An event I was planning to do this weekend just got canceled. Still looking to get away from home for some riding and thinking Tucson. I can get decent flights to PHX then drive down to Tuscon. Looking at flights on the 16th and 21st. Riding the 17th-20th. Anyone have some great bucket list routes?…

The 3 big climbs near Tucson, from a map on the Pjamm Cycling site: [image] Search here: World - Bike Climbs: Most Difficult (FIETS) View PJAMM Cycling's list of the Most Difficult (FIETS) bike climbs in the World. Top 10, Top 25, Top 50, Top 100 Most Difficult (FIETS), Hardest, Top …

Sign up for El Tour de Tucson? Gate’s Pass and Saguaro East are pretty, if you’re looking to stay closer to town. Sabino Canyon is fun.

Kitt Peak is off limits from last year’s forest fire from what I can research :frowning: I’d be down for a trip to Mt. Graham though!

I’d try to do El Tour if you can. There are multiple distances available. It’s typically a great ride, very well organized, no need to stop at intersections because they have traffic control at every single intersection. Plus, if you’re in town that weekend, might as well go for it! You’ll get to ex…

Thanks for that, That is awesome! I’m gonna string a couple of them together to get to about 4 back to back centuries! Thanks for the link!

Ooh, I just remembered that the Silverbell Century was a really great route, if you’re looking for centuries: [image] Silverbell Century 97 Mile 97.3 mi, +2871 ft. Bike ride in Tucson, AZ

I did! Here are links to the rides I did while out there! I had a great trip! [image] Making Lemmonade out of Lemmons - Cory R.'s 65.4 mi bike ride Was supposed to be headed to Nashville to do a 4 day stage race on the Natchez Trace. Ongoing/delayed roadwork caused the cancellation of t…

Ended up using this thread for some Tuscon riding last week. I had a week to burn and our washing machine broke so I found an airbnb in Oro Valley. Had perfect weather the whole time and ate my cookie on the top of Lemmon. For some reason I thought the $5 Cokes were 12 oz cans and ordered 2. They we…

Short Notice Trip to Tucson

dhellman November 29, 2022, 9:26pm 10

Fantastic! Looks like you had some great weather and lots of terrific rides!!! Also, looks like you found a good alternative to El Tour. Glad you enjoyed!!!

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