ 8:27pm
      Sep 5, 2019
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      Sep 5, 2019 @ 8:23pm
      Sep 5, 2019
      26 |
      Sep 5, 2019 @ 8:22pm
      Sep 5, 2019
      52 |
      Aug 10, 2019 @ 3:04pm
      Aug 10, 2019

      Routes with this trail

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      		13 miles
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      		7 miles
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      		7 miles

      1 Review & Comments

      • + 1
      flag suvlako TORCA (Oct 27, 2016 at 8:21)
       Contact Home Grown Mountain Biking Tours 520.237.0129 or homegrownmtb.com for rentals, guiding, and shuttles!
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