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6.5 miles
Distance
496 ft
Climb
-453 ft
Descent
00:36:18
Avg time
42 ft
Altitude change
1,047 ft
Altitude min
1,264 ft
Altitude max
1,106 ft
Altitude start
1,148 ft
Altitude end
0.122%
Grade
-18.813%
Grade max
12.599%
Grade min
2 miles
Distance climb
3 miles
Distance down
5,220 ft
Distance flat
00:36:18
Avg time
Gadsden Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaEstrella Mountain Regional Park
Goodyear, Arizona -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyGreen (1 vote)
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Local Popularity55 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 60 in E-Biking
- 75 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeXC
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DirectionBoth Directions
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Climb DifficultyBlue
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Physical RatingModerate
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike AllowedYes up to Class 1
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TTFs on TrailRock Face
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Land OwnerMaricopa County Park
Historically Gadsden was a Horse trail that followed a sandy wash and was terrible for cycling. However, the trail has been rerouted along and across the wash and rides really well from the Northeast start at Butterfield all the way to the Coldwater intersection and the short hop to Toothaker. Do not try to ride the section between Toothaker and Pedersen, it is too sandy and a waste of time. If you are accessing the trail from the Southwest, better to access it from Toothaker via upper Pedersen.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 2 rides
- 10 miles average
6 Months
- 11 rides
- 14 miles avg distance
All
- 188 rides
- Last: Oct 27, 2026
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- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Partial
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- Prevalent Mud
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- Ideal
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- Very Dry
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Directions to gadsden trailhead
(33.357140, -112.368580)
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mtb
9:49 |
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Jul 5, 2024 , Goodyear
mtb
7:04 |
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Jul 4, 2024 , Goodyear
Routes with this trail
19 miles • 1,241 ft • 29 •
PIR to fins trial run, testing to see if I can save this thing.
RemHawes
Great easy to intermediate mountain bike trail punctuated by about 10 harrowing, rock-strewn approaches to sandy washes. The summer 2015 storms really blasted them. I had to walk most of them, which was fine. Except for the about 1/4-mile stretch of the trail in the sandy, rocky wash to get to the terminus of the Butterfield Trail, it was an enjoyable intermediate ride. I took the Butterfield Trail back to the trailhead, which was glorious, well-designed, and overall downhill ride all the way.
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