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Tucson Mountains

Yetman Trail Trailhead – Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum loop from Sweetwater Preserve

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United States
Arizona
Pima County
Tucson Mountains

Yetman Trail Trailhead – Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum loop from Sweetwater Preserve

Hard

3.3

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Yetman Trail Trailhead – Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum loop from Sweetwater Preserve

04:23

66.1km

760m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 2, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 31.5 km for 74 m

Waypoints

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15.3 km

Mary Henderson Desert Center

Highlight • Rest Area

The Mary Henderson Desert Center is a planned educational and recreational facility. It aims to serve as a gateway to the surrounding desert landscape, offering opportunities for learning, exploration, and appreciation of the unique natural environment.

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2

22.3 km

Gates Pass Trailhead - Sonoran Desert Vista

Highlight • Trail

Tucson Mountain Park was established April 1929. The Pima County Parks Commission, with C. B. Brown as its chairman, was established to oversee the park. At approximately 20,000 acres, the …

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3

23.2 km

Yetman Trail Trailhead

Highlight • Trail

The paved trailhead is located just off Gates Pass Road on the west side of the pass at the bottom of the hill. It has space for 12 vehicles and …

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4

24.1 km

Rattlesnake Trail - Tucson Mountain Park

Highlight • Trail

Tucson Mountain Park is an enormous area within the Saguaro National Park West that contains trails that will put a smile on absolutely everyone's face. sdmb.org/trails/tucson-mountain-park

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5

25.8 km

Steep washout, one of many.

Highlight • Climb

6

31.5 km

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum

Highlight • Structure

Botanists will enjoy this somewhat pricey but excellent desert museum and its trails and gardens. It also has great free access to restrooms, water, electricity, WiFi, and both outside tables as well as a cooled sitting area and gift shop.

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40.6 km

Gates Pass Road

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass

One of Arizona's most popular cycling roads, Gates Pass will not disappoint! The climb and descent are incredibly scenic, offering views of the Tucson area's unique landscape and access to …

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66.1 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

42.8 km

12.9 km

5.12 km

4.68 km

632 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

49.4 km

9.59 km

4.69 km

2.55 km

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Highest point (960 m)

Lowest point (740 m)

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Sunday 11 October

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