Tortolita Mountain Park: A High and Hidden Mountain Bike Marvel
From the valley floor the Tortolitas don’t look like much. A low, unassuming range on the northwest horizon — smaller…
Networks
Trail networks are where riding actually lives.
Not individual trails — networks. The interconnected systems that let you string together an hour or an all-day epic depending on what you’re after. Knowing the network means knowing which trails connect, which directions ride best, and where the hidden lines are that not everyone knows about.
Every network review here is built from years of riding the same ground in different conditions, different seasons, and on different bikes. The kind of knowledge that only comes from showing up repeatedly and paying attention.
Fantasy Island: Tucson’s Original Sonoran Flow
Out in the creosote flats on Tucson’s east side, somebody built a mountain bike trail system on terrain that had…
Tucson Mountain Park: Ground Zero for Tucson Mountain Biking
Tucson Mountain Park is big and sprawling — plenty of riders show up and never quite find it. Some trail…
Sweetwater Preserve: Classy and Convenient Tucson Mountain Biking
If you can’t figure out where to ride in Tucson, start at Sweetwater. Tucson has more technically demanding trail systems….
Mt. Lemmon is Nine Thousand Feet of Gnar
Mt. Lemmon mountain biking doesn’t make its name on warm and fuzzy feelings. Other destinations get the gushy treatment —…
50 Year Trail Network: Tucson’s Ultimate Granite Playground
The 50 Year Trail Network (a.k.a. Golder Ranch) in Tucson is where riders come to measure up. Rolling lower trails…
Wide Open Desert Singletrack at Tucson’s Honeybee/Rail X
Honeybee/Rail X is where Tucson riders go when they want to move. Not picky lines, not consequence — just open…
