Tom Riddle > Comments
Sep 3, 2024
Schultz Pass Road is back open to motor vehicles as of 9/2/2024.
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Jan 28, 2024
I disagree with the comment about this trail being specifically designed for bikes. It is mostly used by hi…
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Dec 28, 2023
A couple of tips for dealing with the sandy sections.
1. When the trail splits into 2 separate tracks, the…
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Sep 11, 2023
It is rockier and steeper than is evident from people's Youtube videos. Still, it is a fun trail doable by…
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Jul 28, 2023
Paved and car accessible road around a gated neighborhood. Better on a road bike.
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Jul 10, 2023
The Pipeline Fire in 2022 burned up a chunk of this trail and the surrounding area. As of 7/7/2023, FR 420…
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Jul 5, 2023
Noticeably rockier than the adjacent Soldier's Trail, but still fits the "Blue" criteria. It makes a nice…
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Jul 5, 2023
I think this meets the criteria of a blue trail: "Moderately steep. Uneven terrain with small rocks or roo…
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Jun 27, 2023
The trail is much clearer now, but rather under-used.
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May 1, 2023
Sometime since last October, some of the low brush in this area was bulldozed down, obscuring a couple of h…
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Apr 7, 2023
There are a few trails in the preserve that are sandy wash bottoms that horses like, but are not bikeable.…
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Apr 7, 2023
There was a little water in the sandy rocky wash (following the wet winter) as I pushed my bike up it.
I wo…
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Apr 4, 2023
The longest sandy section of the trail (near the east end) has a bypass on the left (east) side.
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Feb 21, 2023
”I don't like sand, it's coarse, rough, irritating, and gets everywhere.”
Anakin Skywalker
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Feb 6, 2023
Clockwise: Chunky and bumpy uphill; Smooth and pleasant downhill.
Counterclockwise: Smooth and gentle uph…
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Feb 3, 2023
Even if one is hard-core enough to pedal this, there are way too many hikers on the trail. It's best to le…
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Jan 20, 2023
I submitted direction corrections (West --> East). I must have been tired when I initially wrote the descr…
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Jan 9, 2023
It's a pretty smooth trail. The chances of breaking a spoke are slim.
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Jul 19, 2022
I haven't ridden this personally, but the Prescott Trails Map shows this as "Difficult" (black on their map…
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Jul 17, 2022
A nice bit of trail to use as part of a route in the Campbell Mesa area. Pretty easy trail.
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Jul 17, 2022
A nice bit of trail to use as part of a route in the Campbell Mesa area. Pretty easy trail.
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Jul 17, 2022
A little rockier and more difficult than the Campbell Mesa Loop, but not bad. I recommend combining them w…
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Jul 17, 2022
A little less rocky than the Walnut Meadow Loop. Just difficult enough to make you watch where you are goi…
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Jul 17, 2022
A very nice ride through the trees. There are more rocky obstacles in the Walnut Meadow section than the C…
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Jun 18, 2022
The trail continues 1 mile to the north beyond the Highway 89A trailhead (tunnel under the highway) to an o…
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May 31, 2022
As of 5/28/22, the Waterline trail has been bulldozed into a wide, smooth road. So its difficulty is now f…
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May 17, 2022
I was in Denton from Phoenix for my daughter's graduation and went for a ride with my 2 adult daughters. I…
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Apr 25, 2022
Submitted updates to the description and a new gpx file to show the new trail routing to the new trailhead.
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Apr 2, 2022
A fair number of slickrock steps or other obstacles that a wimpy rider like me will need to step through.…
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Apr 2, 2022
Lots of up and down, so you can get some exercise going either direction. It crosses some bumpy slickrock…
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Mar 29, 2022
I rode from Utah Lake to 4100 So. on a warm late-March morning. It is nice. The section through Bluffdale…
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Mar 12, 2022
A nice, easier way to enter the eastern plateau area of the southern Phoenix Sonoran Preserve. Not as rock…
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Mar 12, 2022
Tips for following the trail from north to south: Keep left of the dam when the road approaches it, then v…
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Mar 8, 2022
The parts I have ridden (the western third) don't have sand or loose areas, but the former road travels fai…
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Mar 5, 2022
Nice easy single track trail, typical of other trails in the area. Makes a nice loop by going out the Mala…
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Mar 5, 2022
Nice easy single track trail. Similar terrain to most of the preserve. Use it as part of any number of lo…
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