1.1 miles
Distance
28 ft
Climb
-71 ft
Descent
00:09:11
Avg time

Balanced Rock Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Brown's Ranch
    Scottsdale, Arizona
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Green (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #2124 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #84213 in Trail Running
    • #6723 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    85 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 35 in Trail Running
    • 85 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback

No description for Balanced Rock Trail trail has been added yet!

Balanced Rock Trail is a highly rated 1 mile popular green singletrack scenic trail located near Scottsdale Arizona. This multi-use trail can be used both directions and has a easy overall physical rating with a 28 ft green climb. On average it takes 9 minutes to complete this trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Balanced Rock Trail multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -43 ft
  • Altitude min
    2,802 ft
  • Altitude max
    2,871 ft
  • Altitude start
    2,858 ft
  • Altitude end
    2,815 ft
  • Grade max
    -12.897%
  • Grade min
    5.956%
  • Distance climb
    960 ft
  • Distance down
    2,503 ft
  • Distance flat
    2,278 ft
  • Avg time
    00:09:11
  • Avg reverse time
    00:11:58
  • view trail stats
Status:
on May 20, 2024
Dry
Avg: 4 (16 votes)
Your vote: 0

view (8,277)
close
  • BasemapMap 
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
3D
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Snow Cover Partial
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)
Trailforks scans users ridelogs to determine the most popular direction each trail is ridden. A good flowing trail network will have most trails flowing in a single direction according to their intension.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
  • > 96%
  • > 90%
  • > 80%
  • > 70%
  • > 50%
  • < 50%
  • bi-directional trail
  • no data
Trail Last Ridden
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine the last time a trail was ridden.
  • < 2 days
  • < 1 week
  • < 2 weeks
  • < 1 month
  • < 6 months
  • > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
  • Downhill Only
  • Downhill Primary
  • Both Directions
  • Uphill Primary
  • Uphill Only
  • One Direction
Contribute Details
Colors indicate trail is missing specified detail.
  • Description
  • Photos
  • Description & Photos
  • Videos
Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months. Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades. Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
  • most popular
  • popular
  • less popular
  • not popular
ATV/ORV/OHV Filter
Max Vehicle Width
inches
US Cell Coverage
Legend
cell carrier legend

Radar Time
x Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
  • mountain biking recent
  • mountain biking (>6 month)
  • hiking (1 year)
  • moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
  • Downhill Ski
  • Backcountry Ski
  • Nordic Ski
  • Snowmobile
Winter Trails
Warning A routing network for winter maps does not exist. Selecting trails using the winter trails layer has been disabled.
x Missing Trails
Most Popular
Least Popular
Trails are colored based on popularity. The more popular a trail is, the more red. Less popular trails trend towards green.
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
Trails Deemphasized
Trails are shown in grey.
disable
Only show trails with NO bikes.
enable

Save the current map location and zoom level as your default home location whenever this page is loaded.

Save
      Directions to balanced-rock-trail trailhead (33.779490, -111.822090)
      update trails status or condition

      Balanced Rock Trail Trail Reports

      statusdatedescription
      May 20, 2024 @ 7:42am
      May 20, 2024
      Apr 19, 2024 @ 1:43am
      Apr 19, 2024
      Apr 12, 2024 @ 9:01am
      Apr 12, 2024
      Feb 16, 2024 @ 8:35am
      Feb 16, 2024
      Jan 22, 2024 @ 6:23am
      Jan 22, 2024
      view all reports »

      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 22 rides
      • 17 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 258 rides
      • 17 miles avg distance
      All
      • 1,882 rides
      • Last: Apr 17, 2025

      Photos

      more »
      591 |
      Mar 9, 2019 @ 6:36pm
      Mar 9, 2019
      643 |
      Apr 26, 2015 @ 5:41pm
      Apr 26, 2015
      155 |
      Sep 2, 2018 @ 6:14pm
      Sep 2, 2018
      132 |
      Sep 2, 2018 @ 6:13pm
      Sep 2, 2018

      Routes with this trail

      more »
      titledistance
      Introduction to Brown's14 miles
      15 Miles of Scenic Beauty15 miles
      Tech Loop from Brown's Ranch TH 21 miles21 miles
      Wishbone27 miles

      1 Review & Comments


      We hope you've been enjoying Trailforks!

      Create a FREE account to view trail comments and much more.

      Create a Free Account

      Videos

      more »
      Brown's Ranch | Post crash, the knee still...
      5:45 | 217 | Feb 2, 2020 , Scottsdale
      Brown's Ranch - Scottsdale - 11/17/2019
      6:34 | 267 | Dec 9, 2019 , Scottsdale
      Browns Ranch, Arizona
      17:31 | 487 | May 20, 2018 , Scottsdale

      Nearby Trails

      Brown's Ranch

      • By schillingsworthTF Pro TRAILFORKS HTA & contributors
      • #26582 - 3,187 views

      You must enter a description before submitting.