Trail head sign.

Parking lot map.

The second ride of my trip down to Phoenix was on the Estrella Competitive track, in Estrella Mountain Park. The ride consisted of 2 loops, the technical loop and the long loop. I decided that i would do the tech loop first.

The tech loop was not very difficult compared to our trail standards, but did have some fun sections, with some small tech descents and a few techy climbs. though the majority of this loop was quite flat and didn’t gain much elevation over 4.6km.

The beginning of the tech loop.

The long loop left less to be desired then the tech loop. Consisting of about half jeep road covered in pebbles,

and half single track .

There was little to no evidence of any maintenance on the trail. This was a prime example  of a trail that would be slightly more enjoyable on a 29er. There were no steep climbs and very little descents, mainly flat winding trail.

One of the few short descents on the long loop.

 

The final descent of the trail, fast double track rollers.

As far as Phoenix area rides, i wouldn’t recommend the long loop and if you were to decide to visit this trail, a few laps of the tech loop would be the most enjoyable but not a highlite trail in the Phoenix area.