1.3 miles
Distance
44 ft
Climb
-554 ft
Descent
00:08:48
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Prospector Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    McDowell Sonoran Preserve
    Scottsdale, Arizona
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Season
    Summer need to be really early
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • TTFs on Trail
    Log Ride, Rock Garden
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #55011 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #16778 in Trail Running
    • #11239 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    40 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 90 in Trail Running
    • 75 in Hiking

Protector is an interesting climb on McDowell park. It can connect with McDowell ountain preserve. Very nice views, from this winding trail that will require significant effort to climb. Toward the top there significant amounts of loose rock that can complicate things. Bring plenty of water.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Prospector multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -511 ft
  • Altitude min
    2,387 ft
  • Altitude max
    2,924 ft
  • Altitude start
    2,920 ft
  • Altitude end
    2,409 ft
  • Grade
    -7.341%
  • Grade max
    -82.74%
  • Grade min
    53.18%
  • Distance climb
    495 ft
  • Distance down
    1 mile
  • Distance flat
    321 ft
  • Avg time
    00:08:48
  • Avg reverse time
    00:22:02
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on Dec 9, 2023
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Avg: 3.89 (4 votes)
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      Prospector Trail Reports

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      Dec 9, 2023 @ 5:43pm
      Dec 9, 2023
      		 Trail work in progress. Quality grade reversals & water bars making a substantial improvement to the trial. Bell & Windgate Passes have...
      Feb 5, 2022 @ 9:26am
      Feb 5, 2022
      Jan 18, 2022 @ 10:02am
      Jan 18, 2022
      		 Absolute washed out disaster. Do not attempt on a bike unless you want to push it uphill
      Aug 15, 2020 @ 5:36am
      Aug 15, 2020
      Jun 21, 2019 @ 6:01am
      Jun 21, 2019
      		 Very tough climb but doable.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 5 rides
      • 35.0 km avg distance
      6 Months
      • 21 rides
      • 33.3 km avg distance
      All
      • 721 rides
      • Last: Dec 1, 2024

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