Name: Desperado Loop
Rating: 4.8

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“A nice, non-technical, flowing section, great for a warm-up or an awesome finish to a longer ride.”

— Jason Wild

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Dogs Unknown

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Family Friendly Not too technical so it's a great beginner section that gets you into the nice desert area.

Description

This loop is a nice way to add more miles to the counterclockwise Sweetwater Trail System featured ride on the way back to the parking lot.

This loop trail is a faster, more flowing section with topography for pumps. This trail unfortunately skips some of the fun but adds a little more technical downhill than what Wildflower Ridge Trail provides. It descends towards the apex of the loop and climbs back to the parking lot ridge.

Contacts

Local Club: Sonoran Desert Mountain Bicyclists

Oct 12, 2018: 2018 SuperUltraMegaRaffle is Here!!!

Oct 1, 2018: Honeybee Canyon Preservation Effort

Sep 30, 2018: Inaugural McKenzie Frenzy MTB Race: p/b Hammel Dentistry

Land Manager: Pima County - Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation

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Trail Ratings

4.8 from 16 votes

#1

in Sweetwater Preserve

#235

Overall

4.8 from 16 votes

5 Star		81%
4 Star		19%
3 Star		0%
2 Star		0%
1 Star		0%

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#1

in Sweetwater Preserve

#12

in Arizona

#235

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2 Comments

Robert Lewis

This is a fast, curvy ride with some moderate tech points. Beginners can handle it. Awesome views. For those coming from out of town, tucsonbikerentals.org is the only company renting mountain bikes. For more information about this course go to our local club site at BikeTucson.com. Be careful of keeping anything valuable in your car at the Sweetwater parking lot. Park in the residential area! Sep 10, 2017

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Andrew R Arizony

Consistently the easiest and fastest trail in the Sweetwater system with almost none of the rough rocky sections abundant elsewhere. Good one to run laps on, just be heads up for pedestrians, equestrians, coyotes, jackrabbits, and deer. Nov 1, 2018

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3.6 Miles 5.8 Kilometers Singletrack	231' 70 m Ascent -175' -53 m Descent
2% Avg Grade (1°) 7% Max Grade (4°)	2,561' 781 m High 2,405' 733 m Low

Desperado Loop

3.6 Miles 5.8 Kilometers

Singletrack

231' 70 m

-175' -53 m

2%

7%

2,561' 781 m

2,405' 733 m

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“A nice, non-technical, flowing section, great for a warm-up or an awesome finish to a longer ride.”

Dogs Unknown

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Family Friendly Not too technical so it's a great beginner section that gets you into the nice desert area.

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