The trailhead is located at the Water Users park for this great ride. There is amble trailer parking there and restrooms available. There are also great barbeques to cook up your lunch if needed. We did this ride twice actually. Once we left from the parking lot and headed West and once we left and headed East making the several mile loop. There are some great training areas on this ride regardless of which way you go.
If you head west from the parking lot, within minutes you can water your horses in the Salt River. There are several places that you can right right up to it's banks which are firm enough for any animal to water at.
After riding in the narrow river section you'll come to wash that you'll follow for about 1 1/2 miles before you start to climb into the most beautiful garden area scattered with native cactus.
We couldn't figure out what this structure might have been used for but, it was a good lunch stop over along the trail.
The horses having lunch and a break.
Once you reach the top of the ridge, there is a steep descent to the roadf below through a rocky section of the trail. Take your time going down this section and you'll be rewarded with excellent scenery!
The trail goes by the Suguaro Dam and resort before coming full circle back to the parking area. Total ride about 4 hours.
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