Phoenix Mountain Bike Trail Conditions
Phoenix is a winter riding destination with a dense desert trail network. South Mountain, the McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Hawes, and the Estrella trails ride on rocky, fast-draining desert soils that are good almost any time it isn't raining. Winter and spring are prime; summer rides happen at dawn.
359 featured mountain bike trailselevation 991–3,947 ft
Is it muddy in Phoenix right now?
Right now about 28 of 347 featured Phoenix 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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Phoenix conditions at a glancesnapshot · Oct 15
Live conditions map
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28 of 347 trails riding well
28 147 172
Air quality
AQI 67 · Moderate
Wildfire smoke (PM2.5). EPA AirNow (observed) + CAMS forecast. Informational.
Next 10 days
Trails riding well each day · blue dot = rain
28 Today 131 Fri 227 Sat 299 Sun 331 Mon 342 Tue 344 Wed 307 Thu 279 Fri 330 Sat Most trails are wet right now. They bounce back Saturday, with about 227 of 359 riding well.
Temperature this week
Lower trails 1,030–2,090 ft
53° typical 64°–82°F 90°
High country 2,592–3,701 ft
50° typical 55°–73°F 80°
40° 60° 80° 100°
5-day forecast
Today ☀️ 89°
Fri ☀️ 87°
Sat 🌦️ 82°
Sun 🌦️ 86°
Mon 🌦️ 86°
Daytime high across Phoenix, rain marked. Real forecast, refreshed every morning (elevation detail above).
Trail soil & drainage
13% 21% 62% 5%
Mostly sandy, which drains fast and firms up quickly after rain.
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Best time of year to ride Phoenix
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 Phoenix is January through April and October through December , when daytime highs sit in the 65–87°F range and the dirt is typically dry. May through September runs hot, with typical highs near or above 104°F. 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 28 of 347 featured trails are good to go).
January: Prime, typical high 65°F (ride score 100/100) J 65° February: Prime, typical high 69°F (ride score 100/100) F 69° March: Prime, typical high 76°F (ride score 100/100) M 76° April: Prime, typical high 85°F (ride score 96/100) A 85° May: Too hot, typical high 91°F (ride score 77/100) M 91° June: Too hot, typical high 103°F (ride score 40/100) J 103° July: Too hot, typical high 104°F (ride score 37/100) J 104° August: Too hot, typical high 102°F (ride score 44/100) A 102° September: Too hot, typical high 97°F (ride score 58/100) S 97° October: Prime, typical high 87°F (ride score 91/100) O 87° November: Prime, typical high 75°F (ride score 100/100) N 75° December: Prime, typical high 65°F (ride score 100/100) D 65°
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 Phoenix
Named riding areas in Phoenix, each with its own live conditions and the trails inside it.
Best Phoenix 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 Phoenix.
De Las Lomas Access Trail · 0.2 mi Hero dirt 13 Ditches · 0.9 mi · 1,542–1,601 ft Hero dirt Shaughnessey Connector · 0.7 mi · 1,129–1,371 ft Hero dirt Cholla Flats Loop · 2.5 mi · 1,286–1,440 ft Hero dirt Corona to DC Connector · 0.5 mi · 1,476–1,614 ft Hero dirt Desert Classic · 3.9 mi · 1,421–1,585 ft Hero dirt Desert Tortoise Trail · 1.1 mi · 1,683–1,765 ft Hero dirt Great Horned Owl Trail · 3 mi · 1,631–1,988 ft Hero dirt Hawk's Nest Trail · 0.4 mi · 1,608–1,831 ft Hero dirt Kachina Access Trail · 0.1 mi Hero dirt Ma-Ha-Tuak Perimeter Trail · 7.1 mi · 1,181–1,644 ft Hero dirt T-Bone Trail · 0.5 mi · 1,319–1,414 ft Hero dirt Canal Trail · 0.5 mi Hero dirt Las Lomitas Trail · 2.8 mi · 1,365–1,588 ft Hero dirt Ma-Ha-Tuak Connector · 0.3 mi · 1,263–1,329 ft Hero dirt Anasazi Spur · 0.5 mi · 1,703–1,778 ft Hero dirt Kovach Family Nature Trail · 0.4 mi Hero dirt Old Jeep Trail · 1.4 mi · 1,949–2,142 ft Hero dirt 32nd St Connector · 0.2 mi · 1,355–1,460 ft Hero dirt Connector (Moderate) Hero dirt Corona de Loma Trail · 1.6 mi · 1,614–2,365 ft Hero dirt Corona to DC Connector 2 · 0.2 mi Hero dirt DC to Corona Connector · 0.1 mi Hero dirt DC-Ray Connector · 1.6 mi · 1,289–1,549 ft Hero dirt Lost Ranch to Cholla · 0.2 mi · 1,316–1,358 ft Hero dirt Old Man Trail · 1.4 mi · 1,470–2,543 ft Hero dirt Thash Kavid North Trail · 0.7 mi · 1,375–1,480 ft Hero dirt Young Man Trail · 1 mi · 1,427–2,218 ft Hero dirt #300 - Summit Trail · 0.9 mi · 1,598–2,569 ft Soft — ride gently #304 - Nature Trail · 1.4 mi · 1,539–1,752 ft Soft — ride gently #8A - Quartz Ridge Trail · 1.2 mi · 1,398–1,837 ft Soft — ride gently 310 - Shadow Mountain Big Loop Trail · 1.5 mi · 1,493–1,821 ft Soft — ride gently 310 & 312 - Shadow Mountain Loop Trails · 0.2 mi · 1,657–1,719 ft Soft — ride gently 312 - Shadow Mountain Small Loop Trail · 0.6 mi · 1,480–1,719 ft Soft — ride gently 5k Trail · 3 mi · 1,207–1,332 ft Soft — ride gently Alta · 4.6 mi · 1,325–2,421 ft Soft — ride gently Alta-Bajada Connector · 0.3 mi · 1,555–1,667 ft Soft — ride gently Alternate Summit Trail 300A · 0.3 mi · 1,375–1,598 ft Soft — ride gently Arizona Canal · 0.6 mi Soft — ride gently Bajada Trail · 4.1 mi · 1,293–1,693 ft Soft — ride gently Big Butte Loop · 0.7 mi Soft — ride gently Bursera Canyon · 1.2 mi · 1,266–1,713 ft Soft — ride gently Bursera Trail · 3.3 mi · 1,240–1,909 ft Soft — ride gently Caballo Trail · 0.4 mi · 2,687–2,743 ft Soft — ride gently Cat Peaks Pass Trail · 0.2 mi Soft — ride gently Cat's Peaks loop · 0.9 mi · 1,814–1,942 ft Soft — ride gently Circumference Trail · 1.4 mi · 1,503–1,670 ft Soft — ride gently Crosscut Trail · 1.1 mi · 1,450–1,677 ft Soft — ride gently Degoba Alt · 0.3 mi · 1,371–1,424 ft Soft — ride gently Degoba Loop · 0.7 mi · 1,394–1,512 ft Soft — ride gently Desert Classic Trail · 4.7 mi · 1,332–1,480 ft Soft — ride gently Dixie Mountain Loop · 3.5 mi · 1,654–2,031 ft Soft — ride gently Double Butte Loop · 1.9 mi · 1,247–1,355 ft Soft — ride gently Gila Trail · 2.9 mi · 1,276–1,719 ft Soft — ride gently GP to DC · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently GPT to DC Connector · 0.1 mi · 1,591–1,663 ft Soft — ride gently Greenbelt Access Trail · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently Guadalupe Perimeter · 1.9 mi · 1,450–1,808 ft Soft — ride gently Guadalupe Perimeter Trail · 2.7 mi · 1,345–1,778 ft Soft — ride gently H-1 Trail · 4.8 mi · 1,319–1,496 ft Soft — ride gently H-4B Trail · 0.4 mi · 1,371–1,503 ft Soft — ride gently Helipad · 0.2 mi Soft — ride gently Hidden Valley Connector Trail · 0.2 mi · 1,991–2,188 ft Soft — ride gently Hidden Valley Trail · 0.5 mi · 1,949–2,087 ft Soft — ride gently Javelina to National Connector · 0.2 mi · 1,565–1,614 ft Soft — ride gently Lost Dog Wash Trail · 2.9 mi · 1,709–2,080 ft Soft — ride gently Lost Ranch Trail · 1.7 mi · 1,302–2,290 ft Soft — ride gently Lower Corona de Loma Trail · 1.2 mi · 1,434–1,614 ft Soft — ride gently Marcus Landslide Trail · 1.4 mi · 2,530–2,795 ft Soft — ride gently Midlife Crisis · 1.1 mi · 1,765–2,221 ft Soft — ride gently Mormon Trail · 1.4 mi · 1,273–1,998 ft Soft — ride gently Oasis South · 0.4 mi · 1,463–1,535 ft Soft — ride gently Outer Loop South · 2.3 mi · 1,522–1,565 ft Soft — ride gently Papago South · 0.2 mi · 1,191–1,247 ft Soft — ride gently PCL to Beacon · 0.2 mi · 1,365–1,434 ft Soft — ride gently PCL to Ridgeline · 0.1 mi · 1,362–1,440 ft Soft — ride gently Pima Canyon Loop · 0.8 mi · 1,378–1,558 ft Soft — ride gently Prospector Loop · 1.8 mi · 1,404–2,365 ft Soft — ride gently Prospector to National · 0.1 mi · 2,359–2,415 ft Soft — ride gently Ridgeline Connector · 0.2 mi · 1,480–1,677 ft Soft — ride gently Service Road #3 · 1.2 mi · 2,638–2,723 ft Soft — ride gently Sidewinder · 1 mi · 1,404–1,693 ft Soft — ride gently Signal Wash Trail · 0.5 mi · 1,713–1,745 ft Soft — ride gently Telegraph Pass Trail · 0.7 mi · 1,512–2,001 ft Soft — ride gently Thash Kavid South Trail · 0.9 mi · 1,375–1,473 ft Soft — ride gently Thash Kavid Trail · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently Thondum Wihom Trail · 2.4 mi · 1,273–2,359 ft Soft — ride gently Tom's Thumb · 0.2 mi · 3,750–3,930 ft Soft — ride gently Trail 200A · 0.9 mi · 1,440–1,634 ft Soft — ride gently Union Peak Trail · 0.4 mi · 1,998–2,267 ft Soft — ride gently Upper Gila Trail · 1.9 mi · 1,440–2,323 ft Soft — ride gently Red Mountain · 0.3 mi Soft — ride gently Dobbins Lookout Connector · 0.2 mi · 2,178–2,329 ft Soft — ride gently National Trail · 15.2 mi · 1,142–2,477 ft Soft — ride gently Sidewinder · 0.4 mi · 2,398–2,464 ft Soft — ride gently Coachwhip Trail · 2.5 mi · 2,178–2,428 ft Soft — ride gently County Park Connector · 1.4 mi · 2,474–2,608 ft Soft — ride gently Gooseneck Trail · 6.6 mi · 2,500–2,638 ft Soft — ride gently Hillside Trail · 0.4 mi · 2,618–2,694 ft Soft — ride gently Jomax · 0.4 mi · 2,680–2,723 ft Soft — ride gently Latigo Trail · 5.8 mi · 2,333–2,841 ft Soft — ride gently Redbird Trail · 1.4 mi · 2,595–2,700 ft Soft — ride gently Rock Knob Trail · 1.1 mi · 2,421–2,684 ft Soft — ride gently Service Road #2 · 0.9 mi · 2,621–2,680 ft Soft — ride gently Charles M. Christiansen Trail 100 Soft — ride gently To Trail 100 · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently #302 - Circumference Trail · 2.7 mi · 1,460–2,100 ft Soft — ride gently #8B · 0.3 mi · 1,749–1,837 ft Soft — ride gently #8B - Ruth Hamilton Trail · 0.5 mi · 1,594–1,916 ft Soft — ride gently Connector · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently Holbert Trail · 2.6 mi · 1,342–2,431 ft Soft — ride gently #60 - Nature Trail · 1 mi · 1,312–1,572 ft Soft — ride gently Bulldog Saddle Trail · 2.4 mi · 2,021–2,598 ft Soft — ride gently Cliffhugger · 0.6 mi · 1,407–1,483 ft Soft — ride gently Elliot Ramada Loop · 1.2 mi · 1,211–1,266 ft Soft — ride gently Hairpin Alley · 0.7 mi · 1,486–1,535 ft Soft — ride gently Sun Circle Trail · 1.1 mi Soft — ride gently Sven Towers Trail · 0.4 mi · 2,844–3,084 ft Soft — ride gently Tom's Thumb Trail · 4.7 mi · 2,425–3,793 ft Soft — ride gently Trail 25A · 1.2 mi · 1,417–1,650 ft Soft — ride gently Trail 308 · 2.3 mi · 1,522–1,696 ft Soft — ride gently Beacon Hill Trail · 1.1 mi · 1,325–1,463 ft Soft — ride gently Little Butte Loop · 0.5 mi · 1,286–1,329 ft Soft — ride gently Lizard Trail · 0.9 mi · 1,171–1,234 ft Soft — ride gently Loma Trail · 0.3 mi · 1,171–1,227 ft Soft — ride gently North Linear Park Path · 1.7 mi Soft — ride gently Pima Wash Trail · 1.4 mi · 1,362–1,562 ft Soft — ride gently Pima West Loop Trail Soft — ride gently Playa Del Norte Walking Path · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently #1A - Perl Charles Trail · 3 mi · 1,365–1,732 ft Soft — ride gently #220 - Dreamy Draw Nature Trail · 0.7 mi · 1,493–1,683 ft Soft — ride gently Access Trail · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently Americana Trail · 1.1 mi · 1,946–2,028 ft Soft — ride gently Falcon Trail · 0.7 mi Soft — ride gently Hawknest Trail · 0.6 mi · 2,333–2,388 ft Soft — ride gently Pino Trail · 0.9 mi · 1,952–2,051 ft Soft — ride gently West Alta · 0.6 mi · 1,335–1,585 ft Soft — ride gently Alta to Hau'pal Connector · 0.4 mi · 2,303–2,365 ft Soft — ride gently Bursera to Gila · 0.1 mi · 1,755–1,877 ft Soft — ride gently Connector · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently Dobbin's Lookout Extenstion Trail Soft — ride gently Gila Lookout Connector · 0.4 mi · 2,441–2,631 ft Soft — ride gently Hau'pal Loop Trail · 2.7 mi · 1,332–2,297 ft Soft — ride gently Javelina to Ridgeline · 0.1 mi · 1,312–1,440 ft Soft — ride gently Ranger Trail · 1.7 mi · 1,430–2,251 ft Soft — ride gently CAP Road Trail · 1.5 mi · 1,503–1,614 ft Soft — ride gently H-1A Trail · 1.1 mi Soft — ride gently H-4A Trail · 0.3 mi · 1,339–1,394 ft Soft — ride gently Pipe Dream · 1 mi · 1,545–1,644 ft Soft — ride gently Feldspar Trail · 0.7 mi · 2,733–2,969 ft Soft — ride gently Saguaro Nest Trail · 1.7 mi · 2,497–2,621 ft Soft — ride gently Trail 308 Access · 0.2 mi · 1,483–1,575 ft Soft — ride gently Maricopa/Sun Circle Trail · 4 mi · 991–1,053 ft Soft — ride gently #8A · 0.6 mi · 1,621–1,837 ft Soft — ride gently Arizona Canal · 9.1 mi · 1,280–1,322 ft Soft — ride gently Beverly-Pima Connector Trail · 1.2 mi · 1,230–1,506 ft Soft — ride gently Casa Rica Trail · 0.2 mi Soft — ride gently Devestator Trail · 0.7 mi · 1,224–1,870 ft Soft — ride gently Javelina Canyon Trail · 2.9 mi · 1,230–1,998 ft Soft — ride gently Marcos de Niza Trail · 1.3 mi · 1,394–1,778 ft Soft — ride gently Pima Canyon Loop Trail · 2.5 mi · 1,270–1,463 ft Soft — ride gently Ridgeline Trail · 1.6 mi · 1,286–1,696 ft Soft — ride gently Westworld · 1.2 mi · 1,460–1,503 ft Soft — ride gently #8 - Quartz Ridge Trail · 2.2 mi · 1,499–1,781 ft Soft — ride gently Andrews-Kinsey Trail (Moderately Difficult) · 0.5 mi · 2,457–2,654 ft Soft — ride gently Crossover Trail · 0.2 mi · 1,808–1,847 ft Soft — ride gently Lower Gidro · 1.6 mi · 1,978–2,487 ft Soft — ride gently Paradise Trail · 1.4 mi · 1,657–2,008 ft Soft — ride gently Rattle Saddle Trail · 0.1 mi · 1,644–1,873 ft Soft — ride gently Ringtail Trail · 2.1 mi · 1,706–2,005 ft Soft — ride gently Sunrise Trail · 4.4 mi · 1,768–2,844 ft Soft — ride gently Upper Hawes · 11.4 mi · 1,575–2,313 ft Soft — ride gently VOAZ loop · 0.5 mi · 1,729–1,936 ft Soft — ride gently H-4 Trail · 1.1 mi · 1,329–1,663 ft Soft — ride gently Trail 25/25A · 0.2 mi · 1,437–1,470 ft Soft — ride gently Old Trail 308 · 0.6 mi · 1,627–1,706 ft Muddy — stay off Trail 101 · 0.6 mi · 1,434–1,598 ft Muddy — stay off Cypress Ridge Community Walking Trail · 0.9 mi Muddy — stay off Valle Verde Trail · 1.2 mi · 1,742–1,903 ft Muddy — stay off #306 - Shaw Butte Trail · 3.4 mi · 1,358–2,054 ft Muddy — stay off 158th Street Spur Trail · 0.7 mi Muddy — stay off Cinch Trail · 0.6 mi · 1,683–1,739 ft Muddy — stay off Connector Muddy — stay off Desert Park Trail · 3.1 mi · 1,699–2,293 ft Muddy — stay off East Point Drop · 0.7 mi · 1,430–1,588 ft Muddy — stay off Granite Trail · 3.5 mi · 1,900–2,221 ft Muddy — stay off Horseshoe Trail · 0.7 mi · 1,706–1,811 ft Muddy — stay off Maricopa Trail · 1.9 mi · 1,411–1,470 ft Muddy — stay off North Canal Bank Road · 2.2 mi Muddy — stay off Shallmo Wash Trail · 1.7 mi · 1,686–1,880 ft Muddy — stay off Sport Loop · 2.9 mi · 1,634–1,781 ft Muddy — stay off Summerpoint Trail · 1 mi · 1,949–2,014 ft Muddy — stay off Technical Loop · 2.5 mi · 1,621–1,827 ft Muddy — stay off #100 - Charles M. Christiansen Trail · 10.8 mi · 1,312–1,644 ft Muddy — stay off 35th Place Trail Access · 0.1 mi Muddy — stay off Black Hill Trail · 2.1 mi · 2,484–2,661 ft Muddy — stay off Blevins Trail · 3 mi · 1,804–1,896 ft Muddy — stay off Cactus Nectar Trail · 0.9 mi · 2,123–2,241 ft Muddy — stay off Camino Campana Interpretive Trail · 0.7 mi · 2,539–2,589 ft Muddy — stay off Chain Fruit Trail · 1 mi · 1,883–1,969 ft Muddy — stay off Charles M. Christiansen Trail 100 Muddy — stay off Delsie Trail · 2.4 mi · 2,165–2,474 ft Muddy — stay off Desert Hawk Trail · 0.5 mi Muddy — stay off Desert Iguana Trail · 0.9 mi Muddy — stay off East End Trail · 1.4 mi · 2,579–3,609 ft Muddy — stay off H-2 Trail · 1.6 mi · 1,453–1,857 ft Muddy — stay off H-3 Trail · 2.7 mi · 1,371–1,791 ft Muddy — stay off H-5A Trail · 0.3 mi · 1,365–1,414 ft Muddy — stay off Lariat Trail · 1.4 mi · 2,162–2,260 ft Muddy — stay off Levee Trail · 1.6 mi · 1,752–1,824 ft Muddy — stay off North 3rd Avenue · 0.1 mi Muddy — stay off NRA: All Mountain Park 3A · 0.1 mi · 2,041–2,087 ft Muddy — stay off Stoneman Wash Trail · 4.2 mi · 1,867–2,438 ft Muddy — stay off Sun Circle Trail / Maricopa Trail Muddy — stay off Trail 100B · 0.2 mi · 1,493–1,621 ft Muddy — stay off Trail 150 - Summit Trail · 0.6 mi · 1,591–1,890 ft Muddy — stay off Trail 25 · 0.3 mi · 1,417–1,473 ft Muddy — stay off Trail 306 · 0.1 mi Muddy — stay off Promenade Trail (Moderate) · 0.9 mi · 2,474–2,579 ft Muddy — stay off Sunrise EQ Connector · 0.4 mi · 1,880–1,939 ft Muddy — stay off Amigos Wash Trail · 1.2 mi · 1,772–1,877 ft Muddy — stay off Boulderdash Trail · 1.1 mi · 1,736–2,277 ft Muddy — stay off Buckhorn Campground · 0.1 mi Muddy — stay off Bulldog Saddle · 0.3 mi · 1,942–2,021 ft Muddy — stay off Bush Lite West · 1.6 mi · 1,444–1,535 ft Muddy — stay off Cactus Garden Trail · 0.9 mi · 2,195–2,625 ft Muddy — stay off Cactus Wren · 0.4 mi · 1,939–2,021 ft Muddy — stay off County Line Trail · 1.1 mi · 1,732–1,837 ft Muddy — stay off Crismon Wash Trail · 0.9 mi · 1,772–1,883 ft Muddy — stay off Fence Line Trail (Easy) · 1.2 mi Muddy — stay off Gold Link Trail · 1.2 mi · 1,936–2,221 ft Muddy — stay off Gold Link Trail Connector · 0.1 mi · 1,900–1,946 ft Muddy — stay off Hawknest Connector · 0.1 mi Muddy — stay off Lost Sheep Trail · 1.6 mi · 1,850–2,028 ft Muddy — stay off Lower Salt River Interpretive Trail · 2.2 mi Muddy — stay off Magic Mountain Trail · 0.3 mi · 1,808–1,919 ft Muddy — stay off Moon Rock Trail · 1.4 mi · 1,798–1,870 ft Muddy — stay off Nighthawk Wash Trail · 0.5 mi · 1,762–1,814 ft Muddy — stay off Noso Trail · 1 mi · 1,772–1,896 ft Muddy — stay off NRA All Mountain Party E · 0.1 mi · 2,241–2,293 ft Muddy — stay off Pass Mountain Trail · 7.5 mi · 1,890–2,612 ft Muddy — stay off Pinnacle Peak - Four Seasons Trail · 0.7 mi Muddy — stay off Ridge Trail · 1.7 mi · 1,362–1,736 ft Muddy — stay off Ruidoso Trail · 1.4 mi · 1,716–1,781 ft Muddy — stay off Saguaro Trail · 2.2 mi · 1,362–1,719 ft Muddy — stay off Secret Trail · 1.1 mi · 1,722–1,844 ft Muddy — stay off Spillway Trail · 1.2 mi · 1,713–1,795 ft Muddy — stay off Wind Cave Trail Muddy — stay off 136th Street Express · 2.9 mi · 2,497–2,582 ft Muddy — stay off 150th Street Trail Spur · 0.7 mi Muddy — stay off …and 97 more. Search or explore the live map. Phoenix mountain biking FAQ What are the best mountain bike trails to ride near Phoenix right now? Today the trails riding best near Phoenix are De Las Lomas Access Trail, 13 Ditches and Shaughnessey Connector. 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 Phoenix dry out? It depends on recent rain and each trail's soil. The 10-day outlook on this page shows how many Phoenix 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 Phoenix after rain? Right now 319 of 347 featured Phoenix trails are reading soft or too muddy to ride. Phoenix 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 Phoenix? Phoenix has 359 featured mountain bike trails tracked here for conditions, with more searchable on the live map.
How high are the Phoenix trails? Phoenix trails run from about 991–3,947 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 Phoenix? The best time to ride Phoenix is January through April and October through December, when daytime highs are in the 65–87°F range and the trails are typically dry. May through September runs hot, with typical highs near or above 104°F. 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.
Is it too hot to mountain bike in Phoenix in summer? May through September in Phoenix averages daytime highs near or above 104°F, hot enough that most riders go at dawn or dusk or wait for the cooler shoulder seasons. The best riding window is January through April and October through December.
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