South Mountain Phoenix, AZ - 7/17/2011

by DHmental Sun Jul 17, 2011 12:41 am

Hey guys thought id give ya a RR from the desert. Went down to phoenix today and rode a couple of the trails on South Mtn.
Sean you'd love this place, all the steep technical riding you could ever want. its kinda like bootleg except more vert, and more gnar.
Only thing it lacks is jumps. the shuttle up is a nice paved road, not too long or steep. Only about ten minutes i think. Theres a bike shop here that does shuttle service on wed,sat, and sun so you dont have to do odd man out.here's their website: http://www.gnargnartours.com/downhill-shuttles/arizona-downhill-shuttles/south-mountain-downhill-shuttles/
I got the wench to shuttle me this time though! theres a few more trails on the mountain but i didnt get to ride them because it was almost noon and the temperature was already 99degrees! My suggestion: ride early morning, or go in winter time. skull

Here's some video of geronimo and holbert trails

South Mountain Phoenix on pinkbike.com

by ozzer Sun Jul 17, 2011 2:35 am

Holbert is my fave. 24th St is also fun but takes a bit of work to get to. The rest are more fun on a trail bike for me. Thanks for the stoke..

Hook up with some locals and ask for the other lesser known but as gnarly trails. Billy Goat or something...

by Guest Sun Jul 17, 2011 6:50 am

Looks like a fun time Iz!
Last time I road there was 2001, I need to get back out there ONE OF THESE DAYS. scratch

by **Cap'n** Sun Jul 17, 2011 7:37 am

Road trip to the great and powerful IZ.

by BMeX Sun Jul 17, 2011 8:32 am

Holy shit that looks awesome...I love the terrain.

First day it's less than 80 let me know, I'm on my way. South Mountain Phoenix, AZ - 7/17/2011 46392

by badkittyjing Sun Jul 17, 2011 9:44 am

I think Goat Camp is in Phoenix. Try to ride it and take pix! Has a feature called the Spiral Staircase or something like that. Supposed to be super gnar.

So when are you planning the next GP ride for AZ?! GPshiv

by Guest Sun Jul 17, 2011 10:04 am

Yeah the shuttle is pretty easy I thought I was gong to get lost but I didn't so it was pretty sweet paved the forestry see ice ladies was on my badass the entire time it took around 15 mins up and about 10 minsdown

by jonny nez Sun Jul 17, 2011 10:08 am

Awesome RR, south mtn is awesome. If jumps are something your looking for, go to a place called NRA it's between Mesa and Fountain Valley in them hills. Pm me if you want directions. I did a RR on it a while back:
http://gravitypirates.dust.tv/t794-rr-nra-trails-in-phx-w-pics

Also, that goat trail is west of Peoria, it is a HUGE hike bike. Not really worth it IMHO, but I am lazy.

by Guest Sun Jul 17, 2011 10:15 am

He would like the directions can u send them to him

by jonny nez Sun Jul 17, 2011 10:24 am

Sent!

by **ejack** Sun Jul 17, 2011 10:25 am

i see some arizona GP downhill action coming up soon....
glad you guys are finding some good stuff out there....

by Guest Sun Jul 17, 2011 10:27 am

How u feeling jackson¿

by **ejack** Sun Jul 17, 2011 10:32 am

ohhh im a bit fucked... its gonna be a few weeks before i can climb back on...
luckily its just muscle damage.. mostly my upper thigh...
everything else seems minimal.. could have been a lot worse..
the vicodine helps a bunch....

by DHmental Sun Jul 17, 2011 11:54 am

Thanks for the directions Jonny! Ive heard of NRA, didnt know how to get there. The place looks sweet. I want to build something like that here in prescott. Maybe a GP ride in Phoenix this winter? sorry to hear your jacked up jackson Wink