1.4 miles
Distance
115 ft
Climb
-184 ft
Descent
00:18:59
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El Diablo South Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
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- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaMcDowell Sonoran Preserve
Scottsdale, Arizona -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlack Diamond (1 vote)
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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 RatingModerate
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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TTFs on TrailDrop, Rock Face
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Global Ranking
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Local Popularity80 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 40 in Trail Running
- 60 in Hiking
- 5 in Horseback
Very nice technical area added recently. Both the South and North are very fun if you enjoy going over, down and through some big rocks. Every extreme technical area has a nice bypass for riders not wanting the full monty. There are also other lines not seen on the first few passes.
There are some potential very tough uphill segments, but everything is walkable up and down and there is nothing that will jump out and surprise you with danger. If in doubt, get off, walk the section and look for your line. All in all, this is EXACTLY what this trail system needed.
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More Stats for El Diablo South multi-use trail trail
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Altitude change-69 ft
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Altitude min2,900 ft
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Altitude max3,010 ft
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Altitude start2,969 ft
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Altitude end2,900 ft
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Grade-0.949%
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Grade max-14.541%
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Grade min13.97%
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Distance climb2,070 ft
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Distance down3,631 ft
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Distance flat1,580 ft
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Avg time00:18:59
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Avg reverse time00:20:11
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- 6 rides
- 20 miles avg distance
6 Months
- 336 rides
- 20 miles avg distance
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- 2,852 rides
- Last: Jan 29, 2023
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8 Reviews & Comments
nermandersh
(Dec 19, 2020 at 4:06)
Rode south to north. Fun trail with some cool features, but definitely not worthy of a black diamond rating. I would say it's intermediate at best with only a few vaguely challenging spots which all have bypasses.
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ThatGuy-MTB
(Apr 3, 2020 at 18:03)
I like to ride this from red to green, so north to south. Great section with some great boulder crawls to test your skills. I would recommend scoping lines before tackling some of the bigger hurdles since there are quite a few line choices. You will have cell service (Verizon, Sprint) in this area so you can double check the maps in case u get turned around. Also, the more technical sections can be bypassed if you do not feel comfortable tackling them and don’t want to HAB. Overall this is a great trail to improve your technical skills.
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South to north does have better flow. The Diablo trails are in my top favorite trails in Phoenix for their rock rolls and engaging terrain. They're not very technical IMO, but fun nonetheless twowheeledwanderer.com/posts/best-mountain-bike-trails-in-phoenix-arizona
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PB-Fingerz
(Jan 13, 2020 at 21:40)
I like to ride South to North. It flows better and I can ride down the technical features instead of climbing up them.
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martman800
(Feb 13, 2019 at 11:39)

I feel like this trail is a little over rated. It was fun, but more deserving of an intermediate designation.
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Very fun technical stuff. Ride it south to north from the divide trail. The signage is confusing as hell so it takes some trial and error to find a route. The trail disappears altogether when it crosses the granite slabs. I had to get off my bike and study lines quite a bit, which is cool by me.
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Super fun place to build tech skills and plenty of different lines in a single segment of the trail to try out and build confidence. Don't forget those uphill skills/line choice...