Papago Park Area
Phoenix, Arizona
| Address: | ~526-1198 N Moreland St, Phoenix, AZ 85008, USA |
| GPS: |
33°27'17.8"N 111°57'16.0"W Maps | Directions |
| State: | Arizona |
| Trail Length: | 6.00 miles |
| MTB Difficulty: | Beginner |
| Trail Type: | Network |
| MTB Trail Type: | Singletrack |
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Mountain Bike
Papago Park offers a large area for mountain bikers, consisting of 5 beginner-intermediate loops and a dirt jump area for experts. Much of the area has a mix of loose dirt and rolling hills, so the climbs are short and steep while the descents are often fast and loose.
This is an easy network and immpossible to get completely lost. A few of the stretches you can take at high speeds, but the semi-large chunky rocks will slow you down. This is a ride I do in the middle of summer, mid day. It usually isn't too bad, unless it's really humid, which is rare. Even then we rode for over an hour. It's not for the beginners because of some of the climb, and it gets you winded if you're going fast enough. Courtesy of Singletracks.com
Papago Park Mountain biking can have a bad reputation… but it also has great climbs, rad descents, technical sections, fun obstacles and you can put together as little or as many miles and as much climbing as you are feeling. If you are creative you can put together a 20-30 miler and 1000-2500 feet of climbing with minimal re-riding of trails. You also tie in some road riding if you like to mix it up with adding in Camelback area hills. Courtesy of mtbikeaz.com
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Mountain Bike Trails near Papago Park
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https://www.mtbproject.com/directory/8014274/papago-parkPapago Park Area
Papago Park Area is a singletrack mountain bike trail in Tempe, Arizona. View maps, videos, photos, and reviews of Papago Park Area bike trail in Tempe.
http://www.singletracks.com/bike-trails/papago-park-area/Never modify trail features. Ride trails when they're dry enough that you won't leave ruts. Speak up when you see others on the trail and always yield to hikers, horses, and others coming uphill. Always ride on the established trail.
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- Plan Ahead and Prepare
- Travel & camp on durable surfaces
- Dispose of waste properly
- Leave what you find
- Minimize campfire impacts
- Respect wildlife
- Be considerate of other visitors
Directions
From Phoenix, Arizona
- Head west on W Washington St toward 1st Ave (0.5 mi)
- Turn right onto N 7th Ave (0.2 mi)
- Continue straight to stay on N 7th Ave (0.6 mi)
- Turn right to merge onto I-10 E toward Tucson (2.3 mi)
- Take exit 147A-147B for AZ-202 Loop E (0.4 mi)
- Keep left to continue toward AZ-202 Loop E (0.3 mi)
- Continue onto AZ-202 Loop E (3.2 mi)
- Take exit 4 for 52nd St toward Van Buren St (0.4 mi)
- Turn right onto N 52nd St (signs for Van Buren St) (0.3 mi)
- Turn left onto E Van Buren St (0.8 mi)
- Turn left onto N Galvin Pkwy (0.3 mi)
- Turn left onto N Moreland St (476 ft)
- Continue straight (46 ft)
- Turn right (108 ft)
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