4 miles
Distance
278 ft
Climb
-288 ft
Descent
00:47:01
Avg time
Trail Supporters, Builders & Maintainers of Monolith Gardens Trail
  • BLM
    BLM
    Land Manager

Monolith Gardens Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Monolith Gardens
    Kingman, Arizona
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC
  • Trail Usage
    Biking Primary
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #21603 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 90 in Trail Running
    • 85 in Hiking
  • Land Manager
    Kingman BLM

Monolith Gardens trail is an easy to intermediate loop system with some technical climbs and downhills. June 2011 Foothills Rim trail (a technical intermediate) was connected at 3 location to the Monolith trail adding an additional 10.35 miles to the trail system.

The most popular direction to ride the trail is counter-clockwise but is also fun and more challenging riding clockwise. The trail is fast and flowing with plenty of climbing and fast downhills, elevations are approx 3500 - 3900 ft.

Access Info

Coyote Pass Trailhead - Located 2 miles north of downtown Kingman, AZ on U.S. Highway 93. The trailhead can only be accessed from the southbound lane of the highway. Look for a large parking area near the top of Coyote Pass, where a restroom facility can be seen. This trailhead is recommended for horse trailers and/or large numbers of vehicles.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Monolith Gardens mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -10 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,422 ft
  • Altitude max
    3,659 ft
  • Altitude start
    3,502 ft
  • Altitude end
    3,491 ft
  • Grade max
    -25.9%
  • Grade min
    14.8%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    2,664 ft
  • Avg time
    00:47:01
  • Avg reverse time
    01:04:53
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Status:
on Feb 5, 2021
Dry
Avg: 3.9 (9 votes)

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  • Land Owner Overlay
  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
  • BLM (public)
  • USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
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  • Icy
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  • Wet
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  • Ladder Ladder
  • Stairs Stairs
  • Bridge Bridge
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  • Camping Camping
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  • Lodge Lodge
  • Bear Cache Bear Cache
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      Monolith Gardens Trail Reports

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      Feb 5, 2021 @ 9:04pm
      Feb 5, 2021
      Apr 18, 2020 @ 9:14am
      Apr 18, 2020
      Nov 24, 2019 @ 5:10pm
      Nov 24, 2019
      		 Great trail but definitely not a green. It’s a blue. Sure there are easy parts but there are also some more difficult rock sections. I really...
      Nov 24, 2018 @ 3:49pm
      Nov 24, 2018
      		 Dry loose sand in creek beds, other than that a bomber trail
      Jul 15, 2018 @ 8:29am
      Jul 15, 2018
      		 Major Water drainage issue, few segments of the trail were completely washed away by a series of storms this past week. The trail is still open,...
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      6 Months
      • 6 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
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      • 126 rides
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      Mar 2, 2021 @ 6:05pm
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      Oct 29, 2020 @ 6:45am
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      Oct 29, 2020 @ 6:45am
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      6 Reviews & Comments

      • + 0
      CBuck65 Trailforks Pro Subscriber (Jan 13, 2019 at 10:07)
       This is not a beginner trail, took the wife, a beginner, now she wants to stick to road biking. The half of the trail behind the mountain is very rocky/bumpy and is not enjoyable to ride.
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      Jibofo (Feb 25, 2019 at 22:43)
       Lol
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      DataLaForge (Jul 3, 2019 at 15:35)
       I love this trail. It's got so many beautiful sights. Rock formations galore. I'm new to mountain biking so I don't know how difficult this is, but it takes a lot of focus for me to do the whole thing on my single speed without getting off of the bike to push. 5 stars.
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      twowheeledwanderer Trailforks Pro Subscriber (Feb 7, 2020 at 10:56)
       This is such a great and underrated trail! It could be considered more of a blue, but there's not really any tech other than a few rock lunges. The views and landscape make it worth it, though! twowheeledwanderer.com/posts/kingman-arizona-monolith-gardens
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      • + 0
      robertellisart (Jan 20, 2021 at 18:26)
       This trail is so much fun! But be careful with that green rating. I say it's more of a blue. One of the best flow trails I've ridden in a while.
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      • + 0
      Dugthug (Feb 5, 2021 at 20:57)
       Road this trail today for the first time. More of an intermediate trail with awesome views. Worth the sweat.
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