MOUNTAIN BIKING: Cat Peaks - Blevin - Moonrock

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Description

Follow Blevins trail 0.6 miles, the entrance to the Moonrock loop will be on your <br />
right, marked by a brown sign and arrow. Take this loop (around 1.4 miles) until it <br />
returns to Blevin's trail (turn right back onto Blevins). Continue on Blevins 1.3 miles <br />
until the SECOND Cat Peaks trail marker (I recommend taking Cat Peaks <br />
Clockwise for the best descent... CCW will give you a more technical climb with a <br />
fast, mostly smooth descent interrupted by several 1-2ft dropoffs and logs) and <br />
then turn right onto Cat Peaks. Take this around until you return to Blevins again <br />
(about 1.3 miles). Turn right onto Blevins and continue another mile to return to the <br />
parking lot you started in.

Directions

Usery Mountain Park is located in Mesa Arizona which is basicly a Southeast suburb <br /><br />of Phoenix. There are miles of two-way singletrack trails in the park. The <br /><br />Blevins/Moon Rock loop is just my favorite. Once you visit this trail and get the <br /><br />park map you can spend hours exploring the park on a mountain bike. To get to <br /><br />the park entrance you need to find the Superstition Freeway which is also Hwy 60 <br /><br />which starts at I-10 near Tempe. Head East on the Freeway and exit at Ellsworth <br /><br />road which is just past Power Road. Take Ellsworth about seven miles North. Look <br /><br />for the big sign on the right for the entrance to Usery Mountain Park (Google map <br /><br />coordinates 33 D 28 M 55.73 N by 111 D 37 M 23.80 W). There is a $6 day-use fee. <br /><br />Be sure to ask for a park map where you pay the fee. Follow the only road for 1.5 <br /><br />miles and look for the "Horse Staging Area" sign on the left. Pull in here and park <br /><br />(Google map coordinates 33 D 27 M 58.08 N by 111 D 36 M 26.31 W). In the <br /><br />middle of the parking lot on the right hand edge (west side) is the start of a major <br /><br />trail next to a water faucet. This is the entrance to this loop.