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1.1 miles
Distance
726 ft
Climb
-7 ft
Descent
00:47:31
Avg time
719 ft
Altitude change
1,273 ft
Altitude min
1,992 ft
Altitude max
1,273 ft
Altitude start
1,992 ft
Altitude end
12.163%
Grade
-13.898%
Grade max
62.925%
Grade min
1 mile
Distance climb
54 ft
Distance down
424 ft
Distance flat
00:47:31
Avg time
Mormon 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 DifficultyDouble Black Diamond (8 votes)
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Local Popularity75 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 70 in E-Biking
- 100 in Trail Running
- 100 in Hiking
- 5 in Horseback
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Global Ranking#156650 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #117818 in E-Biking
- #68244 in Trail Running
- #47091 in Hiking
- #3641 in Horseback
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State Ranking#2,471 in Mountain Biking · Arizona [+]
- #754 in E-Biking
- #967 in Trail Running
- #862 in Hiking
- #230 in Horseback
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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DirectionBoth Directions
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike AllowedYes up to Class 1
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Land Owner
This trail is a beast. It's nothing but sketchy tech where wheel placement and speed are of the utmost importance. It's a popular hiking trail due to its proximity to the trailhead parking lot. Some portions are rideable going up but it's mostly hike-a-bike. Coming down will take some real skill as well, not to mention, having to navigate around the hikers the closer you get to the bottom, making it that much more difficult.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 3 rides
- 9 miles average
6 Months
- 34 rides
- 9 miles avg distance
All
- 255 rides
- Last: Oct 12, 2026
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Directions to mormon trailhead
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10 Reviews & Comments
djf501
Awesome downhill trail!! Super chunky and techy the whole way down. Feels like an easier version of Holbert but much more conveniently located! Only ride down on a weekday... super popular hiking trail. Definitely need to avoid on weekends. I didn't ride up but I'm sure it's a tough challenge!
jayjaygur
This thing was awesome riding down. Cleared almost all of it on a hardtail. High consequence falls on some of it though.
Gig
This should only be considered a down track.
Unridable going up. The only reasons to try is because it’s the fastest way to get to the top.
At which point you are in for the hardest, tech trail on “SoMo”.
Loads of amazing Boulder sections, waterfalls (where someone has graciously placed stone to make a rideable descent) and incredible challenging turns.
If you like Geronimo but want something harder, here you go.
Yes, loads of hikers, but you’re never going too fast to cause harm. Sure, you’ll scare the shit outta them, but ♂️.
Unridable going up. The only reasons to try is because it’s the fastest way to get to the top.
At which point you are in for the hardest, tech trail on “SoMo”.
Loads of amazing Boulder sections, waterfalls (where someone has graciously placed stone to make a rideable descent) and incredible challenging turns.
If you like Geronimo but want something harder, here you go.
Yes, loads of hikers, but you’re never going too fast to cause harm. Sure, you’ll scare the shit outta them, but ♂️.
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