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3.2 miles
Distance
1,043 ft
Climb
-688 ft
Descent
00:39:07
Avg time
355 ft
Altitude change
1,249 ft
Altitude min
1,897 ft
Altitude max
1,252 ft
Altitude start
1,608 ft
Altitude end
2.1%
Grade
-39.9%
Grade max
37.6%
Grade min
2 miles
Distance climb
1 mile
Distance down
2,510 ft
Distance flat
00:39:07
Avg time
Bursera Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Horse
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaSouth Mountain Preserve
Phoenix, Arizona -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlack Diamond (1 vote)
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Local Popularity5 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in E-Biking
- 5 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
- 5 in Horseback
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Global Ranking#163464 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #180406 in E-Biking
- #215687 in Trail Running
- #205007 in Hiking
- #19821 in Horseback
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State Ranking#2,591 in Mountain Biking · Arizona [+]
- #1,161 in E-Biking
- #3,697 in Trail Running
- #4,061 in Hiking
- #680 in Horseback
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Hiking SAC ScaleT2 Mountain Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC
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DirectionBoth Directions
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Climb DifficultyBlack Diamond
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Physical RatingHard
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike AllowedYes up to Class 1
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Bursera is a 3 mile less popular black diamond difficulty singletrack trail located near Phoenix Arizona. This multi-use trail can be used both directions and has a hard overall physical rating with a 1,043 ft black diamond climb. Trail visibility is always easy to follow. On average it takes 39 minutes to complete this trail.
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
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Directions to bursera trailhead
(33.303480, -112.101230)
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mtb
3:51 |
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Dec 29, 2020 , Phoenix
mtb
9:48 |
852 |
Apr 21, 2019 , Phoenix
mtb
4:07 |
734 |
Nov 22, 2018 , Phoenix
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7:48 |
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Nov 20, 2018 , Phoenix
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5 Reviews & Comments
Ampfrog
Rode westbound. Love long steep climbs, this one was fully ridable except for a few rocky sections that caught me off-guard (first time here, probably could clean with a few more attempts/familiarity), amazing scenery along the way. May be a masochistic "warm-up", rode this straight from the parking lot on Chandler, but the ride down makes it worth it. Steep, flowy, probably the least switchbacks I've encountered for descending down an entire mountain. So much fun!
erkkilaurila
Bursera Trail (aka Bee's Knees) when combined with Gila Trail as a loop is a great quick rip with enough climbs to keep you honest about your fitness and some fun descents. My favorite route that incorporates Bursera Trail includes climbing Gila Trail (North of Bursera) to the saddle; hike-a-bike up (south) to Bursera; descend West Bursera to the Wash; climb back up to saddle via Gila Trail; hike-a-bike the same section back to Bursera; finally descend Bursera (Bees of knees) back to the 19th Avenue trailhead.
borgshizzle
Actual quotes from the Borg Shizzle Bursera Trail video, filmed on March 30th, 2019:
"What sorta cockamamie crazy-ass bullsh*t...did I go up THAT trail?!! Un.Fu**ing.Real - here goes..." @ 3:04
"You know the penalty for going too fast on this sh*t - put your leg out..." @ 3:33
...and not an actual Sasquatch, more like a "Hiker-Squatch!" @ 7:13 LOL.
Hey, I had lotsa fun - just watch the video! There's alot of UP on this trail, but the DOWN makes it worthwhile! Great views, too!
"What sorta cockamamie crazy-ass bullsh*t...did I go up THAT trail?!! Un.Fu**ing.Real - here goes..." @ 3:04
"You know the penalty for going too fast on this sh*t - put your leg out..." @ 3:33
...and not an actual Sasquatch, more like a "Hiker-Squatch!" @ 7:13 LOL.
Hey, I had lotsa fun - just watch the video! There's alot of UP on this trail, but the DOWN makes it worthwhile! Great views, too!
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- Chandler Blvd. Access 538 ft
- Bursera Canyon 643 ft
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- Connector 1,946 ft
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