Estero del Soldado Details

Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
Riding Area

Estero del Soldado
Guaymas
AKA

El Soldado, Estero, Estero del Soldado
Difficulty Rating

Blue rate
Trail Type

Singletrack
Bike Type

AM, XC
Direction

One Direction
Climb Difficulty

Blue
Physical Rating

Hard
Dogs Allowed

Yes
eBike Allowed

Yes up to Class 1
TTFs on Trail

Bridge, Rock Garden, Roller Coaster
Global Ranking

#23469 in Mountain Biking
Local Popularity
75 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 90 in E-Biking
- 5 in Trail Running
- 90 in Hiking
Year Opened

1995

Trail is ridden in a clockwise direction, start by heading up the slight hill on double track, with a short section of single track before passing through an area in development and up a wooden ramp to really start this ride. Trail is 11.4km of mostly fast flowing singletrack with short punchy climbs and rocky downhills. At about KM 3.5 veer to the left, cross the road to the 'La Pila' loop that will end with a short climb up this same road, at the top take the singletrack to the right. At KM 5.5 you will want to take the left up a series of switchbacks to begin the most technical section 'Cactus Muertos'. Other sections as you progress 'Las Cañadas', 'Kamikazee' -a loose downhill with fast super fun flow after it, 'Monument Valley' and 'Montaña Rusa' -the money shot view of the estuary and Tetakawi the iconic mountain of San Carlos. Take a left to finish the trail with another KM of fun before returning to the parking lot. Definitely arrive early during summer months to avoid the heat and bring plenty of water, if not, there are several options to shorten the ride if you need to due the Sonoran heat and humidity. Nos vemos en la pista

Access Info

Parking area is located at KM 3 of the Delfinario road between San Carlos and Guaymas. Located on on a small hill on the left side of the road just after passing the Estero del Soldado Estuary visitor center. Trail map and trash can located at parking area. Start this loop trail by heading up the slight hill on double track.

More Stats for Estero del Soldado mountain bike trail trail

Altitude change

-3 ft
Altitude min

26 ft
Altitude max

165 ft
Altitude start

31 ft
Altitude end

26 ft
Grade max

-30.4%
Grade min

28.7%
Distance climb

2 miles
Distance down

3 miles
Distance flat

2 miles
Avg time

01:10:43
Avg reverse time

00:57:17
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status	date	description
	Feb 26, 2023 @ 6:11am Feb 26, 2023	Like many trails in the area this one could use a good raking, something I will happily help with on my next visit. More signage would help...
	Feb 11, 2020 @ 3:36pm Feb 11, 2020	reporter
	Sep 17, 2019 @ 6:38pm Sep 17, 2019	reporter Overgrown brush, branches in several areas.. from approx 1.5km to 2km. The same on Niño loop. Some areas washed out by recent heavy rains, be...
	Mar 22, 2019 @ 8:08am Mar 22, 2019	reporter Trail is really good condition, really clean in most areas.
	Jan 13, 2018 @ 7:51am Jan 13, 2018	reporter

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