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2.6 miles
Distance
250 ft
Climb
-8 ft
Descent
00:16:09
Avg time
242 ft
Altitude change
2,567 ft
Altitude min
2,809 ft
Altitude max
2,567 ft
Altitude start
2,809 ft
Altitude end
1.779%
Grade
-2.077%
Grade max
8.539%
Grade min
2 miles
Distance climb
1,364 ft
Distance down
1,601 ft
Distance flat
00:16:09
Avg time
West Express Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Horse
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaBrown's Ranch
Scottsdale, Arizona -
Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity95 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 70 in Trail Running
- 65 in Hiking
- 85 in Horseback
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State Ranking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeXC
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DirectionBoth Directions
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Climb DifficultyBlue
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Physical RatingEasy
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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Land OwnerCity of Scottsdale
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West Express is a highly rated 3 mile popular blue difficulty singletrack trail located near Scottsdale Arizona. This multi-use trail can be used both directions and has a easy overall physical rating with a 250 ft blue climb. On average it takes 16 minutes to complete this trail.
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 7 rides
- 20 miles average
6 Months
- 175 rides
- 19 miles avg distance
All
- 1,968 rides
- Last: Oct 18, 2026
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- Prevalent Mud
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- Very Dry
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Directions to west-express trailhead
(33.780810, -111.865280)
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Videos
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mtb
10:16 |
518 |
Apr 3, 2022 , Scottsdale
mtb
15:42 |
316 |
Mar 26, 2023 , Scottsdale
mtb
5:49 |
139 |
Jan 31, 2019 , Scottsdale
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