4,983 ft
Distance
166 ft
Climb
-482 ft
Descent
00:09:48
Avg time

Perl Charles (1a) Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Phoenix Mountains Preserve
    Phoenix, Arizona
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #48048 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    20 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 35 in E-Biking
    • 95 in Trail Running
    • 65 in Hiking

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Perl Charles (1a) is a 4,983 ft less popular black diamond singletrack trail located near Phoenix Arizona. This mountain bike primary trail can be used both directions. On average it takes 9 minutes to complete this trail.

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More Stats for Perl Charles (1a) mountain bike trail
  • Altitude change
    -316 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,327 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,643 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,643 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,327 ft
  • Grade
    -6.333%
  • Grade max
    -71.192%
  • Grade min
    54.377%
  • Distance climb
    1,345 ft
  • Distance down
    3,489 ft
  • Distance flat
    149 ft
  • Avg time
    00:09:48
  • Avg reverse time
    00:17:11
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Status:
on Jun 20, 2018
Very Dry
Avg: 1.75 (4 votes)

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  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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  • One Direction
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  • Double Black Diamond

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  • Clear / Green
  • Minor Issue / Yellow
  • Significant Issue / Amber
  • Closed

  • Land Owner Overlay
  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
  • BLM (public)
  • USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
  • State land
  • Indigenous
  • Military
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
  • Map Markers
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  • region Riding Area
  • TTF TTF
  • Parking Parking
  • Viewpoint Viewpoint
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  • Directions Directions
  • Sight Sight
  • Restrooms Restrooms
  • eBike Charging Point eBike Charging Point
  • Water Fountain/Source Water Fountain/Source
  • Gate Gate
  • Trail Sign Trail Sign
  • Table or Bench Table or Bench
  • Ladder Ladder
  • Stairs Stairs
  • Bridge Bridge
  • Boardwalk Boardwalk
  • Camping Camping
  • Cabin Cabin
  • Lodge Lodge
  • Bear Cache Bear Cache
  • Dock Dock
  • Ranger Station Ranger Station
  • Summit Summit
  • Other Other
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      Perl Charles (1a) Trail Reports

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      Jun 20, 2018 @ 6:56am
      Jun 20, 2018
      Apr 6, 2018 @ 11:09am
      Apr 6, 2018
      		 Loose, dry, Rocky. Ran into a cactus from washing out...
      Mar 2, 2018 @ 1:27pm
      Mar 2, 2018
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 3 rides
      • 8 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 12 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
      All
      • 88 rides
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      Photos

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      54 |
      Mar 3, 2018 @ 9:30am
      Mar 3, 2018
      90 |
      Mar 3, 2018 @ 9:30am
      Mar 3, 2018
      74 |
      Mar 3, 2018 @ 9:30am
      Mar 3, 2018

      Routes with this trail

      titleratingdistance
      Friday evening climbs
      		8 miles

      2 Reviews & Comments

      • + 0
      flag Tcaspy (Nov 24, 2017 at 12:40)
       This is a hiking trail. Unless you're looking for some dope hike-a-bike, avoid this trail.
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      flag mikebike79 (Mar 23, 2018 at 20:30)
       I love this technical trail. 95% is rideable if you can handle big steps up and down and some steep chutes.
      [Reply]

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