 | From the low desert to the high peaks, from rolling midlands to red slickrock, Arizona offers some of the finest, most diverse mountain biking in the world. A year-round riding season and a staggering array of trails make Arizona a destination for mountain bikers from every corner of the globe. The state is also the home and training ground for some of the most accomplished riders you'll ever meet. If you're ready to get pushed to the limits of body and mind, Arizona is the place to ride and this is the guidebook that will take you there. This guide includes: comprehensive trail descriptions, from beginner to advanced; GPS-quality, digitally designed maps detailing each ride; accurate route profiles show the ups and downs of each ride; detailed directions to get to the ride; mile-by-mile directional cues, difficulty ratings, elevation gain, trail content, local information, and much more.
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 | The most well known and well loved mountain bike trail guide to the best summer and winter fat tire fun in Arizona. Cartoony, down to earth maps are adapted from topos and forest service charts, yet are friendly and easy to use. Maps are to scale and oriented north. Each humorous route description includes distance, time, effort and skill required, best season to ride, level of route finding skill required, contour profile and 'fear factor'. There is also a step by step mileage log when applicable. A 'preferred trail' icon is used to indicate a particularly great ride in a given area for those on a limited time schedule. Rides are included for all levels of ability, but emphasis is given to the intermediate / advanced rider. A few severe / extreme rides are also included for those on the lunatic fringe. Each ride has been personally selected and ridden by the author over the past 11 editions and updated annually. You are guaranteed a favorite ride each time with no 'filler'. Many of the trails can be found nowhere else as they are based on personal exploration by the author. All rides are current and legal. Areas included are Grand Canyon, Flagstaff, Sedona, Phoenix, Tucson, Payson, Prescott and more. Also features a hilarious illustrated glossary of mountain biking's arcane jargon.
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 | Arizona is a state of stunning and exotic landscapes, of ghost towns, ancient Indian dwellings, wild rivers, vast deserts, and high mountains. 'A land full of the unexpected,' says Sarah Bennett, veteran mountain biker and author of Mountain Biking Arizona, formerly The Mountain Biker's Guide to Arizona. Primarily a guide of 'classic' fat-tire biking trails from the Lower Sonoran Desert to the high alpine environment of the San Francisco Peaks, this book also provides a fascinating view of the natural and human history of this magnificent region. Mountain bikers of all abilities will enjoy the assortment of rides-varying in length end difficulty and appealing to a variety of moods, skills, and fitness levels. Detailed route descriptions, maps, and listings of mountain bike shops in each area will guide you to the best trails around.
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 | If you're a beginner or newcomer to the Phoenix mountain biking scene, or if you're tired of the same old trails, here's a guide to the 35 finest rides in the desert and in the nearby mountains. This compact and portable book contains rides in the adjacent Tonto National Forest as well as in the city and county parks. Beginners and experts will find something fun to ride. Check out smooth, fast singletrack, wind through tall pine trees, cruise next to mountain streams, ride historic roads, and test your skills on technical terrain. Phoenix has it all! This handy pocket-sized guide will help you choose a ride that's appropriate for your fitness level and will be an indispensable companion to all your fat-tire fun.
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 | 'An Unbelievable book! Having biked parts of this trail myself, The attention to detail that Ms. Lankford has supplied is astouding! I have read many guidebooks covering many topics, and this is one of the best, from the mileage markers, to the detailed maps, to the great photos. Additionally, the book doubles as a great adventure story of two slightly crazy, but totally ambitious girls! I recommend this book without hesitation.'
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 | '63 trails along the Mogollon Rim are well covered. Stevenson is a mapping genius. His elevation profiles prepare the biker before the trip. The accuracy is unbelievable. I highly recommend. Great book!'
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 | 'Andrea's been there and done that and tells all about it (and how you can do it too) in this snappily written, info-packed guidebook for biking the Grand Canyon. Though Andrea's a long-distance cyclist at heart, she's written this book for us regular folk. An intro includes tons of advice on biking in general and biking the Grand Canyon specifically, even including a history of biking in the area which is fascinating! Rides range from 1.2 miles on up and are rated for technical difficulty and family friendliness. She includes info for each ride on the type of terrain, the availability of water, elevation profiles, necc. permits, and the best season to bike it. The book is well illustrated with photos and maps and also includes anecdotes and local lore cyclists can enjoy over a campfire or when they're taking a breather. Andrea was a Grand Canyon National Park ranger for many years and her depth and bredth of knowledge about the place is incredible. For any level of mountain biker heading to the Grand Canyon, this book is as essential as your water bottle and a set of properly inflated tires.'
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 | by Richard K. Mangum
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| If you're heading to Northern Arizona to do some mountain biking, this book is for you. Hands down, it gives the best rides in Flagstaff and Sedona Arizona for all ability levels and has detailed maps, easy-to-follow directions, exact mileages, and skill and fitness ratings for each ride. The No-Nonsense Mountain Bike Trail Guide is a pocket-sized guidebook for the areas best mountain bike rides. It gives directions, detailed maps, mileages, ratings, and a brief summary for almost 40 mountain bike rides in the mountainous terrain of Flagstaff and the beautiful red rock country in Sedona.
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| Richard and Sherry Mangum live in Flagstaff, Arizona, but consider Sedona their second home. They have published eight books about northern Arizona and are considered to be the area's premier guides.
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| by Armor Todd
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