This is a self-guided tour, but not like our others. We mandate the following: GPS with the AZ Trail track from Topofusion.com loaded, latex or Slime tubes (and plenty of them), 100oz hydration bladder and at least one water bottle mounted on the bike, and beefy tires. A little preparation goes a long way on this trip. Our goal is not to scare you, but simply be prepared for a great time mountain biking the Arizona Trail. This is a difficult, advanced level trip for experienced mountain bikers.

We created this trip for those who don’t want a guide, don’t want to be supported during the week and generally just want their own self-serve adventure with a bit of logistical assistance. Each day we relocate a very deluxe camp setup (provided by Ready Camp) of (2) 10×10 canopies, full kitchen, dry firewood, camp chairs, fresh water, coolers of food and beverages (you purchase prior to trip) and all your personal gear like tents, bags and clothing. You can go as cheap or deluxe as you want on food, beverages and amenities!!

Day 3

After yesterday’s rollicking descent off the Prickly Nipple it’s hard to believe the trail is going to only get better. Riding away from camp on even more great bench cut singletrack you’ll wrap around a ridge and slowly merge into the Gila River corridor. The trail in this section is stunning – excellent contouring grades through thick Saguaro forests with the Gila River gently flowing beneath us to our left for the entire day. Today can easily be categorized as a recovery day as the climbing is reasonable and the mileage is a bit shorter. In designing this trip we went back and forth over how to configure these last 2 days, but we settled on recovered, rested riders versus forcing an overly long day and a short day 4. So the theme today is go easy and enjoy the day and prepare for the final, “queen’s stage” on day 4. Ride length is 19 miles.

For more information or to book a tour, visit: http://aztexpeditions.com/Arizona-Trail-1