Bittersweet Trail
- 0.6 mi
- round trip
- 574 ft
- climb
- Out and back
- route
Bittersweet Trail is a short, out-and-back mountain biking route in Tucson Mountain Park, Arizona, on county land. The trail is about 1.2 miles long, with a low point of 2,631 feet and a high of 2,756 feet, and it gains about 112 feet of elevation. The steepest stretch comes early on, at about 0.16 miles in, with a grade of 12 percent. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show March highs around 76°F and November highs around 75°F, while June and July average highs near 100°F. The Camaro Loop Trail is about 0.3 miles away, and the Boulder Belt Trail and Rocky 13 Trail are both about 0.4 miles off. For climbing, The "Gimme Some" Dome is about 5.6 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Caballo Loco Ranch & RV Park24 mi away
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- Camaro Loop TrailMountain biking0.3 mi
- Boulder Belt TrailHiking0.4 mi
- Rocky 13 TrailHiking0.4 mi
- Creosote Loop TrailHiking0.6 mi
- Ledge Surfer TrailMountain biking0.8 mi
The "Gimme Some" DomeRock climbingPhoto: «Gaurav», CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)5.6 mi- Tucson MountainsRock climbing5.6 mi
Gate's PassRock climbingPhoto: Daniel Ramirez from Honolulu, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)5.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Bittersweet TrailMountain biking · Next door
- El Grupo LoopMountain biking · ~3 min drive
- Explorer TrailMountain biking · ~5 min drive
- Camaro Loop TrailMountain biking · Next door
- Rift TrailMountain biking · ~3 min drive
- Little Cat TralMountain biking · ~5 min drive
- Boulder Belt TrailMountain biking · Next door
- Rock Wren TrailMountain biking · ~5 min drive
- Golden Gate TrailMountain biking · ~10 min drive
- Camaro Loop TrailMountain biking · Next door
Also worth it near here
Gilbert Escandón Jiménez TrailHiking · ~6 min drivePhoto: Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
The "Gimme Some" DomeRock climbing · ~10 min drivePhoto: «Gaurav», CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Black MountainSummit · ~10 min drivePhoto: $1LENCE D00600D, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Tucson / Lazydays KOACamping · ~11 min drive
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