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Golden Gate Trail

Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult
 3.3 (18)
  1. Areas
  2. AZ
  3. …Southern Arizona and Tucson
  4. …Tucson
  5. Tucson Mountain Park
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“Lots of rocky steps. ”

Hillary Mathis
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2.6

Miles

4.2

KM
Singletrack

3,194' 974 m

High

2,607' 795 m

Low

619' 189 m

Up

43' 13 m

Down

5%

Avg Grade (3°)

21%

Max Grade (12°)

Dogs Unknown

E-Bikes Unknown

Description

Golden Gate is a rocky, sometimes rutted out trail. It generally trends downhill, when ridden from north to south, and winds its way around Golden Gate Mountain. There are many step downs along the trail, and sometimes multiple steps in a row.

Contacts

Local Club: Sonoran Desert Mountain Bicyclists

Jul 29, 2026: Mt Graham Article about SDMB Volunteers

Jul 17, 2026: IMBA Article about Tucson Trails

Feb 25, 2026: Raffle WInner

Land Manager: Pima County - Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation

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Hillary Mathis
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Trail Ratings

  3.3 from 18 votes

#11

in Tucson Mountain Park

#13403

Overall
  3.3 from 18 votes
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Trail Rankings

#11

in Tucson Mountain Park

#393

in Arizona

#13,403

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Dec 15, 2014 near Tucson…, AZ

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Mar 24, 2025
Morgan Daniel
Did the portion of the trail from the road to Yetmens. This is really a hiking trail, not fun riding and a lot of annoying loose rocks etc. 1.1mi
Nov 22, 2024
Brody Cragg
Take yetman up or the road and ride this dh, uphill is a nightmare.
Jun 11, 2023
Ethan Olson
2.6mi
Dec 1, 2020
Jason Osborn
May 5, 2019
Manu Singh
Totally overgrown with unavoidable veg with burrs that stick to your socks and shoes. Needs some TLC. Trailfinding difficult due to overgrowth. 1.5mi — 0h 30m
Jan 19, 2018
Brigitte Flanagan
Dec 10, 2017
Amy White
Rode lower half only. Fun to ride from North to south so you go down most of the rocky steps. Only technical trail in area.
Jul 20, 2017
Jacob Albers
Everything still rollable after some heavy rain. Rating seems a bit "modest." Upper section super fun. Will skip lower section next time.

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