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| - From San Diego, exploring PHX. After a few searches, this location came up for Mountain Biking. The trail in particular i'm going to talk about is Desert Classic (DC) Trail... Foodie in me likes to think of it as Dessert Classic.
I would consider this trail to be great for beginners. The trails are clearly marked with signs and arrows "DC". For the first 7 miles if you are doing the out and back from Pima Canyon South Entrance - it's Basic/Beginner. The 7-8 can be moderately technical, so you will run into this when you come back. Trail flows very well, wide enough for 2 way and hiking traffic. It can be fast, with rolling drop/climbs from the washes from time to time. I would recommend going early if its warm out and fill your water carrier to the max. There is really no shade here so expect to be exposed the entire ride. Terrain varies from packed, loose, gravel, and rock gardens more between mile 6-12. It's nice because there is no excessive climbs - mild descend and climbs in averaging in 2% range. On a Saturday morning around 8am (~80degrees), until we returned around 10am (95degrees) in first week of May - however with a heat wave 2018. We still crossed paths with a few people, not a lot that i would say its crowded - but enough to get help if you needed it haha.
I know there are other more advanced trails that branch of from DC that i'd like to visit next time we're in town.
Parking lot isn't that large, but there is one side street parking on the entrance. Tons of open space that look to be good for exploring either HIKE or BIKE - Cheers and Have fun!
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