The Sugarloaf trails were a little different than what we were expecting. While the terrain was similar to the Lake Havasu trails,    • Trail Review: Lake Havasu Part I - Wa...   , the Sugarloaf trails were loose and treacherous, the steep climbs were almost impossible with the loose trail surface, and the area was almost devoid of plant life. The surrounding environment was soo stark and ugly, that it was almost beautiful in its own desolate way.
We hit "Ryans" trail to "Champagne", then on to "Sidewalk and "Brokeback", hiked up a steep section of "8 Ball", and finally finished with a long fun downhill on "Moab". We had a cool trail guide, Josh, for the first quarter of the ride. So, a shout out to Josh!
Niether Scott and I were feeling well that day. Not sure if it was the food from the night before or the overly large breakfast and cappuccinos we had, not too long before hitting the trails. It was also hotter than we were used to for that time of year. I was also still nursing an injured shoulder and hung back a bit due to the sketchy trail surface. The last thing I needed was to go down on that same shoulder and do worse damage.
Ryans trail was a relatively gradual climb with a handful of short steep decents followed by climbs of the same sort. Champagne started out with a hike, due to the short steep climb where it was impossible to gain any traction. it was slippery even for a hike. After the first little bit, it was much more of an ascent than Ryans trail. The trail was narrow and there was a lot of steep exposure. If you went off the trail on the downhill side, it would be quite a long roll down the hill. We were also catching pedals on the uphill side of the trail, due to the narrowness of some of the different trail sections.
The views from on top of the ridges were expansive. We even saw some wildlife along the way, which was surprising due to the lack of plantlife in the region. "Brokeback" was especially treacherous due to the narrowness of the trail and the amount of loose rock on the trail. Both Scott and I had more than a few close calls, almost sliding off the trail. "Moab" was a long fun downhill with a few short climbs along the way. My last GoPro battery died, so I missed the last little bit of the descent. I've observed on several occasions that the picture stabilization quits a few minutes before the battery actually dies completely. Its kind of a bummer when you hit some cool stuff and the video turns out to be all shaky because a battery was dying.
The Sugarloaf trail system is the only trail system near Yuma. We could not find any others on the trail apps, save one little trail a few miles east on the way out of town. We were going to try to do another ride the next day, but we were both so wrecked from the first day, we decided to pack it in and go home. We did hit the little aforementioned trail on the way, but it was short and really rocky. So, it wasn't worth the effort and barely worth mentioning here.

All in all it was s decent ride, but not one I desire to go back and repeat. The Sugarloaf trails are a great training ground. As our guide Josh pointed out, If you can ride there, you can ride most anywhere.