4 miles
Distance
1,745 ft
Climb
-1,958 ft
Descent
01:23:46
Avg time

Alta Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Horse
  • Riding Area
    South Mountain Park
    Phoenix, Arizona
  • Difficulty Rating
    Double Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Trail Usage
    Multi-use
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #32872 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    15 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in E-Biking
    • 25 in Trail Running
    • 20 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback
  • Land Manager
    City of Phoenix Parks and Recreation

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More Stats for Alta mountain bike trail
  • Altitude change
    -214 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,340 ft
  • Altitude max
    2,422 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,553 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,340 ft
  • Grade
    -0.906%
  • Grade max
    -58.809%
  • Grade min
    53.156%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    743 ft
  • Avg time
    01:23:46
  • Avg reverse time
    01:41:24
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Status:
on May 12, 2020
Very Dry
Avg: 3.5 (6 votes)

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Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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  • < 1 month
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  • Both Directions
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  • One Direction
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Trail Difficulties
  • Access Road/Trail
  • 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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      Alta Trail Reports

      statusdatedescription
      May 12, 2020 @ 6:10am
      May 12, 2020
      Jan 26, 2020 @ 8:44am
      Jan 26, 2020
      		 Not recommended for MTB unless you like to hike a bike.
      Mar 31, 2019 @ 7:22am
      Mar 31, 2019
      Feb 11, 2017 @ 6:25pm
      Feb 11, 2017
      		 Forget riding up from the parking lot. This is a hiking trail. Even the best mountain biker will not ride through all the sections. Lots of bike...
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 0 rides
      •  
      6 Months
      • 8 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      All
      • 17 rides
      •  

      Photos

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      26 |
      Jul 19, 2020 @ 3:35pm
      Jul 19, 2020
      119 |
      May 5, 2017 @ 7:12am
      May 5, 2017
      323 |
      Oct 23, 2014 @ 1:34pm
      Oct 23, 2014
      365 |
      Oct 23, 2014 @ 1:34pm
      Oct 23, 2014

      Routes with this trail

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      3 Reviews & Comments

      • + 0
      flag sjc88 (May 11, 2019 at 14:24)
       Note to Self - If you get any stupid ideas that involve riding this a 3rd time, try to remember what it was like the first 2.
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      flag Quicksilver33s (Dec 20, 2019 at 20:25)
       This appears to be a great challenging trail with good views, but I rode it from the end of national, and it seems much better if you rode this trail counter-clockwise rather than from the end of National.
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      flag derekfransen (9 hours ago)
       This is a nice and smooth flowy trail
      [Reply]

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