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Section 1 of this epic bikepacking route, beginning at the Mexican border.
Experience the Desert: Mountain Bike the Arizona Trail
Enjoy one of the very best bikepacking routes in the world by thru-riding the Arizona Trail.
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Arizona Trail: Oracle to Picketpost. Photo: Hermosa Tours
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Arizona Trail: Oracle to Picketpost. Photo: Hermosa Tours
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Arizona Trail: Oracle to Picketpost. Photo: Hermosa Tours
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Arizona Trail: Oracle to Picketpost. Photo: Hermosa Tours
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Arizona Trail: Oracle to Picketpost. Photo: Hermosa Tours
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Arizona Trail: Oracle to Picketpost. Photo: Hermosa Tours
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Arizona Trail: Oracle to Picketpost. Photo: Hermosa Tours
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Arizona Trail: Oracle to Picketpost. Photo: Hermosa Tours
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Arizona Trail: Oracle to Picketpost. Photo: Hermosa Tours
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Arizona Trail running through a meadow
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View of Mormon Lake
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Elk heard in Mormon Lake
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Sunset over Mormon Lake
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Riding the Arizona Trail near Flagstaff. Photo: Hermosa Tours
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Following a winter of heavy snows, Schultz Tank was full to the point of overflowing in the spring of 2017. This view taken at the upper dam shows the smaller upper tank on the left, and the larger lower tank on the right.
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Following a winter of heavy snows, Schultz Tank was full to the point of overflowing in the spring of 2017. This is a view of the larger, lower tank.
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Mund's Wagon Trail
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View from Mund's Wagon Trail
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A beautiful aspen grove along the AZT
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View over Cedar Ridge to O’Neill Butte. Photo by Michael Quinn.
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View from Cedar Ridge, about 1.5 miles into the trail from the rim. Photo by Bhavishya Goel.
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One of many exposed switchbacks on South Kaibab Trail. Photo by Michael Quinn.
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Bridge across the Colorado River on South Kaibab Trail. Photo by Michael Anderson.
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Descending the many steep stairs on the trail. Photo by Michael Quinn.
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Looking back up at the North Rim from 1.5 miles into North Kaibab Trail. Photo by National Park Service.
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Part of the “Eye of the Needle” traverse. Photo by Madeleine Deaton.
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Steep switchbacks through sheer limestone cliffs. Photo by National Park Service.
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One of the large waterfalls at Roaring Springs, seen from the trail. Photo by Michael Quinn.
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Descending into Bright Angel Canyon, a large side canyon of the Grand Canyon. Photo by Michael Quinn.
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Nearing Cottonwood Campground on the lower portion of North Kaibab Trail. Photo by Christopher Poissant.
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North Kaibab Trail traversing Bright Angel Creek deep in the canyon, near the Colorado River. Photo by J Brew.
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Description
"The Arizona National Scenic Trail is a complete non-motorized path, stretching 800 diverse miles across Arizona from Mexico to Utah. It links deserts, mountains, canyons, forests, communities and people,” reads the description on the official AZTrail.org website.
For mountain bikers, the Arizona Trail (AZT) forms one third of the triple crown of bikepacking, along with the Colorado Trail and the Tour Divide. Like most long distance trails, the bike-specific version of the AZT varies from the hiking version due to wilderness re-routes. The full-length bikepacking route measures about 750 miles from end-to-end.
The segments included in this guidebook run from south to north, more or less following the Arizona Trail Race route. Some of the exact routes shown here include detours to campgrounds, but by linking together these individual segments, the path north is quite clear.
Included in these segments are the South Kaibab and North Kaibab trails through Grand Canyon National Park. No wheels are allowed to touch the ground in the canyon, so thru-bikers generally take the wheels off their bike and lash their bike frame and wheels to a backpack. Hiking down into the canyon and back up with not only all your gear on your back, but your entire bike as well, is a brutal undertaking. Unfortunately, there’s no way around it if you truly want to complete the Arizona Trail.
Those who persevere and thru-ride/hike the entire trail will have completed one of the most difficult challenges in mountain biking today!
Adventures
A fantastic loop ride made possible by a new section of the AZT built in 2020.
This diverse and exciting three-day adventure features 60 miles of flowing singletrack through oak and juniper forests, across golden grasslands and finishing among stands of giant saguaro cacti.
Continuing north along the Arizona Trail, today’s route is mostly fast and flowing with a lot of elevation loss between the start and finish.
Limestone dominates the landscape, which makes for challenging riding, but soon disappears as you descend into lower elevations.
The Arizona Trail Race route, running from Saguaro National Park past Mount Lemmon and culminating at Oracle State Park.
Deep in the Sonoran Desert in southern Arizona lies one of the finest stretches of singletrack anywhere – The Arizona Trail between Oracle, AZ and Superior, AZ.
The second day of your journey marks the transition into the more stunning final 3 days of purpose-built singletrack, flowy trails and rugged, jaw-dropping terrain.
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.
Simply put this final day is one of the best days of singletrack riding you’ll get anywhere, anytime—it’s challenging, beautiful and rugged and is the perfect finale to a great trip.
A section of the AZTR includes several wilderness bypasses and the Mogollan Rim.
Ride some fantastic, overlooked sections of the Arizona Trail.
This adventure includes over 96 miles of amazing Arizona Trail around Flagstaff and south to Mormon Lake before traversing to the Mogollon Rim overlooking Sedona and dropping into beautiful Red Rock Country.
Follow the historic stagecoach line from Flagstaff to Grand Canyon during this 100-mile adventure.
An undulating and mellow ride through an austere and beautiful landscape that looks like you could be in Wyoming.
A classic northern Arizona Trail mountain biking experience, complete with singletrack and doubletrack, abundant wildlife, awesome views, and some route-finding challenges.
What better way to finish a ride on the Arizona Trail than on the edge of one of the seven natural wonders of the world?
A jaw-dropping journey into the Grand Canyon, and the most direct route from rim to river.
The main route from Grand Canyon's North Rim down to the Colorado River, and one of the most beautiful trails in America.
Along the Arizona Trail between Grand Canyon and the Utah state line you’ll discover outstanding singletrack, phenomenal views, and beautiful forests and meadows that seldom see human visitors.
One of the Top 10 passages on the entire Arizona Trail.
A long, slow descent toward Utah.
The last two passages of the Arizona Trail are combined into one grand finale on today’s ride.