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SaveSome of the best riding in town within a reasonable drive. This is also a popular destination for hikers and equestrians especially on weekends, so please manage your speed. Sweetwater Preserve is managed by Pima County Dept. of Natural Resources, Parks, and Recreation.
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
Land Status: Regional Recreation Area
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
22 trails
- Hike
22 trails
- Trail Running
22 trails
Region Details
- 10
- 12
Region Status
Open as of Nov 19, 2023Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 22
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 22
- Trails Horse
- 22
- Trails Hike
- 22
- Trails Trail Running
- 22
- Total Distance
- 14 miles
- Total Descent
- 1,390 ft
- Total Vertical
- 292 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 2,682 ft
- Reports
- 703
- Photos
- 30
- Ridden Counter
- 17,627
Popular Sweetwater Preserve Mountain Biking Trails
Sweetwater Preserve Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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SDMB Featured Ride - Sweetwater Preserve - Easy Out and Back | 9 miles | |
SDMB Featured Ride - Tour de Sweetwater | 13 miles | |
Sweetwater 8 Mile | 8 miles | |
Tour de Sweetwater | 16 miles | |
15 mile Sweetwater Preserve All-Mountain Ride | popular ridelog | 15 miles |
16 mile Sweetwater Preserve All-Mountain Ride | popular ridelog | 16 miles |
13 mile Sweetwater Preserve Ride | popular ridelog | 13 miles |
11 mile Sweetwater Preserve Ride | popular ridelog | 11 miles |
9 mile Sweetwater Preserve Ride | popular ridelog | 9 miles |
7 mile Sweetwater Preserve Ride | popular ridelog | 7 miles |
Photos of Sweetwater Preserve Mountain Bike
trail: Black Rock Loop
24 |
Apr 30, 2023 @ 8:34am
Apr 30, 2023
trail: Lost Arrow
27 |
Feb 20, 2023 @ 5:57pm
Feb 20, 2023
trail: Desperado (S)
101 |
Apr 15, 2022 @ 9:21pm
Apr 15, 2022
trail: Desperado (S)
83 |
Apr 15, 2022 @ 9:21pm
Apr 15, 2022
trail: Desperado (S)
82 |
Apr 15, 2022 @ 9:21pm
Apr 15, 2022
trail: Saguaro Vista
100 |
Nov 15, 2021 @ 1:19pm
Nov 15, 2021
trail: Saguaro Vista
104 |
Nov 15, 2021 @ 1:19pm
Nov 15, 2021
trail: Desperado (S)
231 |
Aug 5, 2020 @ 3:28pm
Aug 5, 2020Videos of Sweetwater Preserve Mountain Bike

trail: Wildflower Ridge
3:48 |
201 |
Mar 19, 2019

trail: Redtail Ridge
12:17 |
195 |
Mar 19, 2019

trail: Wildflower Ridge
3:14 |
150 |
Mar 19, 2019

trail: Sun Circle Loop
4:21 |
61 |
Mar 19, 2019

trail: Saguaro Vista
6:47 |
157 |
Mar 16, 2019

trail: Black Rock Loop
10:59 |
139 |
Mar 15, 2019

trail: The Spine
3:37 |
63 |
Mar 15, 2019

trail: Desperado (S)
11:03 |
220 |
Mar 15, 2019
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Wildflower Ridge | Nov 19, 2023 @ 12:17am Nov 19, 2023 | Ideal | crpocock | ||
Sun Circle Loop | Nov 19, 2023 @ 12:17am Nov 19, 2023 | Ideal | crpocock | ||
Black Rock Loop | Nov 19, 2023 @ 12:17am Nov 19, 2023 | Ideal | crpocock | ||
Saguaro Vista | Nov 19, 2023 @ 12:17am Nov 19, 2023 | Ideal | crpocock | ||
Lost Arrow | Nov 19, 2023 @ 12:17am Nov 19, 2023 | Ideal | crpocock | ||
The Spine | Nov 19, 2023 @ 12:17am Nov 19, 2023 | Ideal | crpocock | ||
Wildflower Ext | Nov 19, 2023 @ 12:17am Nov 19, 2023 | Ideal | crpocock | ||
Wildflower Ridge | Nov 19, 2023 @ 12:17am Nov 19, 2023 | Ideal | crpocock | ||
De Oeste Link | Nov 19, 2023 @ 12:17am Nov 19, 2023 | Ideal | crpocock | ||
Roller Coaster | Aug 13, 2023 @ 12:01pm Aug 13, 2023 | Dry | crpocock |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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rcgeiger14 | ridden | trail | Redtail Ridge and 2 more | Nov 25, 2023 @ 3:43pm 3 days |
rcgeiger14 | ridden | trail | Desperado (N) and 7 more | Nov 25, 2023 @ 9:02am Nov 25, 2023 |
sdblitch | vote | trail | De Oeste Link | Nov 23, 2023 @ 11:16pm Nov 23, 2023 |
rdethman | difficultyvote | trail | Roller Coaster and 6 more | Nov 23, 2023 @ 6:11pm Nov 23, 2023 |
rdethman | vote | trail | Roller Coaster and 6 more | Nov 23, 2023 @ 6:10pm Nov 23, 2023 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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trail | I love Sweetwater, and plenty of people would,... | Mar 4, 2023 @ 8:38am Mar 4, 2023 | ||
trail | Desperado loop to Nighthawk is fun, but... | Feb 6, 2023 @ 6:08pm Feb 6, 2023 | ||
trail | Some rocks but only has one area of black and... | Oct 26, 2021 @ 3:42pm Oct 26, 2021 | ||
trail | Some area of rocky but 90 percent blue | Oct 26, 2021 @ 3:41pm Oct 26, 2021 | ||
trail | Very rocky and black in some areas. | Oct 26, 2021 @ 3:40pm Oct 26, 2021 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
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Tucson Mountain Park | 52 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 3 km |
Painted Hills | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3.9 km | |
Greasewood Park | 16 | 4.7 km | |||
PCC West | 21 | 5 km | |||
Enchanted Hills | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 km |
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Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 22 | 14 miles | 1,391 ft | 6 miles | 292 ft | #340 | #163 | 30 | 703 | 4 | 10,677 | |
Horse | 22 | 14 miles | 1,391 ft | 6 miles | 292 ft | 165 | ||||||
Hike | 22 | 14 miles | 1,391 ft | 6 miles | 292 ft | #225 | #127 | 699 | 283 | |||
Trail Running | 22 | 14 miles | 1,391 ft | 6 miles | 292 ft | #225 | #125 | 699 | 275 |
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