Pima Canyon Loop 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 DifficultyBlue (4 votes)
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC
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DirectionBoth Directions
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Climb DifficultyBlack Diamond
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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, Rock Garden
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Global Ranking
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Local Popularity45 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 20 in E-Biking
- 75 in Trail Running
- 40 in Hiking
- 5 in Horseback
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Land Owner
As of 2021 this trail has been updated to be part of the 2017 Master Plan "Pima Canyon Loop" trail, as per the trail posts. The information below may only be partially relevant to the new alignment. Desert Classic is utilized to form the complete Pima Canyon Loop.
This trail is multi faceted. North of Pima Truck trail is more all rider friendly. There are pass arounds for the more difficult sections. There is the older trail if you want to challenge yourself on climbs or descents. I would consider this portion a green trail if you ride the pass arounds. If you take the old truck trail then it will push into a blue category.
South of Pima it gets more advanced. The climb up beverly from Pima going south is not long, but steep with a few technical sections. The decent on the other side is a blast. Big reward for the little effort the climb demands. The descent is pushing more black diamond as there are some tech sections that would eat up a novice rider real quick. At speed the descent is only a minute or so long. The bottom of the descent gets loose with golf ball sized rocks.
This is a great little add on after doing a natty run. Way better than just riding the pima trail back to the parking lot.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Pima Canyon Loop multi-use trail trail
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Altitude change69 ft
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Altitude min1,267 ft
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Altitude max1,556 ft
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Altitude start1,361 ft
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Altitude end1,430 ft
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Grade0.4%
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Grade max-37%
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Grade min22.2%
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Distance climb2 miles
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Distance down4,964 ft
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Distance flat3,156 ft
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Avg time00:24:44
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Avg reverse time00:34:40
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- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Inadequate
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
- bi-directional trail
- no data
- < 2 days
- < 1 week
- < 2 weeks
- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
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- 21 rides
- 9 miles avg distance
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- Last: Sep 11, 2023
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