5.8 miles
Distance
1,069 ft
Climb
-323 ft
Descent
01:00:56
Avg time
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  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    MEDL (Mount Elden Dry Lakes)
    Flagstaff, Arizona
  • Ref Number
    P32b_69
  • AKA
  • Difficulty Rating
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
  • TTFs on Trail
    Rock Face, Rock Garden
  • Global Ranking
    #37275 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #25467 in Trail Running
    • #93397 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    85 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 65 in Trail Running
    • 80 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback

A great multi-use trail recently completed. The old Little Elden was boring, unsustainable, and was on roads and old fire lines from the Radio Fire. The reroute was completed by FBO, the Forest Service, and the Flagstaff Trail Faeries. This new route has small features and good flow for mountain bikers, good sight lines for equestrians, and many amazing views for all.

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More Stats for AZT - Little Elden Trail multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    747 ft
  • Altitude min
    7,154 ft
  • Altitude max
    8,020 ft
  • Altitude start
    7,273 ft
  • Altitude end
    8,018 ft
  • Grade
    2.4%
  • Grade max
    -21.4%
  • Grade min
    35.1%
  • Distance climb
    4 miles
  • Distance down
    1 mile
  • Distance flat
    2,589 ft
  • Avg time
    01:00:56
  • Avg reverse time
    01:19:53
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on Jul 23, 2023
Very Dry
Avg: 4.4 (10 votes)
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      AZT - Little... Trail Reports

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      Jul 23, 2023 @ 5:49pm
      Jul 23, 2023
      Apr 21, 2023 @ 7:38am
      Apr 21, 2023
      Trail north of parking for Little Elden Springs sill has snow.
      Aug 19, 2022 @ 12:27pm
      Aug 19, 2022
      Trail north of Little Bear Junction is CLOSED due to Pipeline Fire.
      Apr 4, 2021 @ 8:17pm
      Apr 4, 2021
      Thigh deep snow at western end of the trail, about the last 1/2 mile.
      Feb 2, 2020 @ 4:25pm
      Feb 2, 2020
      Was there hiking yesterday. Mix of dry, tacky, snowy, and muddy.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 2 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 107 rides
      • 29 miles avg distance
      All
      • 485 rides
      • Last: Dec 3, 2023

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      Oct 29, 2022 @ 11:38pm
      Oct 29, 2022

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