1.1 miles
Distance
726 ft
Climb
-7 ft
Descent
00:37:56
Avg time

Mormon Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    South Mountain Preserve
    Phoenix, Arizona
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Double Black Diamond (8 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Global Ranking
    #66124 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #12579 in E-Biking
    • #7587 in Trail Running
    • #499 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    65 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 65 in E-Biking
    • 95 in Trail Running
    • 100 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback
  • Land Owner
    City of Phoenix Parks and Recreation

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.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Mormon multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    719 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,273 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,992 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,273 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,992 ft
  • Grade
    12.163%
  • Grade max
    -13.898%
  • Grade min
    62.925%
  • Distance climb
    1 mile
  • Distance down
    54 ft
  • Distance flat
    424 ft
  • Avg time
    00:37:56
  • Avg reverse time
    00:14:43
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Status:
on Nov 22, 2023
Very Dry
Avg: 3.45 (14 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 3 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 34 rides
      • 13 miles avg distance
      All
      • 162 rides
      • Last: May 18, 2025

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      Dec 1, 2020 @ 2:15pm
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      May 1, 2020 @ 12:49pm
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