1.1 miles
Distance
28 ft
Climb
-71 ft
Descent
00:09:31
Avg time

Balanced Rock Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    McDowell Sonoran Preserve
    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
    90 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 80 in Trail Running
    • 70 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback

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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
    00:09:31
  • Avg reverse time
    00:11:46
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on Mar 18, 2023
Ideal
Avg: 4 (12 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Balanced Rock Trail Trail Reports

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      Mar 18, 2023 @ 3:30am
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      Mar 13, 2023 @ 2:05am
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      Mar 10, 2023 @ 12:17am
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      Mar 3, 2023 @ 10:10pm
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      Feb 19, 2023 @ 8:11pm
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 29 rides
      • 18 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 632 rides
      • 18 miles avg distance
      All
      • 5,390 rides
      • Last: Mar 29, 2023

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      Mar 9, 2019 @ 6:36pm
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      Sep 2, 2018 @ 6:14pm
      Sep 2, 2018
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      Sep 2, 2018 @ 6:13pm
      Sep 2, 2018
      498 |
      Apr 26, 2015 @ 5:41pm
      Apr 26, 2015

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