The ride starts from the campground and continues up the control road 2.6 miles to a 4 wheel drive road on the right (fr4472). the next 3 miles are steep mostly uphill and rocky. miles 5.5 to 9 are up and down, technical and good views. Mile 9.1 is where you leave fr4472 and take fr29 down down down the famous jackhammer hill and beautiful Peppersauce canyon back to the campground. – trails.mtbr.com

Latitude: 32.46052917950643
Longitude: -110.92208862304687

Trail Directions: From Tucson, drive north on Oracle road to the town of Oracle. Take Mt. Lemmon fire control road south about 5 miles to the Peppersauce campground.

Trail Length: 11.3 miles
Trail Level: Advanced
Trail Type: Fire Roads
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This is a classic ride in the old pueblo. The verticle rise on the climb is large but if you are in good shape the loop discribed can be completed in under 2 hrs. Try adding the upper loop or the upper extended loop as described in the "mountain biking the old pueblo" guide book. I rode this trail back in the early 90s with a hard-tail that had about an inch of travel on the front fork. I can't image that the even Jack-hammer Hill would be too bad with a nice FS XC rig and with a "free-ride" bike, no problem. It has been a while so maybe the trail has changed. aerobic difficulty is a four only because there are longer more difficult versions of the ride described. - trails.mtbr.com