[Epicrider]

For those who love the BCT, you will love the Alamo Canyon section of the Arizona Trail near Superior. The AZ Trail Association has been busy the last couple of years rerouting the trail off of the old jeep roads and has built some realy fine singletrack. This was my first time exploring the new trail out and rode it south from the Picket Post Trailhead for 9 miles. It's mostly a rolling up hill going south with lots a techical tid bits to keep you on your toes. The return trip north is fun swoopy singletrack. Definenitly worth the trip out before is gets to hot. Here is a MAP from the AZ trail Ass. web site.

 

[beagledadi]

That last pic is awesome :thumbsup: Thanks for sharing it.

Matt

 

[chongoman]

Wow. Great photos! I can't believe the ampunt of riding we have in this state!

 

[helimech]

Wow, great Epic. Looks way out there.

 

[Evil Patrick]

How funny!

Tracey and I just did this on 4/18/09.

It was great sonoran desert ST.

 

[kaboose]

oh my goodness, what a beautiful place! thanks for posting.

dale, in your opinion, is the trail c-level friendly?
also, can you tell how to get there?

tia

 

[rockman]

Nice pics! Looks a little like Pass Mountain with all those sweet volcanic tuff looking rocks.

 

[liteandfast]

Yes Dale this is a great place. This one one of my first rides with the new Salsa I got two Christmas ago. Real nice single track. Just needs to be longer.

 

[su.ling~]

Wow! Gorgeous stuff! You're right, Chongo. AZ sure has an abundance of beautiful trails.

 

[YuriB]

So does this new segment continue on past the "right" that dumps you into the wash for the climb out?

 

[yetisurly]

So does this new segment continue on past the "right" that dumps you into the wash for the climb out?

mmmmm.. wash. wash no good. get lost in wash when dazed. good tymes.

 

[YuriB]

mmmmm.. wash. wash no good. get lost in wash when dazed. good tymes.

You and John did fine in the wash. It was the rest of us that blew the turn.

 

[yetisurly]

You and John did fine in the wash. It was the rest of us that blew the turn.

that is why I ride with John in these situations.

 

[Epicrider]

If you can ride most of Hawes, you can ride Alamo Canyon. There are technical bits where the trail dives into stream crossings that you will probably walk, but they are short. Ride out as far as yo ulike and then turn around.

The trailhead is located off of US 60 about 2 miles west of Boyce Thompson Arboretum. Look for the sign calling out for the Picketpost Trailhead

oh my goodness, what a beautiful place! thanks for posting.

dale, in your opinion, is the trail c-level friendly?
also, can you tell how to get there?

tia

 

[Epicrider]

Not sure where you are talking about. I basically road the section of trail in red on the map to the point where is turns green. The section of trail from where is crosses FR4 to the end of the red line was built this season and hasn't been packed down yet. Next time I plan to ride further all the way to the Wilderness boundary next fall.

So does this new segment continue on past the "right" that dumps you into the wash for the climb out?

 

[Krein]

Thanks for the fantastic pics there Dale. I've only ever ridden that stretch (both the new ST and the old wash gnar-o-rama) in the dark. Seems a shame, but when you're body is cracking and the food in Superior is calling...

I hope to one day ride it with some sun.

 

[azepicriderandrunner]

Seems a shame, but when you're body is cracking and the food in Superior is calling...

add to that and your chain just broke twice, have no tubes left, out of water....

I have only laughed at the thought of continuing on the Alamo singletrack, in fact I rode the connector from the Picketpost parking lot to the culvert, that 1/10 of a mile, and I was begging for some paved highway with speeding 18 wheelers.