Ghost Bikes
- 1.8 mi
- round trip
- 329 ft
- climb
- Mixed
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Nov–Apr
- best months
Ghost Bikes is an easy, 3.5-mile out-and-back mountain biking ride on Bureau of Land Management land within the Lake Havasu Field Office in Arizona. The trail climbs a total of 329 feet from its starting point at about 1,091 feet, with the high point at roughly 1,101 feet. That makes it a low-elevation ride with a small amount of rolling terrain, and the steepest part of the route comes around the 0.6-mile mark, with a grade of about 5%. The most comfortable months for riding are spring and fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show March highs around 77°F and November highs around 75°F, while summer highs climb into the low 100s. The trail sits within a cluster of mountain biking routes. Social is about 0.4 miles away, and Cosmic is about 0.9 miles away. The Watershed Loop is about 1.4 miles off, and Sonny's Trail, a hiking route, is about 1.6 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Arizona State Parks & Trails8 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
SocialMountain bikingPhoto: mypubliclands, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)0.4 mi- CosmicMountain biking0.9 mi
- Beer BottleMountain biking1.2 mi
- SpokeMountain biking1.4 mi
Watershed LoopMountain bikingPhoto: Patriot1423, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.4 mi- Sonny's TrailHiking1.6 mi
- Naked Man TrailHiking1.7 mi
- Friendly Fair TrailHiking2.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
SocialMountain biking · Next doorPhoto: mypubliclands, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)- SocialMountain biking · ~1 min drive
- Beer BottleMountain biking · ~2 min drive
Ghost BikesMountain biking · ~1 min drivePhoto: mypubliclands, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)- Friendly Fair TrailMountain biking · ~4 min drive
- SpokeMountain biking · ~3 min drive
Watershed LoopMountain biking · ~2 min drivePhoto: Patriot1423, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Friendly Fair TrailMountain biking · ~4 min drive
- Sonny's TrailMountain biking · ~3 min drive
Naked Man TrailMountain biking · ~3 min drivePhoto: mypubliclands, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
Also worth it near here
4455AaHiking · ~6 min drivePhoto: Patriot1423, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Lake HavasuRock climbing · ~8 min drivePhoto: wshilling101, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Lake Havasu State ParkCamping · ~14 min drivePhoto: EduardMarmet — CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Copper Basin ReservoirLake fishing · ~18 min drive
Best time to visit Ghost Bikes
Best months: November–April. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
66° / 43°
3 wet
Feb
70° / 46°
4 wet
Mar
77° / 53°
3 wet
Apr
85° / 59°
1 wet
May
94° / 68°
1 wet
Jun
103° / 77°
0 wet
Jul
107° / 83°
2 wet
Aug
107° / 82°
2 wet
Sep
101° / 75°
2 wet
Oct
89° / 63°
2 wet
Nov
75° / 51°
1 wet
Dec
64° / 43°
3 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Parker Resrvoir, CA, 10.6 mi away at 738 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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