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Level: Advanced
Length: 2 mi (3.2 km)
Surface: Singletrack
Configuration: Out & Back
Elevation: +139/ -145 ft
Total: 9 riders
Mountain Biking Ice Cave Trail #608
#217 of 417 mountain bike trails in Arizona
Ice Cave Trail winds its way along Porter Creek and the south side of Scott Reservoir before connecting to Blue Ridge Trail.
First added by searsandrewj on Oct 20, 2014. Last updated Apr 27, 2020. → add an update
Before you go
- Drinking water: unknown
- Lift service: unknown
- Night riding: unknown
- Pump track: unknown
- Restrooms: unknown
- Fat bike grooming: unknown
- E-bikes allowed: unknown
- Fee required: unknown
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From the Lakeside Ranger Station, travel south on State Highway 260. Turn left on Porter Mountain Road (Forest Road 45) for 1 mile. The trailhead is on the right.
The Ice Cave Trail really serves as a connector trail between the "Osprey Trail" and the "Blue Ridge Trail" Along the way (and hidden off to the side), there is a little trail that breaks off and leads to the main attraction, a little lava tube that is work exploring . . . especially if you bring a flash light. There is a nice cool draft coming out of the cave, so it is a good place to take a break on a summer day. Honestly, I have to give it a rating of two, because it is just terrible for mountain bikers due to the lave and malapais rock strown about everywhere, as well as the heavy horse traffic which damages the trail, especially during monsoon season. It's a much better hike than it is a mountain bike ride.
| ThankSo consider myself a very good mountain biker, in very good shape and I've ridden around the world. This trail was horrible. Baby head boulders everywhere that normally may have been tolerable but add in the fact that some enterprising farmers are running commercial horse rides on it and have utterly destroyed it. Deep hoof prints everywhere and lots of places where they have created pot holes from the repeat steps. Any day on the mountain bike is a good day Buy I'm sad to say this was not enjoyable. Leave this trail for our 4 hoofed friends and find another trail. Maybe after it gets worn down it will be decent but I won't bother again.
| ThankGreat trail very fun
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