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Prickly Pedal Race Course

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  2. AZ
  3. …Phoenix Metro
  4. Lake Pleasant Regional Park
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40.6 Miles 65.3 Kilometers


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Singletrack

2,722' 830 m

Ascent

-2,066' -630 m

Descent

2%

Avg Grade (1°)

15%

Max Grade (9°)

2,762' 842 m

High

1,398' 426 m

Low

Shared By Kata Skaggs

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“The 2016 full race course.”

— Kata Skaggs
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There are a lot of gates to open and close, please be courteous, and leave the gates as you find them.

Overview

The full, point-to-point course for the Prickly Pedal from Cave Creek to Lake Pleasant.

Need to Know

If rains have come through the area, stay off of trails, it damages them beyond belief.

Description

This ride follows the Maricopa Trail from Lake Pleasant over through Anthem, Cave Creek, and Spur Cross for the grand finale. The ride ends at Flat Tire Bike Shop.

The trail follows the Maricopa Trail markers into Spur Cross, where then you follow the C4 Trail markers.

Contacts

Land Manager: AZ State Land Department

Aug 12, 2016: Maricopa County

Aug 5, 2016: Apache County

Feb 5, 2015: North Scottsdale Rezoning Map

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Mar 10, 2018
Daniel LeClaire
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  2.5 from 2 votes

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Always look up the trail, even when climbing. I nearly ran over this rattle snake, then dropped my bike and danced out of the way. Snakes never seem to go out of their way to bite, just don
Always look up the trail, even when climbing. I…
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I got up at 3:30 AM for this ride and was well-rewarded.
I got up at 3:30 AM for this ride and was well-…
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Testing out the new roll over cattle guard at the south end of Spur Cross Trail.
Testing out the new roll over cattle guard at t…
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Enjoying the Spur Cross trail!
Enjoying the Spur Cross trail!
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poppies on the Spur Cross Trail
poppies on the Spur Cross Trail
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Testing out our brand new roll over cattle guard. Replaced a old barbed wire cowboy gate.
Testing out our brand new roll over cattle guar…
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