Sonoran Desert Mountain Bike Tour: Tailored Experiences
4.9
29 Ratings
Scottsdale
Experience the Sonoran Desert like never before on a tailored mountain bike tour. Rediscover your biking talent or challenge yourself on our fleet of bikes. All ages welcome!
Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • McDowell Sonoran Preserve - True, beautiful Sonoran Desert scenary. Beautiful flora and fauna in the Sonoran Desert.
What's Included
  • Snacks
What's Not Included
  • Solo pricing available.
Additional Information

Exploring the Sonoran desert on a bicycle is an experience you won’t forget. We provide a variety of choices suitable for all rider levels. If it’s been a while since you last rode a bike, we can assist you in regaining your skill. Whether you’re a regular road cyclist or an intermediate or well-versed mountain biker, we’ve got you. We boast a stock of both hardtail and full suspension mountain bikes for a comfortable journey.

Our tour guides are seasoned in mountain biking and can ensure a secure, joyous and spectacular adventure. Every bike tour includes a Marin Performance Hardtail Mountain Bike, helmet, gloves, refreshments, water bottles, sun lotion and a qualified, medically-trained escort.

If you have a specific request for pedals, we’ve got you covered. And if you’re bringing your family along on your excursion to the Valley of the Sun, we’d be delighted to have the youngsters join in! Providing they can cycle, naturally!

Location
28777 N Pima Rd
North Pima Road
Pima/Dynamite Trailhead 28777 N. Pima Rd Scottsdale, AZ You will look for your guide staged with bikes by the large,rustic recycling bin in the parking lot. Please do not look for them at the main trailhead building.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(29 Ratings)
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L2891hejeffreyl
Mar 3, 2024
Sweet desert single track - Excellent half day ride in the desert north of Scottsdale with guide Single-Speed Dennis. Lots of local knowledge, flowy trails, a bit of fun playing on the slabs of Diablo Trail. Wild Bunch ipcked me up at my hotel with a sweet full-suspension ride, drove me out to the desert, gave a few great hors on the ride and depositied me home tired and happy.
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Morningsidemom
Feb 1, 2024
1/2 day Sonoran Desert mountain biking - I thought I had written this review 6 weeks ago but not sure what happened in the process... Just book Wild Bunch for Phoenix/Scottsdale adventure! What a wonderful outfit Wild Bunch is! My husband and I are from a very flat environment but wanted to try the Sonoran Desert mountain biking. Laurel, the owner, was a great communicator and also gave me fabulous tips on non-guided hiking options. John, our guide for the day, is a GEM. He was so patient when some of the inclines were just too much for me, he made everything all about us and our adventure. He is so knowledgable about the desert and landscape, he made the morning just a perfect start to the day for us. The communication from both Laurel and John before and after the adventure was unmatched by any excursion I have ever experienced. The bikes were in excellent condition, the provided water bottles (that we got to keep) and snacks were a nice touch, the scenery was beautiful... Just go on an adventure with Wild Bunch, you won't regret it.
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Snorkelalaska
Jan 3, 2024
Kicking off the New Year in style! - What a great way to kick off the New Year riding through the McDowell Sonoran preserve with our guide Don. Don is a veteran guide of the area and he tailored the tour to everyones ability. Our group were all fairly experienced mountain bikers so we hit some of the more challenging trails. He provided expert advice on managing some the more difficult features or gave the option to walk or ride around. A great focus on safety from the start coupled with fun and education. I've been riding around here for years but he taught me so many things about the desert, cactus and Brown's Ranch. A great time was had by all. We spent about 3 hours on tour and when we got back a little early he even offered an extra bonus loop which we gladly rode! Great bikes, gear, water and snacks. Kudos to Don and Wild Bunch Desert Guides.
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Jose_b
Dec 28, 2023
Amazing time! - The whole tour was incredible, Dennis was an excellent leader, challenging and supportive. We took a 3 hour tour but it felt like 10 minutes, it was a great time, it is a MUST in Scottsdale
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Nov 17, 2022
Mountain biking afternoon - Excellent afternoon with our awesome guide Mike! We rode some great single track with a few stops along the way to learn more about the area we were riding through. The owner Laurel was very responsive with communication and had great bikes for us to ride. Highly recommend this company.
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B3583kojeffg
Apr 14, 2022
Awesome Mountain Bike Tour - Our very first time ever on a mountain bike and we can not thank Wild Bunch Desert Guides and Don Arbuckle enough! We booked a private tour and can not wait to come back. Don's kindness, understanding, patience and sheer joy of sharing mountain biking has us ready to sell the road bikes! Our guided tour also included great history of the region as well as the desert and we learned so much about wildlife as well as Cactus. We definitely pushed beyond our limits and accomplished more than we would have imagined all because of an awesome coach, mentor and person. Thanks Don, we will see you again. Jeff and Maggie.
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Plymnolan
Mar 24, 2022
Great ride - Laurel, the owner, came out to welcome us and thank us for biking with her business. We did two rides with Mike. First was with our 20 something kids and second time with friends. Both rides were amazing. Mike was patient and taught us what we needed to know to have a great ride. We learned a lot about the plants and wildlife in the desert. Will definitely use them again on our next trip to Phoenix
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Odyssey22285094283
Mar 16, 2022
Family spring break trip - Great owner that cares about her customers! Guides were great and informative! My kids had a blast! Was able to do 10 miles of bike riding in desert and guides were great at teaching us how to handle the bikes. Would do it again!
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Calb0205
Mar 10, 2022
First Time Mountain Biking with Don is Dynamite! - We, two complete novices, spent a wonderful 3 hours on the trails with our guide Don. You could not ask for a better teacher or ambassador for the sport of mountain biking. He was supportive, informative, and encouraging to us both. You have lots of choices when looking to do hiking/biking in the Scottsdale area. This is true gem of a company and I wouldn't hesitate to adventure with them again.
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Berniemi57
Jan 25, 2022
An Awesome Experience All Around!! - My wife and I had the great pleasure of going on a MTB ride with Wild Bunch Desert Guides. Laurel organized the trip, gave us some very realistic information about the difficulty of the trail that we wanted to do, and set us up with our guides Ellen and Rebel. The ride was as difficult as Laurel described. We would not have done this ride without our guides. Ellen and Rebel were awesome!! We highly recommend Wild Bunch and will be booking with Laurel again !!!
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