Tucson Mountain Bike Trail Conditions
Tucson's Sonoran Desert trails ride year-round at the foot of five mountain ranges. The 50 Year Trail, Fantasy Island, Sweetwater, and the high climbs on Mount Lemmon span saguaro flats to pine forest. The desert dries fast, so conditions are good far more often than not.
164 featured mountain bike trailselevation 2,316–9,108 ft
Is it muddy in Tucson right now?
Right now about 88 of 164 featured Tucson 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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Tucson conditions at a glancesnapshot · Aug 14
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88 of 164 trails riding well
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Air quality
AQI 54 · Moderate
EPA AirNow (observed) + CAMS forecast. Informational.
Next 9 days
Trails riding well each day · blue dot = rain
88 Today 123 Sat 135 Sun 142 Mon 142 Tue 142 Wed 142 Thu 141 Fri 141 Sat Trails are riding well today. A little rain is possible Tuesday, but most trails should keep riding well.
Temperature this week
Lower trails 2,329–4,268 ft
68° typical 78°–98°F 109°
High country 5,663–8,698 ft
51° typical 62°–76°F 88°
40° 60° 80° 100° 120°
5-day forecast
Today 🌧️ 91°
Sat 🌦️ 96°
Sun ☀️ 103°
Mon 🌦️ 109°
Tue 🌧️ 107°
Daytime high across Tucson, rain marked. Real forecast, refreshed every morning (elevation detail above).
Trail soil & drainage
74% 26%
Mostly loam, which drains at a moderate pace.
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Best time of year to ride Tucson
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 Tucson is January through April and October through December , when daytime highs sit in the 65–86°F range and the dirt is typically dry. May through September runs hot, with typical highs near or above 101°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 88 of 164 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 84°F (ride score 99/100) A 84° May: Too hot, typical high 91°F (ride score 79/100) M 91° June: Too hot, typical high 101°F (ride score 45/100) J 101° July: Too hot, typical high 99°F (ride score 48/100) J 99° August: Too hot, typical high 97°F (ride score 57/100) A 97° September: Too hot, typical high 94°F (ride score 64/100) S 94° October: Prime, typical high 86°F (ride score 94/100) O 86° 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 Tucson
Named riding areas in Tucson, each with its own live conditions and the trails inside it.
Best Tucson 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 Tucson.
Badger Chase · 2.2 mi · 3,448–3,543 ft Tacky / good Coyote Canyon · 2.4 mi · 3,363–3,530 ft Tacky / good Explorer Trail · 4.3 mi · 2,513–2,969 ft Tacky / good Hardy Wash Trail · 0.4 mi Hero dirt Hidden Canyon Trail · 1.4 mi · 2,733–3,084 ft Tacky / good Peak View Trail · 0.7 mi · 2,723–2,871 ft Tacky / good Ridge View Trail · 1.2 mi · 3,133–3,481 ft Tacky / good Sarasota Trail · 0.9 mi · 2,756–2,805 ft Tacky / good Starr Pass · 0.3 mi · 2,671–2,740 ft Tacky / good Starr Pass Cutoff · 0.2 mi · 2,720–2,756 ft Tacky / good Starr Pass Trail · 3.4 mi · 2,680–2,858 ft Tacky / good Tucson Estates Trail · 1.3 mi · 2,641–2,848 ft Tacky / good Yetman Trail · 6 mi · 2,694–3,163 ft Tacky / good Zippin' · 1.4 mi · 3,235–3,268 ft Tacky / good Mole Mound · 1.6 mi · 3,245–3,406 ft Tacky / good Ole Mesquite · 1.1 mi · 3,445–3,537 ft Tacky / good Saguaro Rib Trail · 0.2 mi Tacky / good Tight and Twisty · 1.3 mi · 3,268–3,445 ft Tacky / good Dove Mountain Community · 2 mi · 2,556–2,792 ft Hero dirt Rock Wren Trail · 2.5 mi · 2,766–2,894 ft Tacky / good 360 Vista Trail · 1.1 mi · 2,625–2,841 ft Hero dirt Bactrian Summit Trail · 0.1 mi · 2,710–2,766 ft Hero dirt Big Wash Trail · 1.3 mi · 2,825–2,913 ft Hero dirt Bowen Trail · 0.8 mi · 2,743–2,822 ft Tacky / good CDO Access Trail · 1.5 mi · 2,451–2,569 ft Tacky / good Little Cat Tral · 1 mi · 2,779–2,822 ft Tacky / good Max Shemwell Trail · 1.4 mi · 2,661–2,910 ft Tacky / good Red Tail · 0.6 mi · 3,323–3,386 ft Tacky / good Agua Caliente Wash · 0.6 mi Hero dirt Tecolote Trail · 0.5 mi · 2,562–2,605 ft Hero dirt Buckthorn · 0.6 mi · 3,406–3,520 ft Tacky / good Golden Gate Trail · 1 mi · 2,805–3,186 ft Tacky / good Painted Hills Trail · 0.1 mi · 2,644–2,707 ft Hero dirt Pistolero · 2.2 mi · 3,435–3,576 ft Tacky / good Flight Path Trail · 1 mi · 2,569–2,628 ft Hero dirt Sunset Pass Trail · 1.4 mi · 2,625–2,733 ft Hero dirt Snake Dance · 2.2 mi · 2,894–2,936 ft Hero dirt Bridle Trail · 1.7 mi · 2,700–2,740 ft Hero dirt Sutherland Trail · 2.7 mi · 2,720–3,399 ft Hero dirt Bunny · 5.7 mi · 2,835–2,920 ft Hero dirt Bunny's Revenge · 1.6 mi Hero dirt Houghton Street · 2 mi · 2,887–2,943 ft Hero dirt Central Pike · 0.8 mi · 2,884–2,920 ft Hero dirt Central Pike Loop · 0.7 mi Hero dirt Around the Block · 1 mi Hero dirt unnamed trail · 0.9 mi · 3,107–3,143 ft Hero dirt Burro Pit Loop · 2.3 mi · 2,799–2,835 ft Tacky / good La Milagrosa · 1.1 mi · 2,795–3,609 ft Tacky / good Bo's Loop · 1.4 mi · 2,792–2,825 ft Tacky / good Christmas Tree Loop · 1.3 mi · 2,818–2,867 ft Tacky / good Lone Cactus Loop · 5.9 mi · 2,789–2,854 ft Tacky / good Tanque Verde Wash · 5.5 mi · 2,503–2,621 ft Tacky / good Baby Jesus Trail · 1.8 mi · 3,701–3,875 ft Tacky / good Abington Trail · 1.1 mi · 2,415–2,513 ft Dusty / loose Agua Caliente Wash · 1.6 mi · 2,651–2,710 ft Dusty / loose Birding Trail · 0.7 mi Dusty / loose Black Rock Loop · 1.6 mi · 2,526–2,585 ft Dusty / loose Campbell Trail · 0.6 mi · 2,959–3,701 ft Dusty / loose De Los Rancheros Link · 0.1 mi · 2,441–2,490 ft Dusty / loose De Oeste Link · 0.4 mi · 2,392–2,425 ft Dusty / loose Desperado Loop · 3.5 mi · 2,402–2,562 ft Dusty / loose Dirt path · 0.7 mi Dusty / loose Encantado · 0.7 mi · 3,268–3,323 ft Dusty / loose Encantando · 1 mi · 3,235–3,271 ft Dusty / loose Finger Rock Wash · 0.1 mi Dusty / loose Finger Rock Wash · 0.4 mi · 2,631–2,671 ft Dusty / loose Homestead Trail · 0.9 mi · 2,621–2,677 ft Dusty / loose Hope Camp Trail · 2.3 mi · 3,123–3,307 ft Dusty / loose Hope Camp Trail/Arizona Trail · 0.8 mi · 3,084–3,169 ft Dusty / loose Linda Vista Trail #49 · 3.4 mi · 2,671–3,074 ft Dusty / loose Lost Arrow Trail · 0.7 mi · 2,523–2,657 ft Dusty / loose Night Hawk Trail · 0.4 mi Dusty / loose North Coyote Wash Trail · 1.8 mi · 3,031–3,146 ft Dusty / loose Ocotillo Hill Trail · 0.8 mi · 2,582–2,635 ft Dusty / loose Oxbow Trail · 0.2 mi Dusty / loose Red Canyon Trail · 0.5 mi · 2,635–2,677 ft Dusty / loose Red Tail Ridge Trail · 1.2 mi · 2,530–2,635 ft Dusty / loose Rescue Access · 0.1 mi · 3,232–3,294 ft Dusty / loose Roller Coaster Trail · 0.3 mi Dusty / loose Ruiz Trail · 2.4 mi · 3,022–3,366 ft Dusty / loose Saguaro Vista Trail · 1.1 mi · 2,467–2,566 ft Dusty / loose Sun Circle Loop · 0.6 mi · 2,546–2,602 ft Dusty / loose The Spine · 0.6 mi · 2,592–2,667 ft Dusty / loose Urban Assault Connector · 0.1 mi Dusty / loose Urban Assault Trail · 3 mi · 2,418–2,759 ft Dusty / loose Urban Assualt Trail · 0.1 mi Dusty / loose Vertical Cliffs Trail · 0.7 mi · 2,326–2,428 ft Dusty / loose Wildflower Ridge Trail · 0.8 mi · 2,500–2,582 ft Dusty / loose 36th Street Trail · 1.3 mi · 2,608–2,661 ft Soft — ride gently Advanced XC Trail · 1.4 mi Soft — ride gently Ball Field Loop Trail · 0.5 mi Soft — ride gently Bittersweet Trail · 2 mi · 2,638–2,762 ft Soft — ride gently Boulder Belt Trail · 1.1 mi · 2,566–2,703 ft Soft — ride gently Camaro Loop Trail · 2.1 mi · 2,549–2,635 ft Soft — ride gently Cascabel Trail · 1.5 mi · 2,582–2,671 ft Soft — ride gently Chico's Hay Trail · 0.5 mi · 2,470–2,589 ft Soft — ride gently Creosote Loop Trail · 0.5 mi Soft — ride gently Creosote Trail · 0.6 mi · 2,726–2,759 ft Soft — ride gently Crooked Tree Trail · 0.9 mi · 2,323–2,362 ft Soft — ride gently Easy XC Trail · 0.5 mi Soft — ride gently El Grupo Loop · 2.5 mi · 2,503–2,720 ft Soft — ride gently Explorer · 0.5 mi · 2,635–2,717 ft Soft — ride gently Fire 7 Trail · 0.4 mi · 2,513–2,566 ft Soft — ride gently Greasewood Connector · 0.3 mi · 2,477–2,520 ft Soft — ride gently Hedgehog Trail · 0.4 mi Soft — ride gently Intermediate XC Trail · 0.4 mi Soft — ride gently Kennedy Trail · 0.4 mi · 2,723–2,766 ft Soft — ride gently Ledge Surfer Trail · 1.1 mi · 2,562–2,664 ft Soft — ride gently Maeveen Behan Trail · 2.2 mi · 2,343–2,405 ft Soft — ride gently Monsoon Loop · 1 mi · 2,589–2,687 ft Soft — ride gently Mosaic Trail · 1.1 mi · 2,582–2,703 ft Soft — ride gently Oasis Trail · 0.5 mi Soft — ride gently Portal Trail · 0.9 mi Soft — ride gently Progressive Flow Trail #1 · 0.4 mi Soft — ride gently Rift Trail · 0.2 mi Soft — ride gently Robles Pass Trail · 1.4 mi · 2,566–2,772 ft Soft — ride gently Rocky 13 Trail · 0.6 mi · 2,533–2,654 ft Soft — ride gently Romero Ruin Trail Soft — ride gently Slingshot Trail · 1.5 mi · 2,536–2,644 ft Soft — ride gently Speedway Link · 0.1 mi · 2,530–2,605 ft Soft — ride gently Stock Bypass Trail · 0.5 mi · 2,730–2,779 ft Soft — ride gently Stone House Spur · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently Sunset Pass · 0.7 mi · 2,569–2,625 ft Soft — ride gently Sycamore Reservoir Trail #39 · 0.9 mi · 4,793–5,026 ft Soft — ride gently The Loop · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently Tortolita Preserve Loop · 9.4 mi · 2,326–2,799 ft Soft — ride gently Walter's Cascade Trail · 0.6 mi · 3,097–3,402 ft Soft — ride gently Wild West Trail · 0.7 mi · 2,628–2,812 ft Soft — ride gently 50-Year Trail · 2.5 mi · 2,723–3,140 ft Soft — ride gently Wapa Line #180 · 0.4 mi · 2,815–2,887 ft Soft — ride gently Bridal Wreath Falls Trail · 0.4 mi · 3,730–3,825 ft Soft — ride gently CDO Ridge Trail · 1.4 mi · 2,776–3,081 ft Soft — ride gently Nature Loop · 0.9 mi · 2,749–2,808 ft Soft — ride gently Canyon Loop · 1.5 mi · 2,723–2,877 ft Soft — ride gently Loma Verde Trail/Pink Hill Trail · 0.2 mi Soft — ride gently Converse · 0.6 mi Soft — ride gently Pink Hill Lookout Trail · 0.1 mi Soft — ride gently Wildhorse Trail · 2.1 mi · 2,730–3,192 ft Soft — ride gently Alamo Canyon Loop · 1.3 mi · 2,690–3,009 ft Muddy — stay off Birding Loop · 0.9 mi · 2,703–2,772 ft Muddy — stay off Romero Canyon Trail · 0.2 mi · 2,900–3,061 ft Muddy — stay off Romero Ruin Loop · 0.4 mi · 2,710–2,762 ft Muddy — stay off Meadow Trail #5A · 0.8 mi · 8,825–9,104 ft Muddy — stay off Lemmon Rock Lookout Trail #12 · 1.9 mi · 7,251–8,868 ft Muddy — stay off Mount Lemmon Trail #5 · 5.4 mi · 6,050–9,108 ft Muddy — stay off Red Ridge Trail #2 · 2.9 mi · 5,646–8,097 ft Muddy — stay off Wilderness of Rocks Trail #44 · 3.9 mi · 7,028–7,972 ft Muddy — stay off Aspen Trail #93 · 3.9 mi · 7,434–9,019 ft Muddy — stay off Cañada del Oro #4 · 5.9 mi · 4,875–8,022 ft Muddy — stay off Marshall Gulch Trail #3 · 1.3 mi · 7,444–7,972 ft Muddy — stay off Samaniego Ridge Trail #7 · 7 mi · 5,082–7,772 ft Muddy — stay off Aspen Draw Trail #423 · 1.6 mi · 8,084–9,022 ft Muddy — stay off Box Spring Trail #22A · 0.4 mi · 7,067–7,526 ft Muddy — stay off Mint Spring Trail #20 · 1.7 mi · 7,897–8,114 ft Muddy — stay off Sutherland Trail #6 · 4.6 mi · 4,872–8,517 ft Muddy — stay off Bigelow Trail #520 · 0.9 mi · 7,946–8,507 ft Muddy — stay off Davis Spring Trail #31 · 6 mi · 3,944–7,123 ft Muddy — stay off Green Mountain Trail #21 · 4.4 mi · 5,899–7,402 ft Muddy — stay off Incinerator Ridge Trail #18A · 1.6 mi · 7,349–8,123 ft Muddy — stay off Kelllog Trail #45 · 0.6 mi · 8,028–8,287 ft Muddy — stay off Knagge Trail #18 · 4.3 mi · 4,465–8,091 ft Muddy — stay off Maverick Spring Trail #704 · 0.4 mi · 6,604–6,857 ft Muddy — stay off Palisades Trail #99 · 0.9 mi · 7,562–7,835 ft Muddy — stay off Sunset Trail #90 · 2.4 mi · 7,428–8,346 ft Muddy — stay off Tucson mountain biking FAQ What are the best mountain bike trails to ride near Tucson right now? Today the trails riding best near Tucson are Badger Chase, Coyote Canyon and Explorer Trail. 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 Tucson dry out? It depends on recent rain and each trail's soil. The 10-day outlook on this page shows how many Tucson 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 Tucson after rain? Right now 76 of 164 featured Tucson trails are reading soft or too muddy to ride. Tucson 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 Tucson? Tucson has 164 featured mountain bike trails tracked here for conditions, with more searchable on the live map.
How high are the Tucson trails? Tucson trails run from about 2,316–9,108 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 Tucson? The best time to ride Tucson is January through April and October through December, when daytime highs are in the 65–86°F range and the trails are typically dry. May through September runs hot, with typical highs near or above 101°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 Tucson in summer? May through September in Tucson averages daytime highs near or above 101°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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Aug 14, 2026 and refreshed every morning from public weather (Open-Meteo), terrain (OSM), and
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