1.1 miles
Distance
139 ft
Climb
-87 ft
Descent
00:30:42
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    Land Manager

A Quiet Alternative Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Goldfield Mountains
    Apache Junction, Arizona
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Primitive
  • Bike Type
    XC, Fat
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Season
    Year Round
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #195184 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    5 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback
  • Land Owner
    Tonto National Forest

Very faint trail that offers a quiet alternative to the 4WD route popular with the quad crowd. Great way to connect over to the Willow Springs connecter. Mostly a black diamond because of navigation skills needed when things are overgrown. Use your gps Please keep the entrance hidden so the motorheads don't get in here.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for A Quiet Alternative multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    52 ft
  • Altitude min
    2,165 ft
  • Altitude max
    2,301 ft
  • Altitude start
    2,200 ft
  • Altitude end
    2,254 ft
  • Grade
    0.9%
  • Grade max
    -12.9%
  • Grade min
    21.7%
  • Distance climb
    2,612 ft
  • Distance down
    2,129 ft
  • Distance flat
    1,014 ft
  • Avg time
    00:30:42
  • Avg reverse time
    00:16:27
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      A Quiet Alternative Trail Reports

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      Jan 6, 2020 @ 9:00am
      Jan 6, 2020
      		 This would be a beautiful place to build a trail one day. There isn't one there we found 3 rock carins constantly had to look at GPS.
      Feb 16, 2019 @ 3:47pm
      Feb 16, 2019
      		 Really hard to follow, let alone ride
      Dec 29, 2018 @ 8:43am
      Dec 29, 2018
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