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Primarily a hiking trail through Ford Canyon, 2 mile hike-a-bike required.


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Map Key

7.5

Miles

12.1

KM

Singletrack

2,846' 868 m

High

1,443' 440 m

Low

1,701' 518 m

Up

306' 93 m

Down

5%

Avg Grade (3°)

23%

Max Grade (13°)

Dogs Unknown

E-Bikes Allowed

$6 entry fee into park.

Description

This trail has a 2 mile section of very tough terrain to hike with large slab rocks and very steep grades. Please be sure to give yourself enough time to hike a fair amount if you want to pursue this ride.

The first 3 miles of this trail is very standard wide, sandy, and loose rock desert trails. At mile 3 you'll see warning signs of steep and tough terrain ahead. There is virtually no riding to be had for the next 2-3.5 miles. It will be a tough hike and dragging up a bike will probably make it that much harder. You'll continue to hike up the steep section of the wash and eventually it begins to level out. At this point you'll probably still need to hike up as it is very sandy and full of chunky rock (you can ride a bit of this section when heading downhill.)

After you get out of the wash there is a technical climb up and over to the next canyon, then a short down across another wash and up again out of the canyon. At this point you'll meet up with the Mesquite Trail and Goat Camp Trail intersections.

Contacts

Land Manager: Maricopa County Parks

Shared By:

Aaron Cholewa

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An afternoon ride on the Ford Canyon Trail.
Mar 29, 2017 near Citrus…, AZ
February 2021, vintage LavaDome fun
Oct 27, 2021 near Citrus…, AZ
A well placed bench and a place to rest on the Ford Canyon Trail.
Apr 27, 2017 near Citrus…, AZ
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Nov 11, 2018
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Don’t waste your time.....
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