2.6 miles
Distance
250 ft
Climb
-1,154 ft
Descent
01:17:42
Avg time
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Telephone Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
  • Ref Number
    #192
  • Difficulty Rating
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T2 Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM, XC
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Extreme
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
  • Global Ranking
    #90446 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    65 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback
  • Land Owner
    https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/tonto/specialplaces/recarea?recid=35343&actid=37

The upper portion of the telephone trail Has been restored. This is one of the more mellow sections of trail on the mountain. The majority of the top section is in a Pine Forest and survived the Telegraph Fire without major burns. This trail has a little bit of climbing in the first mile but then quickly turns downward all the way into Icehouse. Combine this trail with a start at the top of Ferndale then rip upper Sixer down to Telephone taking it the rest of the way to the CCC lot. This is a great route to enjoy this pines to chapparal experience that is Pinal.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Telephone Trail multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -904 ft
  • Altitude min
    5,872 ft
  • Altitude max
    6,847 ft
  • Altitude start
    6,776 ft
  • Altitude end
    5,873 ft
  • Grade
    -6.5%
  • Grade max
    -36.9%
  • Grade min
    52.5%
  • Distance climb
    2,451 ft
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    1,102 ft
  • Avg time
    01:17:42
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on Jan 11, 2025
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      Telephone Trail Trail Reports

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      Jan 11, 2025 @ 5:59pm
      Jan 11, 2025
      reporter Woo-hoo. Telephone restoration is done. There is still some trailwork to be done to make it super prime but its brushed open and for the most part...
      Dec 15, 2024 @ 8:22am
      Dec 15, 2024
      reporter More work has been done on middle telephone. There is only .25 miles in the very middle of that section thats still very overgrown with Locust...
      Dec 7, 2024 @ 5:27pm
      Dec 7, 2024
      reporter Another 1/3rd mile brushed open and cleaned up. Right now there is less than Top and lower are mint right now.
      Nov 18, 2024 @ 6:36am
      Nov 18, 2024
      reporter More Trailwork has been done.We have now finished cleaning up the top portion of Telephone and are moving onto the middle section for restoration...
      Nov 10, 2024 @ 6:57pm
      Nov 10, 2024
      reporter Lots more work done to upper telephone. While upper portion is primo the middle is a complete nightmare, and it is not advisable to take telephone...
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      • Last: Jan 4, 2025

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