Watershed Loop
- 8.2 mi
- distance
- 648 ft
- climb
- Intermediate
- difficulty
- Dirt
- surface
- Nov–Mar
- best months
Watershed Loop is a mountain biking route on Bureau of Land Management land in the Lake Havasu Field Office in Arizona, about 8 miles long with a total elevation gain of 648 feet. The route starts at roughly 865 feet and reaches a high point of about 1,064 feet, with the steepest stretch at about 12% grade near the 7.2-mile mark. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Lake Havasu City show March highs around 78°F and October highs around 89°F, while July and August average in the upper 100s. That station sits about 600 feet lower than the route's high point, so temperatures on the loop run cooler. Several other trails sit close by. Friendly Fair Trail and Trash Can are each about 0.1 mile away, and Multiple Offers WRE is about 0.3 mile away. For a walk, Sonny's Trail is about half a mile off.
Local outfitters
- Arizona State Parks & Trails8 mi away
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- Friendly Fair TrailMountain biking0.1 mi
- Trash CanMountain biking0.1 mi
- Multiple Offers WREMountain biking0.3 mi
- Sonny's TrailHiking0.5 mi
- Naked Man TrailHiking0.7 mi
- Pilot Rock TrailHiking1.3 mi
4455AaHikingPhoto: Patriot1423, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.3 mi
Mesquite Bay South TrailHikingPhoto: AFresh1, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)7.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Naked Man TrailMountain biking · ~2 min drivePhoto: mypubliclands, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)- RecycleMountain biking · Next door
- SocialMountain biking · ~1 min drive
SocialMountain biking · ~2 min drivePhoto: mypubliclands, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)- CosmicMountain biking · ~1 min drive
- Pilot Rock TrailMountain biking · ~2 min drive
Multiple Offers WREMountain biking · ~2 min drivePhoto: Patriot1423, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- SpokeMountain biking · ~1 min drive
- Ghost BikesMountain biking · ~2 min drive
Ghost BikesMountain biking · ~2 min drivePhoto: mypubliclands, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
Also worth it near here
4455AaHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: Patriot1423, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Lake HavasuRock climbing · ~6 min drivePhoto: wshilling101, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Lake Havasu State ParkCamping · ~13 min drivePhoto: EduardMarmet — CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- Copper Basin ReservoirLake fishing · ~16 min drive
Best time to visit Watershed Loop
Best months: November–March. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
65° / 43°
3 wet
Feb
70° / 46°
2 wet
Mar
78° / 51°
2 wet
Apr
86° / 58°
1 wet
May
95° / 67°
0 wet
Jun
105° / 76°
0 wet
Jul
109° / 83°
1 wet
Aug
108° / 82°
2 wet
Sep
102° / 75°
2 wet
Oct
89° / 62°
1 wet
Nov
75° / 50°
1 wet
Dec
64° / 42°
2 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lake Havasu City, AZ, 6.8 mi away at 449 ft. The station sits about 600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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