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| | Hiking | 7.36 Miles | 2 Hrs 22 Mns | | 3.11 mph |
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| no partners | | This was the first hike I've ever done in the Sweetwater Preserve and I loved it! Easy walking, pretty level, not too rock. A wonderful place to enjoy just being in the desert. The saguaros here are HUGE and pretty fat and sassy-looking right now. I was amazed at the denseness of them. Lots of barrel cacti and ocotillo also. In the Tucson Mountains, I can only imagine how beautiful this trail system is during blooming season. We did see lots of fallen and dead saguaros, probably due to last year's severe freeze. We basically started out on The Spine Trail and walked the perimeter and used the connecting trails to stay on the outside edge. We took one little loop: the Sun Circle Loop and then headed on back to the parking lot. Next time I think we'll walk on the inner connecting trails.
We met up with lots of horses and mountain bikers and folks out walking with their dogs. Of course, this being a Sunday may account for that.
The 12 different trails have signage now so it's easy to keep track of where you're going. You can't really get lost because they all tie up together eventually.
I hope to return many more times to walk through this enchanting preserve. |
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