Trail 100, Phoenix Mountains Preserve
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Read about Trexnfx and his recent visit to Phoenix where he rode trail 100 on a Pivot Mach 429. T100 Part I | T 100 Part II See all his sweet photos here.
Trail #100
is one of the classic Phoenix rides. It covers almost 11 miles from East to West and is chuck full of additional trails to suit your riding ability. I used to live very close to the Tatum Trailhead and enjoyed riding trail 100 often.
Many reviews of trail 100 say that it’s pretty easy and reletively flat. True, for some sections. But while trail 100 is the most famous trail in the area, it’s hardly the most or least difficult.
Get to know the area and study the maps…then go explore. If you want to start from the East side, be warned that the Tatum trailhead has only a few parking spots – literally – and there is nowhere else to park nearby. If they are full, you have to drive to the 40th street lot.
From the West side you can start at the Mountain View Park trailhead on 7th Avenue or the 7th Street trailhead. As most reviews tell you, the best riding is east of the Dreamy Draw. West of the Dreamy Draw has some nice singletrack, but there is quite a bit of wide flat double track too.
The Dale Wiggins Topo of the Phoenix Mountain Preserves is the best topo of the entire trail system: Includes trails 1A, 220, 3, 3A, 3B, 300, 302, 304, 200, 200A, 100A, 306, 60, 44 and even more unnamed trails.
Randy Harris posted his favorite loop in Dreamy Draw. Looks good.
Dreamy Draw: One of my favorite routes in Phoenix Mountains Preserve
North Mountain Area
Piestewa Peak (formerly Squaw Peak)/ Dreamy Draw
Excellent review of a more advanced route of 100 by Continental on MTBR.com
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I ride TR 100 all the time – don’t know what the previous reviewer is talking about – no permit needed. Maybe confused this with the McDowell loops where you do have to pay to park. Last time we were there it was $8/car so bring singles. Worth it (there are even showers at the trailhead!)
I hike this trail almost daily and enter it near 18th Street and Northern. You can enter the trail from many places, meaning there is no means for it to be monitored regarding permits or fees. Same for the bikers I share the trail with. Just get on it and go! Lots of different scenery and, for a biker, nice and long (about 11 miles). Pretty flat. There is a water station at Dreamy Draw Park. None other mid-course though. There is an equestrian tunnel under Rt 51 near Dreamy Draw Park, so east and west of that are on opposite sides of that highway. So cosider that when plotting your course and deciding where to park your vehicle.
Park at Tatum. Small parking area but hardly used. No fees. Great place to start. I like getting dropped off at 7th st and riding to Tatum (live near there). It’s a good ride with a little bit of everything.