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Desperado Loop

 4.8 (14)
  1. Areas
  2. AZ
  3. …Southern Arizona and Tucson
  4. …Tucson
  5. Sweetwater Preserve
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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

Shared By Jason Wild

Conditions

All Clear 20 days ago
Mostly Dry History
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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
Driving DirectionsGPX File

Dogs Unknown

Features -none-

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

Jul 11, 2018: 100-ACRE WOOD BIKE PARK UPDATE

May 14, 2018: Fantasy Island Update: Lone Cactus Temporary Reroutes

Mar 9, 2018: Hohokam Trail Overview/Update

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

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Mar 2, 2018
Daniel Dixon
Jan 29, 2018
Richard Schmiedeke
Great fast trail that flows extremely well! You can tell it is a Progressive designed and built trail!
Jan 15, 2018
Brigitte Flanagan
Dec 22, 2017
Xavier Estala
Nov 2, 2017
Kassidy Staren
Jul 1, 2017
Molly Norman
5.4mi
Jun 10, 2017
Tom Pihl
Desperado both ways plus others 8.3mi
Jun 4, 2017
Tom Pihl
Desperado and other loops at Sweetwater 6.5mi

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Stewarded by Sonoran Desert Mountain Bicyclists
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Trail Ratings

  4.8 from 14 votes

#1

in Sweetwater Preserve

#230

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  4.8 from 14 votes
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#1

in Sweetwater Preserve

#15

in Arizona

#230

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Take a lap on the Desperado Loop to experience fun, flowy singletrack.
Take a lap on the Desperado Loop to experience…
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Enjoy a taste of riding among the giant saguaros on narrow singletrack.
Enjoy a taste of riding among the giant saguaro…
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Robert Lewis
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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