Sweetwater Preserve — the trail system west of Tucson — was rated the fourth most scenic trail system in the west by Singletracks.com this week.
The rating stemmed from a reader survey asking users to rate 20 western trails.
Sweetwater was one of three Arizona trails in the top 20. The other two trails were:
- Black Canyon Trail, Phoenix, Arizona
- Highline/Templeton/Baldwin, Sedona, Arizona
Voters narrowed the list down to five and Sweetwater nabbed the fourth spot.
Here’s the whole list:
- #1: Tahoe Rim / Flume Trail, Incline Village, Nevada
- #2: Trail 401, Crested Butte, Colorado
- #3: The Whole Enchilada, Moab, Utah
- #4: Sweetwater Preserve, Tucson, Arizona
- #5: Monarch Crest Trail, Salida, Colorado
What do you think? Is the ranking warranted?
I’m simply grateful it’s a preserve, and not the proposed ~250 houses that might have been built instead!
I’m not sure if it’s warranted having not ridden all of them, but it certainly is unique scenery. I find myself stopping to take photos on most of my Sweetwater rides.