Sonoran Desert
  • The PERFECT Winter Mountain Bike Getaway

Picture this
  • it is cold and snowy and home, with more weather on the way. You are eyeing your mountain bike, longing for the feeling of warmth on your skin from bright sunshine, the feel of the wind rushing by as you zoom along on smooth singletrack for miles, and the calm of camping out in the desert after a day of riding.
This could be your reality this winter! Our [Sonoran Desert tour](https://rimtours.com/tours/arizonas-sonoran-desert/) is the PERFECT winter getaway. Just when you are missing your mountain bike and feel the gloom of winter, you can join us for four days of riding on fast and flowy singletrack just outside of Phoenix, Arizona.

![Heading down Dixie Mine Trail, McDowell Mountain Park, Arizona's Sonoran Desert guided mtb tour near Phoenix, AZ](/images/blog/the-other-slickrock-riding-are-gooseberry-mesa-2/D2-Dixie-Mine-Down-Tuck-Bec-HDR.jpg) Riders enjoying the flowy singletrack at McDowell Mountain Park, just outside of Phoenix, AZ.

Sonoran Desert

The Sonoran Desert stretches from Arizona down to Mexico and is characterized by Saguaro cacti, mild winter weather and stunning sunsets. It also has miles and miles of flowy singletrack trails that are perfect for mountain biking.

![Competitive Track, McDowell Mountain Park, Arizona's Sonoran Desert guided mtb tour near Phoenix, AZ](/images/blog/the-other-slickrock-riding-are-gooseberry-mesa-2/D3-Big-Drop-1-Mike-Tori-HDR.jpg) The cholla cacti and saguaro are truly amazing to see and keep riders eyes on the trails!

![A mountain bike rider coasts down from the mountains past tall saguaro cactus in the Sonoran Desert of central Arizona on a guided tour](/images/blog/the-other-slickrock-riding-are-gooseberry-mesa-2/Out-of-the-mountains.jpg) Winter in the Sonoran Desert is breathtakingly beautiful! After a rainy winter, the desert sparkles in green grasses and wildflowers.

Just Outside of Phoenix is our Desert Mountain Bike Dreamscape

Fly or drive into Phoenix, Arizona and base out of McDowell Mountain Preserve for four days of base camping and riding. There are miles of singletrack right from camp, and we will explore the nearby Brown’s Ranch for even more trails. Evenings will be spent enjoying the epic sunsets and colors on the Superstition Mountains and Four Peaks.

![Purple Gold sunset, camping on the Sonoran Desert Singletrack](/images/blog/the-other-slickrock-riding-are-gooseberry-mesa-2/AZsunset.jpg) A stunning sunset view over Four Peaks, as seen from our base camp.

A Mountain Biker’s Paradise

The mountain biking itself is on rolling, smooth trails

  • perfect for riders of any skill level. The singletrack winds its way through forests of saguaro cacti, ocotillo and some of the most biodiverse desert anywhere in the world. Our mid and late winter trips may even be treated to a showing of fields of green grass and wildflowers- a truly spectacular time to be in the Sonoran Desert!
[![Racing down singletrack outside Scottsdale and Phoenix AZ, Sonoran Desert guided mountain bike tour](/images/blog/the-other-slickrock-riding-are-gooseberry-mesa-2/Arizona.jpg)](https://rimtours.com/tours/arizonas-sonoran-desert/) In mid to late winter, the mexican poppies can blanket the desert landscape.

Get in touch with our [office staff](mailto: info@rimtours.com) to find out more and book your winter getaway to the [Sonoran Desert](https://rimtours.com/tours/arizonas-sonoran-desert/)!