3,318 ft
Distance
97 ft
Climb
-49 ft
Descent
00:06:24
Avg time

Upper Ranch Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    McDowell Sonoran Preserve
    Scottsdale, Arizona
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #5642 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #21667 in Trail Running
    • #1793 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    80 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 90 in Trail Running
    • 90 in Hiking
    • 90 in Horseback

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Upper Ranch Trail is a 3,318 ft popular blue singletrack trail located near Scottsdale Arizona. This multi-use trail can be used both directions and has a easy overall physical rating with a 97 ft blue climb. On average it takes 6 minutes to complete this trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Upper Ranch Trail multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    48 ft
  • Altitude min
    2,657 ft
  • Altitude max
    2,713 ft
  • Altitude start
    2,666 ft
  • Altitude end
    2,713 ft
  • Grade
    1.444%
  • Grade max
    -16.761%
  • Grade min
    13.209%
  • Distance climb
    1,706 ft
  • Distance down
    1,092 ft
  • Distance flat
    520 ft
  • Avg time
    00:06:24
  • Avg reverse time
    00:05:05
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on Mar 29, 2023
Dry
Avg: 3.25 (4 votes)
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      Upper Ranch Trail Trail Reports

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      Mar 29, 2023 @ 8:42pm
      Mar 29, 2023
      Mar 23, 2023 @ 3:07am
      Mar 23, 2023
      Feb 9, 2023 @ 12:04am
      Feb 9, 2023
      Jan 11, 2023 @ 12:41am
      Jan 11, 2023
      		 Always nasty basalt rocks and some ravines caused by water.
      Jan 6, 2023 @ 6:15am
      Jan 6, 2023
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 20 rides
      • 15 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 466 rides
      • 17 miles avg distance
      All
      • 4,571 rides
      • Last: Apr 1, 2023

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      Dec 11, 2017 @ 5:21am
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      Nov 7, 2017 @ 5:43pm
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      Nov 7, 2017 @ 5:43pm
      Nov 7, 2017

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