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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

Conditions

All Clear 37 days ago
Dry - A lot of rocks - up and down dry gulches! History
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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

Nov 29, 2018: Forest Service seeks public input on Fossil Creek CRMP

Nov 29, 2018: Pile burns next week throughout the forest

Nov 27, 2018: Pile burns Thursday, Friday across the forest

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Sep 28, 2018
Tom Bement
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

#6447

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  4.0 from 5 votes
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#2

in Cottonwood and Clarkdale

#164

in Arizona

#6,447

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