National Trail♦South Mountain Preserve - Phoenix, AZ Beautiful, EPIC, Rocks, Drops, Challenging, Fun
I rode the most popular section of National trail at South Mountain Preserve just south of Phoenix. I recommend riding this trail like an 'out and back'. To get there you start riding from Pima Canyon Trailhead and take the 'dirt road' to the beginning of the trail. You can either take National or Mormon up...this time I took Mormon, its a little less technical even though its just as steep! Then you connect onto National Trail and take it gradually uphill until a nice turn around point. From here, its mostly downhill and so fun and challenging. The trail has a lot of variety, lots of different routes to take for drops and jumps or just keep it mellow if you want. Lots of climbing but also lots of downhill! The views are beautiful. South Mountain Preserve is one of the nations largest municipally managed parks - its more than 16,000 acres so you defiantly feel like your out in the wilderness when you're here. Even though its within close proximity to the city. Dont be intimidated by this trail if you are an intermediate rider...it is completely do-able and so worth it!!
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00:00 Intro
01:24 Pima Canyon Dirt Road
02:06 Mormon Trail
07:27 National Trail (up)
13:38 Turn Around Point (start of Downhill)
16:30 The Waterfall
26:26 Pima Canyon Dirt Road
Пікірлер: 77
The force is strong with this one
@Sara.Jo.
13 күн бұрын
😁
It looks so much easier when I’m watching it on Facebook and your head cam but trust and believe I know it’s not. I’ve been riding since 1990 and I love it 69 now and still hitting it. God bless you young lady keep the rubber down.
@Sara.Jo.
5 ай бұрын
Well, thank you!
Nice , I'm gonna be in Sedona for the first time in April . Looking forward to riding there .
@Sara.Jo.
5 ай бұрын
I just went yesterday and rode Hiline…making a video tomorrow on it. Sedona is pristine. Have a great time!!
I’m going to Bean peaks tomorrow. See you there.
@Sara.Jo.
11 күн бұрын
Nice!
Very difficult climb. Big time credit to you.
@Sara.Jo.
Ай бұрын
Thanks! I’m much better at it now that I’ve ridden it a dozen or so times 😝
Its good to see you pick your own lines. You are the captain of your ship.
@Sara.Jo.
5 ай бұрын
Haha yeah, well it’s one of those trails that needs to be ridden multiple times to figure out what the hells actually going on 😅
Godamn girl, you’re a climbing machine😎👍
@Sara.Jo.
4 ай бұрын
😁
Time in saddle makes a great big difference
@Sara.Jo.
12 күн бұрын
It really does
This is the best trail I've seen you ride yet! Really cool trail ;-)
@Sara.Jo.
5 ай бұрын
It really is a very cool trail!
Wow. Best one yet! Nice riding! I was pulling for you over here in my spin bike. 🎉🎉🎉
@Sara.Jo.
4 ай бұрын
Thanks Kelly! 😊
Great riding!!
@Sara.Jo.
4 ай бұрын
Thanks 😊
Wow, that was great riding up and down. It's been a good decade since I rode SoMo but the memories are wonderful.
@Sara.Jo.
5 ай бұрын
So glad you enjoyed it 😁
great job on those trails ! another to add to the plan .
@Sara.Jo.
5 ай бұрын
Thanks! Definitely do this trail!
Great pushes to get up those hills! Love this terrain!
@Sara.Jo.
5 ай бұрын
Thanks, and yes it’s beautiful ☺️
great riding! looks like fun!
@Sara.Jo.
5 ай бұрын
Such a fun trail!
Man what a great video and great riding. Looks like a fun trail except walking up that waterfall of rocks with clip shoes. Pedal safe.
@Sara.Jo.
5 ай бұрын
Haha…thank you! I’m actually getting pretty good at walking up steep rock features in my shoes now. Not sure if that’s good or bad 😂
10:55 my dog pockets and i were attacked by a bobcat. It grab and clawed at little pockets.At one point it had pockets in its mouth. I ran up and hit it with a rock. It realeashed little pockets and ran off. It was insane
@Sara.Jo.
22 күн бұрын
Wow that must have been crazy! Harry my dog was surrounded by two coyotes in Sedona a few months ago but nothing happened thank god
Gotta love the two finger salute @15:57. ha ha
@Sara.Jo.
3 ай бұрын
😬
Climb 4ever good riding
@Sara.Jo.
5 ай бұрын
Thanks, and yeah…climb forever but it’s worth it
My old stompin' grounds!!
@Sara.Jo.
5 ай бұрын
Sweet place to stomp for sure
A fairly techi climb early on. Good thigh burn!
@Sara.Jo.
5 ай бұрын
Oh, it’s a climb!
I’ll have to add SoMo to my list, I always spend all my time at Hawes, Sedona and Prescott on my annual Az trips. They have trails rowdier than this one too right?
@Sara.Jo.
2 ай бұрын
Yes, there is a trail at the top of Mormon, you hang a right…that goes down the side, it’s very technical. Called devastator? I’ve ridden it twice. Chunky and steep! Also more trails I’ve never done..only hiked…some very sketchy. I like national so that’s what I do almost every time haha
❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉
@user-jd1yw2rl3d
16 күн бұрын
U You can do it
@Sara.Jo.
16 күн бұрын
😁
@Sara.Jo.
16 күн бұрын
I’m so much better on this trail now! Hahah
Great ride! You should do a KZreadr colab with Alexander from "Singletrack Sampler" and really grow/boost your channel much faster. It seems like he's always down to ride with rad new people. Maybe he's in the SW right now. By the looks of it you could smoke them anyway!
@Sara.Jo.
5 ай бұрын
Good idea, not sure who Alexander is but I like where your heads at regarding collaboration
@cwitt483
5 ай бұрын
Check out his channel "The Singletrack Sampler". He's a funny dude that travels, mountain bikes and lives vanlife with lots of subscribers. I'm sure if you reached out to him he would be very receptive
@Sara.Jo.
5 ай бұрын
Sweet, I will!
@jeffrogers2180
Ай бұрын
He was probably in Peru at that time, and when he's not there he's usually on the East Coast.
I got the ebbs, I’ve peddled MTB all over the US for the last 25 years but so much more fun getting to top without being gassed! Rode SMT last week took the road up getting a long ride down. Did u get over to Hawes? Edit: lol I see you did.
@Sara.Jo.
4 ай бұрын
Yes, I ride at Hawes often it’s great there! What is SMT? And I agree, it’s awesome having lots of energy for a nice long downhill 😁
@andrewrivera4029
4 ай бұрын
@@Sara.Jo. SMT- south mountain trail.
Appears as though you skipped the technical part of National on the initial climb in favor of Mormon. That’s my preferred route also.
@Sara.Jo.
5 ай бұрын
Yes, that was my first time and that was what I was recommended ..and definitely I think it’s a great way to climb up there and save that part for the downhill at the end
there are some cool trails around " deem hills" if your still in the PHX area.
@Sara.Jo.
5 ай бұрын
Yes I am, any specific recommendations?
@drewsky1967
5 ай бұрын
@@Sara.Jo. “deem hills” is a good trail system and there is also a few good ones off Shea blvd. I can DM you or email you some stuff if you’d like
@Sara.Jo.
5 ай бұрын
Oh ok I know where that is located just didn’t know if there was a specific trail or two I should check out. Thanks for the rec!
How long does it take to get from the top of national to the bottom?
@Sara.Jo.
Ай бұрын
Well, that depends on how far you go on national. As an out and back I usually start at Pima canyon, and go about 5 miles to the buena vista lookout parking lot and then turn around. That’s a common out and back, 10 miles takes around an hour and 20 min out and back.
Are you on IG?
@Sara.Jo.
5 ай бұрын
Nope
Killer. Iver never gone off road there, I'd rather take the suffer fest of the road climb on south mountain. Can do 1300 ft of climbing in less than 8 miles
Nice video. You sure seem like an eBike hater though.
@Sara.Jo.
3 ай бұрын
Yeah I think that if you can ride a ‘regular’ bike, you should. E bikes IMO are for people who need help.
@zchown
3 ай бұрын
We loved the trails but for sure "needed" the help and are glad they are allowed there.
@jeffrogers2180
Ай бұрын
E-bike hater? No, not if you have a physical ailment. Otherwise you're just a lazy person who had an extra 10 grand to spend on a 50-pound bicycle.
@zchown
Ай бұрын
@@jeffrogers2180 spent less on my levo than most yetis. Nobody cares about your opinion
@jeffrogers2180
Ай бұрын
@@zchown if you come on here you're going to hear it... Were you under the impression I was waiting for your approval to express my opinions?
When I see young cyclists using e-bikes, I think that the end of humanity has come. 🤣🤣🤣
@Sara.Jo.
5 ай бұрын
Same!!
@zchown
Ай бұрын
When I see old people being ignorant fools I think the same....