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Bones Trail

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  1. Areas
  2. AZ
  3. …Central AZ
  4. Cottonwood and Clarkdale
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5.8 Miles 9.3 Kilometers


Singletrack

730' 222 m

Ascent

-169' -51 m

Descent

3%

Avg Grade (2°)

11%

Max Grade (6°)

4,079' 1,243 m

High

3,475' 1,059 m

Low

Shared By Hillary Mathis

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“A great option to Lower Raptor.”

— Hillary Mathis
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Description

The Bones Trail is a great singletrack alternative to the doubletrack of Lower Raptor. Starting from the south and heading north, the trail is virtually all uphill, but nothing too strenuous. It's a steady 5.8 miles for the entire trail section. It crosses Rusty Bucket, which you can opt for as a cutoff point, but take it to the end and reap the benefits of all the uphill by bombing down Upper Raptor, to Thumper to Lime Kiln for some super fun downhill.

Contacts

Local Club: Verde Valley Cyclists Coalition

Land Manager: USFS - Coconino National Forest Office

Sep 20, 2018: Platypus Fire downsized operations

Sep 19, 2018: Rain Reduced Platypus/Rhino Fire Activity

Sep 18, 2018: Platypus and Rhino Fires Containment Lines are Holding

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Apr 16, 2018
Linda Topping

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Stewarded by Verde Valley Cyclists Coalition
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Trail Ratings

  4.0 from 5 votes

#2

in Cottonwood and Clarkdale

#6167

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#2

in Cottonwood and Clarkdale

#158

in Arizona

#6,167

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Singletrack on upper Bones Trail.
Singletrack on upper Bones Trail.
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