The food tastes better, the sky is certainly bigger, and your mind is clearer. Shuttle back to camp.ĭay 3: Ride final singletrack south through Saguaro forests to northern edge of Phoenix.
Two days ride on unbroken singletrack, from higher elevation to Bumble Bee Camp. Not surprisingly, The BCT represents one of our favorite domestic Wintertime escapes.ĭay 1-2: Meet in Phoenix. Moreover, this region offers super mild Winter temperatures. Visually, it’s as if you and your bike somehow dissolved into an Arizona Highways two-page spread. The Black Canyon Trail (or BCT, as we call it) stands as one of the best singletrack trails in the entire Southwest. Today, an 80-mile IMBA-designed trail of the same name flows artfully across saguaro-studded desert as much through classic frontier scenery. Later, sections of the trail became a stagecoach road between Phoenix and Prescott to the north.įast forward to 2008, this biologically diverse, earthen artery is christened a National Recreation Trail. First, to a route Phoenix area shepherds used to move their sheep to and from summer ranges in the Bradshaw and Mingus Mountains, respectively.
The latter shadows a route active since the times of pre-historic Native American travelers and early Anglo traders. That progressive mindset culminated in the designation of the Black Canyon Trail. The Black Canyon Trail. The city of Phoenix has made great investments in outdoor recreation, preserving and showcasing its natural resources.
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