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3.2 miles
Distance
344 ft
Climb
-196 ft
Descent
00:23:48
Avg time
148 ft
Altitude change
3,301 ft
Altitude min
3,542 ft
Altitude max
3,380 ft
Altitude start
3,527 ft
Altitude end
0.9%
Grade
-31.1%
Grade max
13.3%
Grade min
2 miles
Distance climb
1 mile
Distance down
1,496 ft
Distance flat
00:23:48
Avg time
Backbone Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaCornville
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Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity65 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
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State Ranking
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Hiking SAC ScaleT1 Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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DirectionBoth Directions
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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Backbone is a 3 mile moderately popular blue difficulty singletrack trail located near Cornville Arizona. This multi-use trail can be used both directions. On average it takes 23 minutes to complete this trail.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 1 rides
- 4 miles average
6 Months
- 6 rides
- 12 miles avg distance
All
- 43 rides
- Last: Oct 2, 2026
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Directions to backbone-217806 trailhead
(34.721250, -111.974290)
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Cottonwood
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Sambelcourt
This is a hidden gem!! We parked at the East parking lot and rode it west; ending at 89A. Mostly fun downhill with some steep technical climbs thrown in.
The blue rating is accurate with only a couple sections (technical climbs) a lesser experienced rider might have to walk.
The blue rating is accurate with only a couple sections (technical climbs) a lesser experienced rider might have to walk.
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