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If you're looking for best mountain biking in Phoenix AZ, I highly recommend checking out the National Trail on South Mountain. The gnar is top notch and the views are incredible.
This was my first time ever to the South West. As a MTB rider from the NE I didn't know what to expect. South Mt did not disappoint! We did an out and back on the National trail which was full of hard tech and breathtaking looks outs.
Starting from the Pima Canyon parking lot we took the Pima Canyon Dirt Road about 1.5 miles to the National trail. But instead of staying on that we made a quick right onto the Mormon Loop. You can climb either, but Mormon is more doable. At the 3 mile mark we connected back into the National trail.
At mile 4 you will come to the infamous Waterfall which was crazy difficult. After messing around on that for a while we continued on the National Trail for another 4.5 miles before it dumped us out onto Summit Road. Rather than climbing the crazy tech we just came down we used Summit to Buena Vista to South TV Road to connect back onto National.
In total, our ride ended up being about 18 miles with 2600 ft of climbing. If want to follow the route we took, check out my Strava or Trailforks links below.
Table of Contents
0:00 Intro
0:40 National to Mormon Loop
2:01 National West Bound
3:21 The Waterfall Climb
4:50 National Continued
6:55 My Crash
8:54 National East Bound
10:03 The Waterfall Descent
11:28 Big Slab Roll
12:04 National Continued
12:40 Conclusion
13:15 Bloopers
Trail Details & Additional Info
Pima Canyon Parking Lot
4500 E Pima Canyon Rd, Phoenix, AZ
Strava: / strava
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Featured rider: Dan @the_ride_abides
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Bikes: Ibis Mojo 3 and Specialized Stumpjumper
If you are looking for an awesome bike shop check out Action Ride Shop. I needed my wheel straightened and Dan needed a tune up and they took us in right on the spot. Top notch mechanics and the store was filled with bikes, gear and accessories. Highly recommend them!
Action Ride Shop
1316 S Gilbert Rd Ste D1, Mesa, AZ 85204
www.actionrideshop.com/
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