The iconic National Trail on South Mt might be the best ride in Phoenix – Just Ride Ep. 16

If you're looking for best mountain biking in Phoenix AZ, I highly recommend checking out the National Trail on South Mountain. The gnar is top notch and the views are incredible. This was my first time ever to the South West. As a MTB rider from the NE I didn't know what to expect. South Mt did not disappoint! We did an out and back on the National trail which was full of hard tech and breathtaking looks outs. Starting from the Pima Canyon parking lot we took the Pima Canyon Dirt Road about 1.5 miles to the National trail. But instead of staying on that we made a quick right onto the Mormon Loop. You can climb either, but Mormon is more doable. At the 3 mile mark we connected back into the National trail. At mile 4 you will come to the infamous Waterfall which was crazy difficult. After messing around on that for a while we continued on the National Trail for another 4.5 miles before it dumped us out onto Summit Road. Rather than climbing the crazy tech we just came down we used Summit to Buena Vista to South TV Road to connect back onto National. In total, our ride ended up being about 18 miles with 2600 ft of climbing. If want to follow the route we took, check out my Strava or Trailforks links below. Table of Contents 0:00 Intro 0:40 National to Mormon Loop 2:01 National West Bound 3:21 The Waterfall Climb 4:50 National Continued 6:55 My Crash 8:54 National East Bound 10:03 The Waterfall Descent 11:28 Big Slab Roll 12:04 National Continued 12:40 Conclusion 13:15 Bloopers Trail Details & Additional Info Pima Canyon Parking Lot 4500 E Pima Canyon Rd, Phoenix, AZ Strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/6763967332 Trailforks: https://www.trailforks.com/ridelog/view/35645645/ Featured rider: Dan @the_ride_abides Wordpress Post: https://trail-sage.com/2022/03/30/south-mt-phoenix-az/ Bikes: Ibis Mojo 3 and Specialized Stumpjumper If you are looking for an awesome bike shop check out Action Ride Shop. I needed my wheel straightened and Dan needed a tune up and they took us in right on the spot. Top notch mechanics and the store was filled with bikes, gear and accessories. Highly recommend them! Action Ride Shop 1316 S Gilbert Rd Ste D1, Mesa, AZ 85204 https://www.actionrideshop.com/ If you like what you see, or have some feedback/questions, let me know in the comments below. If you enjoyed the video “Subscribe” to see more content like this, or join me on Patreon for some extra perks. Help support the channel at: https://www.patreon.com/TrailSage Trail Sage Apparel and Gear https://trail-sage.com/apparel-gear/ #Phoenix #SouthMountain #MTBAZ #POV #IbisCycles #IbisMojo3 #MountainBike #MTBing