Review Date
October 17, 2007

Overall Rating
 1 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 4 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 2 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Ridden Once

Reviewed by: J Shizzle ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
This trail sucks! We had it recommended to us from a bike shop employee in town and by a trail guide book that has never let us down. Man, were we miss-led!

So the climb is totally challenging and works you OUT! Which is cool if it's worth while. All I can say is I had to dismount my bike for fallen trees every two minutes up AND down this mountain. The downhill technical that I was so looking forward to was just loose baby-head rocks that sucked all the fun out of the "sweet banked turns" I kept hearing about. And, when you think it's over and you're at the bottom, it adds insult to injury by making you climb out of a lower section in sand! As if the crappy single track and killer climb hadn't handed your anus to you already. I will never ride this trail again.

Recommended Route:
Drive right by this trail and on to the next one.

Review Date
May 18, 2006

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 4 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 3 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a week

Reviewed by: tls36 ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
OK, so Vic and Jeff from Phoenix are soft! Trust me, the uphill climb is an a$% kicker, but the view at the top and the flowing down hill with twisties are a rip! Last rode today. ALL trails up North have rocks, I have been on much worse. There is some loose stuff but easily handled unless you are a complete newbie, so what, walk it! The largest drops are no more than 3ft, drop you weight back and drop in to some fun!! Some roots can be bunny hopped - recommended to keep your flow. The trails in Phoenix must be really wimpy, Cowboy up and let it loose or ride a golf cart! Seriously a 5 inch bike would be perfect here but not necessary. Biggest challenge on this trail is the climb and you WILL hike and bike unless you have the hill smashing quads and lung capacity of a guy named Lance. One reviewer said he cleaned the entire trail, the climb up too? I seriously doubt it! A great ride in gorgeous Ponderosa Pine singletrack, what else could you want?

Recommended Route:
Start climbing to the L to top, then down R about 5.25 miles to trail head. Repeat if necessary!

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Thumb Butte, unless you can't handle Mtn terrain like Vic and Jeff.

Review Date
June 19, 2005

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 4 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 4 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Every few months

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 1 votes

Reviewed by: Go Pre ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
Hey, yes so there is a monster climb on this ride, and it will leave you in a lactic acid drunken haze, but its worth it, trust me. Great views at the top and then a righteous 5.somthing mile decent filled with banked turns, waterbars, and rock gardens. There is simply nothing bad to say about this trail, except that when riding down stay far behind your buddy (flying rocks). Also, do not ride this trail after a storm, or a really windy day, because fallen trees will block the trail like every 50 yards.

Recommended Route:
up the short side down the long side. If you have more time, get up and do it again!

Other recommended trails in the same area:
white rock, granit basin...

Review Date
February 9, 2005

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 3 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 3 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a year

Reviewed by: dorsett ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
Yes there is some up on this trail. when it goes dwn its fun and all its just not long enough. If you wont more of this kind of riding? you then should try Mnt Elden in Flaggstaff. If climbing isent your thing then try driving to the top. Spruce mnt is where i broke my first frame when i hit a big rock in the trail should of bunny hoped it. There was a time when i was there and going fast through the single track came flying around a turn and met a 1,000lb horse head on, it threw the rider off the trail and down the side of the mnt. Had to tend to her wounds then find the horse @ the btm of the trail. Watch out we are not the only ones useing this trail.

Review Date
June 9, 2003

Overall Rating
 1 of 5

Ridden Trail:
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