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Desert Tortoise

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 3.3 (8)
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  2. AZ
  3. …Phoenix Metro
  4. Phoenix Sonoran Desert Preserve

“Doubletrack with some elevation changes. ”

Wendy Sweet
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Miles

1.7

KM
Doubletrack

1,769' 539 m

High

1,676' 511 m

Low

94' 29 m

Up

50' 15 m

Down

3%

Avg Grade (1°)

6%

Max Grade (4°)

Dogs Unknown

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Description

At just over a mile long, Desert Tortoise is a doubletrack connector to the Valle Verde Trail.

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Land Manager: City of Phoenix - Trails and Desert Preserves

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Wendy Sweet
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  3.3 from 8 votes

#13

in Phoenix Sonoran Desert Preserve

#20460

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#13

in Phoenix Sonoran Desert…

#582

in Arizona

#20,460

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Plenty of shin-grazing cacti. The Figure 8 loop on a warm October morning.
Oct 16, 2015 near Anthem, AZ

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Check-Ins

Apr 28, 2022
Spencer Jones
2 laps with Mich
Apr 27, 2022
Spencer Jones
retuned up Valle Verde and Dixie mountain loop only walked up last climb on Valle Verde. — 0h 30m
Mar 22, 2022
Mountain Park
1.1mi — 0h 05m
Feb 5, 2022
Nas D
rode with the boys. was a tough bike trail going up. coming down was fun 3.8mi
Nov 21, 2021
Mountain Park
1.1mi — 0h 05m
May 10, 2021
Ed Abula
Nov 20, 2016
Lost Justpastnowhere
Feb 16, 2016
Eric Staley

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