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A relaxing, shaded ride along the river and delightful relief from the summer heat in an unexpectedly green environment.


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1.1

Miles

1.7

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Doubletrack

133' 41 m

High

120' 37 m

Low

17' 5 m

Up

11' 3 m

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Family Friendly Very easy, scenic, 5 foot wide gravel path along the Colorado River.

Description

West Wetlands is an area of 60 acres along the Colorado River where invasive plants have been removed and replaced with native grasses and trees, notably, Cottonwood trees which had been nearly entirely supplanted by invasive Salt Cedars.

This unpaved multi-use trail is not really singletrack, but a wide, level, graveled path along the river. The trail is lightly used. On a Saturday morning, in nice weather, we passed just one other user. Riders can access the trail from multiple parking options within the West Wetlands Park.

Contacts

Local Club: Desert Mountain Bikers of Yuma

Land Manager: City of Yuma

Shared By:

Karl Ingersoll

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One of several benches on the bank of the Colorado River found throughout the East and West Wetlands parks.
Apr 28, 2018 near Yuma, AZ
Access to trail from west side.
Apr 28, 2018 near Yuma, AZ
This little stream enters the Colorado just north of this spot, cascading down a small rapids. Something one does not expect to find in the low desert.
Apr 28, 2018 near Yuma, AZ
Scaring up cottontails along the Colorado.
Apr 28, 2018 near Yuma, AZ
Army of the West - Mormon Battalion monument
Apr 28, 2018 near Yuma, AZ
Small cascade into the Colorado river
Apr 28, 2018 near Yuma, AZ

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