Flagstaff Mountain Bike Trail Conditions
Flagstaff rides high in the pines around the San Francisco Peaks. Mount Elden, Schultz Creek, and the Arizona Trail flow through volcanic soils between 7,000 and 9,000 feet, a true summer and early-fall season. Snow closes the high trails in winter while the desert below stays open.
165 featured mountain bike trailselevation 6,516–9,718 ft
Is it muddy in Flagstaff right now?
Right now about 11 of 164 featured Flagstaff trails are riding well. Conditions change daily with rain and snowmelt, so the list below shows the live read for each trail, and the chart shows which day ahead is your best bet.
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Flagstaff conditions at a glancesnapshot · Aug 14
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11 of 164 trails riding well
3 8 48 105
Air quality
AQI 54 · Moderate
EPA AirNow (observed) + CAMS forecast. Informational.
Next 9 days
Trails riding well each day · blue dot = rain
11 Today 11 Sat 11 Sun 14 Mon 46 Tue 91 Wed 89 Thu 10 Fri 4 Sat Most trails are wet right now. Conditions improve toward Wednesday (91 of 165 riding well), but stay soft early in the week.
Temperature this week
Lower trails 6,552–7,657 ft
48° typical 58°–77°F 86°
High country 8,284–9,111 ft
43° typical 52°–72°F 79°
40° 60° 80°
5-day forecast
Today 🌦️ 74°
Sat 🌦️ 76°
Sun 🌦️ 83°
Mon ⛅ 86°
Tue ⛅ 86°
Daytime high across Flagstaff, rain marked. Real forecast, refreshed every morning (elevation detail above).
Trail soil & drainage
89% 2% 9%
Mostly loam, which drains at a moderate pace.
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Best time of year to ride Flagstaff
Typical riding conditions by month, blending heat and trail conditions from 10 years of local climate data — so you can plan a trip for the right window.
The best time to ride Flagstaff is April through November , when daytime highs sit in the 52–82°F range and the dirt is typically dry. The high country is usually snowbound January through March and December. Planning a trip? Those are your safest bets — and for this week, the live forecast below shows exactly which days are riding well (right now 11 of 164 featured trails are good to go).
January: Snowbound, typical high 41°F (ride score 26/100) J 41° February: Snowbound, typical high 44°F (ride score 26/100) F 44° March: Snowbound, typical high 49°F (ride score 26/100) M 49° April: Prime, typical high 60°F (ride score 100/100) A 60° May: Prime, typical high 67°F (ride score 100/100) M 67° June: Prime, typical high 80°F (ride score 100/100) J 80° July: Prime, typical high 82°F (ride score 87/100) J 82° August: Prime, typical high 79°F (ride score 89/100) A 79° September: Prime, typical high 74°F (ride score 100/100) S 74° October: Prime, typical high 64°F (ride score 100/100) O 64° November: Prime, typical high 52°F (ride score 100/100) N 52° December: Snowbound, typical high 43°F (ride score 26/100) D 43°
Bar height = our ride-friendliness score for a typical year; colour = the main limiting factor; the number under each month is the average daytime high. Based on 2014–2023 climate normals (ERA5). This year's live conditions are below.
Trail networks in Flagstaff
Named riding areas in Flagstaff, each with its own live conditions and the trails inside it.
Best Flagstaff mountain bike trails to ride right now
Every featured singletrack trail, sorted by today's real conditions, best first. Refreshed every morning. Riding gravel instead? See gravel and dirt road conditions near Flagstaff.
Upper bridge Trail · 0.6 mi Tacky / good FUTS · 0.8 mi Tacky / good Bridge · 1.2 mi · 7,021–7,070 ft Tacky / good Fort Tuthill Bike Trail · 0.1 mi · 6,982–7,014 ft Tacky / good (DownHill ONLY) · 0.2 mi · 7,014–7,073 ft Tacky / good Highland · 5.2 mi · 6,798–7,060 ft Tacky / good Airport loop · 7.8 mi · 6,949–7,090 ft Hero dirt Fay Canyon · 2.5 mi · 6,654–6,946 ft Hero dirt Soldier · 5.2 mi · 6,952–7,133 ft Tacky / good AZT - WC Connector · 0.5 mi Hero dirt Rogers Lake Connector · 5.1 mi · 7,083–7,710 ft Tacky / good Country Club Trail · 1.4 mi · 6,765–6,837 ft Soft — ride gently Walnut Meadows Loop · 3 mi · 6,804–6,873 ft Soft — ride gently AZT - Mt Elden · 3.2 mi · 6,516–6,729 ft Soft — ride gently Anasazi · 1.2 mi · 6,759–6,808 ft Soft — ride gently Arizona Trail · 0.9 mi · 6,634–6,768 ft Soft — ride gently Arizona Trail-Lower Oldham · 1.1 mi · 7,175–7,467 ft Soft — ride gently Arizona Trail-Rocky Ridge Connector · 0.6 mi · 7,287–7,388 ft Soft — ride gently Blue Dot Trail · 1.3 mi · 7,201–9,131 ft Soft — ride gently Christmas Tree Trail · 1.5 mi · 7,024–7,283 ft Soft — ride gently East Park Way Access Trail · 0.9 mi · 6,975–7,152 ft Soft — ride gently Easy Oldham Trail · 1.1 mi · 7,073–7,323 ft Soft — ride gently Elden Grave Trail · 0.4 mi · 7,060–7,100 ft Soft — ride gently Forces of Nature Trail · 0.4 mi · 7,080–7,146 ft Soft — ride gently Little America Trail · 1.9 mi · 6,801–6,870 ft Soft — ride gently Lower Oldham Trail · 2 mi · 7,070–7,579 ft Soft — ride gently Oldham Alternate Trail · 0.7 mi · 7,218–7,336 ft Soft — ride gently Winifred Ranch Trail · 0.6 mi · 6,837–7,008 ft Soft — ride gently Arizona Trail · 5.5 mi · 7,139–7,251 ft Soft — ride gently AZT - Walnut Canyon · 7.6 mi · 6,621–7,192 ft Soft — ride gently AZT - Walnut Canyon Alternate · 0.4 mi · 6,821–6,923 ft Soft — ride gently Arizona Trail · 0.6 mi · 6,591–6,703 ft Soft — ride gently AZT - Fisher Point · 1.9 mi · 6,621–6,893 ft Soft — ride gently AZT - Walnut Canyon · 7.8 mi · 6,657–7,028 ft Soft — ride gently Campbell Mesa · 2.3 mi · 6,706–6,808 ft Soft — ride gently Continental Loop · 1.7 mi · 6,804–6,867 ft Soft — ride gently Elden Lookout Trail · 2.6 mi · 6,880–9,278 ft Soft — ride gently Fatmans Loop Trail · 1.4 mi · 6,955–7,470 ft Soft — ride gently Forces of Nature · 2.9 mi · 6,959–7,234 ft Soft — ride gently Pipeline Trail · 1 mi · 7,100–7,208 ft Soft — ride gently Rio de Flag Trail-West · 2.5 mi · 6,795–6,870 ft Soft — ride gently Sandys Canyon · 1.4 mi · 6,627–6,837 ft Soft — ride gently {fence trail} · 0.7 mi · 6,837–6,890 ft Soft — ride gently Arizona Trail- Flagstaff · 0.9 mi · 7,070–7,175 ft Soft — ride gently AZT - Equestrian Bypass · 1.1 mi · 6,621–7,011 ft Soft — ride gently Fisher Point · 0.6 mi · 6,841–6,893 ft Soft — ride gently Middle Tier Trail · 0.9 mi · 7,080–7,175 ft Soft — ride gently Rio Connector Trail · 0.9 mi · 6,795–6,893 ft Soft — ride gently Sinagua Loop · 0.7 mi · 6,781–6,867 ft Soft — ride gently Skunk Canyon · 2.3 mi · 6,713–6,919 ft Soft — ride gently AZT - Walnut Canyon (Equestrian Bypass) · 1.9 mi · 6,955–7,028 ft Soft — ride gently Pegg Trail · 0.4 mi · 7,244–7,306 ft Soft — ride gently Arizona Trail-Flagstaff · 1.6 mi · 6,798–6,913 ft Soft — ride gently Burnt Corral Trail · 0.4 mi · 6,804–6,857 ft Soft — ride gently Christmas Tree Connector · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently Flagstaff Loop Trail · 10.4 mi · 6,775–7,034 ft Soft — ride gently Kodiak Trail · 0.3 mi Soft — ride gently Lower Oldham · 0.2 mi · 7,064–7,126 ft Soft — ride gently Lower Pipeline Trail · 0.6 mi · 7,080–7,123 ft Soft — ride gently Old Caves Crater Trail · 2.1 mi · 6,663–7,169 ft Muddy — stay off Apollo · 0.6 mi · 7,205–7,382 ft Muddy — stay off Dipper · 1.4 mi · 7,293–7,726 ft Muddy — stay off Dry Lakes Trail (FUTS) · 0.8 mi · 7,100–7,136 ft Muddy — stay off Fort Valley South Trail · 0.7 mi · 7,201–7,369 ft Muddy — stay off Pickle Trail · 0.6 mi · 7,792–8,422 ft Muddy — stay off Quintana Trail · 0.7 mi · 7,060–7,156 ft Muddy — stay off Rocky Ridge Access Trail · 0.4 mi · 7,156–7,205 ft Muddy — stay off Schultz Creek · 0.1 mi Muddy — stay off Arizona Trail-Fort Valley · 5.5 mi · 7,579–8,110 ft Muddy — stay off Big Bang · 4.4 mi · 7,192–8,406 ft Muddy — stay off Kentucky Waterfalls Trail · 0.4 mi · 7,552–7,815 ft Muddy — stay off Lost Burrito Trail · 1.2 mi · 7,346–8,323 ft Muddy — stay off Lost Dog Trail · 1 mi · 7,487–7,766 ft Muddy — stay off Pluto · 0.2 mi · 7,589–7,723 ft Muddy — stay off Upper Dry Lakes Trail · 0.9 mi · 7,684–8,310 ft Muddy — stay off Upper Hotshots Trail · 0.4 mi · 8,005–8,219 ft Muddy — stay off Upper Lost Dog Trail · 0.6 mi · 7,772–8,009 ft Muddy — stay off Abalone · 0.4 mi Muddy — stay off Arizona Trail-Rocky Ridge · 1.9 mi · 7,188–7,457 ft Muddy — stay off Arizona Trail-San Francisco Peaks · 8 mi · 7,635–9,019 ft Muddy — stay off Arizona Trail-Schultz Creek Trail · 0.1 mi Muddy — stay off Deer Hill Trail · 5.5 mi · 7,136–7,346 ft Muddy — stay off Down Under · 0.9 mi · 7,920–8,196 ft Muddy — stay off Humphreys Spur Trail · 0.4 mi · 9,554–9,718 ft Muddy — stay off Middle Oldham · 1.1 mi · 7,552–7,910 ft Muddy — stay off Rocky Ridge Trail · 0.8 mi · 7,388–7,598 ft Muddy — stay off Rusty Pipe · 0.6 mi · 7,992–8,179 ft Muddy — stay off Scarlet Begonias Trail · 0.7 mi · 7,306–7,533 ft Muddy — stay off Schultz Creek Trail · 1.4 mi · 7,720–8,077 ft Muddy — stay off Schultz Loop Trail · 0.5 mi · 8,041–8,081 ft Muddy — stay off Veit Spring Trail · 0.8 mi · 8,488–8,615 ft Muddy — stay off Weatherford Trail/Arizona Trail · 0.1 mi · 8,018–8,061 ft Muddy — stay off Brookbank · 0.9 mi · 8,278–8,346 ft Muddy — stay off Chimney · 0.7 mi · 7,205–7,287 ft Muddy — stay off Dry Lakes Loop Trail · 0.7 mi Muddy — stay off Dry Lakes West Overlook Trail · 0.7 mi · 8,287–8,330 ft Muddy — stay off FS Loop · 0.5 mi Muddy — stay off Gold Digger · 3.9 mi · 7,287–7,677 ft Muddy — stay off Kachina Access Trail · 0.4 mi · 8,622–8,786 ft Muddy — stay off Mount Elden Summit Trail · 0.7 mi · 8,770–9,016 ft Muddy — stay off Old Schultz Creek Trail · 0.7 mi · 7,198–7,297 ft Muddy — stay off Schultz Creek Access Trail · 0.5 mi · 7,152–7,198 ft Muddy — stay off Schultz Creek-Quintana Trail · 0.4 mi Muddy — stay off Two Spot · 1.4 mi · 7,267–7,352 ft Muddy — stay off Upper Down Under · 0.6 mi · 8,196–8,409 ft Muddy — stay off Cherry Hill to East Columbus Cutover · 0.1 mi Muddy — stay off Don Weaver Trail · 0.7 mi · 6,637–6,762 ft Muddy — stay off Tom Moody Loop Trail · 3.2 mi · 6,624–6,880 ft Muddy — stay off Walnut Meadows Crossover · 0.1 mi Muddy — stay off Arizona Trail · 0.7 mi · 7,772–7,818 ft Muddy — stay off Arizona Trail-Schultz Creek · 2.7 mi · 7,188–7,713 ft Muddy — stay off Easter Island Trail · 1 mi · 7,323–7,612 ft Muddy — stay off High Country Trail · 0.3 mi Muddy — stay off Lower Hotshots Trail · 0.9 mi · 7,740–8,009 ft Muddy — stay off MeteoRide Trail · 1.5 mi · 7,408–8,353 ft Muddy — stay off Mt. Dell Futs singletrack bypass · 0.3 mi · 6,923–6,965 ft Muddy — stay off Rocky Ridge Trail · 0.1 mi Muddy — stay off Sandy Seep Trail · 0.1 mi · 6,903–6,946 ft Muddy — stay off Sinclair singletrack · 0.4 mi Muddy — stay off (social) · 0.4 mi · 7,047–7,090 ft Muddy — stay off Arboretum spur · 0.3 mi · 7,123–7,172 ft Muddy — stay off Spacewalk · 0.9 mi · 7,687–7,756 ft Muddy — stay off Flagstaff Loop Trail · 2.1 mi · 7,001–7,162 ft Muddy — stay off South Thompson Street Cutover · 0.1 mi Muddy — stay off Switzer Canyon Cutover · 0.2 mi Muddy — stay off Arizona Trail-Snow Bowl Connector · 0.6 mi · 9,094–9,304 ft Muddy — stay off Aspen Nature Loop · 1 mi · 8,990–9,219 ft Muddy — stay off Domingo Tank Trail · 0.9 mi · 8,484–8,921 ft Muddy — stay off Afterglow · 0.4 mi · 7,365–7,454 ft Muddy — stay off Arizona Trail-Little Elden · 5.8 mi · 7,149–8,018 ft Muddy — stay off Arizona Trail-Mount Elden · 4.2 mi · 6,703–7,336 ft Muddy — stay off Arizona Trail-Sandy Seep · 1.2 mi · 6,946–7,264 ft Muddy — stay off El Viejo Corazon Trail · 2.3 mi · 7,283–8,766 ft Muddy — stay off New Heart Trail · 3.9 mi · 7,346–8,773 ft Muddy — stay off Devils Head Trail · 0.3 mi · 9,039–9,131 ft Muddy — stay off DeMiguel connector · 1.1 mi · 7,014–7,106 ft Muddy — stay off Interpretive Trail (Demiguel School) · 0.1 mi · 6,959–7,014 ft Muddy — stay off Arizona Trail-Schultz Creek Connector · 0.7 mi · 7,720–7,812 ft Muddy — stay off Dog Food-Schultz Creek Connector · 0.3 mi · 7,402–7,451 ft Muddy — stay off Prom Night Shortcut · 0.1 mi Muddy — stay off Upper Oldham Trail · 1.6 mi · 7,904–8,927 ft Muddy — stay off Wasabi Trail · 0.9 mi · 7,976–8,734 ft Muddy — stay off Can I? · 0.6 mi · 7,713–8,278 ft Muddy — stay off Ricochet Trail · 1.2 mi · 8,182–8,681 ft Muddy — stay off SWELL · 1.4 mi · 7,949–8,317 ft Muddy — stay off (North to Equestrian estates) · 0.5 mi · 7,083–7,116 ft Muddy — stay off Broadside · 3.2 mi · 8,077–8,766 ft Muddy — stay off Brookbank Trail · 4.2 mi · 7,690–8,691 ft Muddy — stay off DD Trail · 0.6 mi · 8,520–8,996 ft Muddy — stay off Dry Lakes Overlook Trail · 0.4 mi · 8,304–8,360 ft Muddy — stay off Forest Service Trail · 2.2 mi · 7,260–7,434 ft Muddy — stay off Full Sail · 3.1 mi · 8,028–8,839 ft Muddy — stay off Horse Camp Access Trail · 0.9 mi · 7,149–7,451 ft Muddy — stay off Little Bear Trail · 3.4 mi · 7,556–8,425 ft Muddy — stay off Little Elden Spring Trail · 0.1 mi Muddy — stay off Little Gnarly Trail · 0.7 mi · 8,041–8,314 ft Muddy — stay off Lone Eagle Trail · 0.4 mi · 8,094–8,753 ft Muddy — stay off Lower Brookbank Trail · 0.2 mi Muddy — stay off Lunar Tide · 1.2 mi · 8,005–8,310 ft Muddy — stay off Observatory Mesa · 2 mi · 7,070–7,385 ft Muddy — stay off Private Reserve · 1 mi · 7,867–9,032 ft Muddy — stay off Rosies Pass · 0.4 mi · 7,221–7,287 ft Muddy — stay off Sunset Trail · 4.2 mi · 8,048–9,154 ft Muddy — stay off Upper Sunset Trail · 0.7 mi · 8,409–8,766 ft Muddy — stay off Flagstaff mountain biking FAQ What are the best mountain bike trails to ride near Flagstaff right now? Today the trails riding best near Flagstaff are Upper bridge Trail, FUTS and Bridge. The full list below is sorted by today's real conditions, best first, and refreshes every morning, so the top of the list is always your best bet right now. See live conditions →
When will the mountain bike trails in Flagstaff dry out? It depends on recent rain and each trail's soil. The 10-day outlook on this page shows how many Flagstaff trails are expected to be riding well each day, with rain markers, so you can pick the right day instead of guessing. See the 10-day outlook →
Is it too muddy to ride in Flagstaff after rain? Right now 153 of 164 featured Flagstaff trails are reading soft or too muddy to ride. Flagstaff is mostly loam soil, which drains at a moderate pace, so after a storm some trails firm up within a day while others stay greasy. Riding wet, soft dirt damages trails and leaves ruts, so check the live mud reading on each trail before you head out. Check the live mud reading →
How many mountain bike trails are in Flagstaff? Flagstaff has 165 featured mountain bike trails tracked here for conditions, with more searchable on the live map.
How high are the Flagstaff trails? Flagstaff trails run from about 6,516–9,718 ft. Higher trails hold snow later into spring and dry out later than the lower ones, so conditions can vary a lot across the same area on the same day.
When is the best time to ride mountain bikes in Flagstaff? The best time to ride Flagstaff is April through November, when daytime highs are in the 52–82°F range and the trails are typically dry. The high country is usually snowbound January through March and December. This is based on 10 years of local climate data; check the live conditions on this page for how the trails are actually riding today.
What months can you mountain bike in Flagstaff? The main riding season in Flagstaff is roughly April through November; the high trails are usually snowbound January through March and December and melt out through spring. This page tracks snow coverage and melt-out daily so you can time the high country.
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