Thanks, cm! Sounds like I have plenty to explore before I leave for the next adventure in February.
Oh, and I live on the East side. On Dec 29, 10:29 pm, cm <chrispmur...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Welcome to Tucson! Been here almost 5 years and love it. What part of > town are you in? There are quite a few dirt roads north of town > heading to Oracle. You could probably ride out there forever. The road > that heads out to the 24 hours in the Old Pueblo course goes over some > hills and i think it reaches a spring eventually (never been out that > far). There are also some dirt roads south of town headed toward the > Santa Ritas-- old vail road is dirt i believe. Also some dirt roads in > the middle of town, pretty much between Campbell and Oracle Rd. Along > with those are some trials/ roads that link up with the bike path and > Fantasy Island. I use google maps to map things out and then see how > it goes. > > Mt Lemmon is a great ride and cars are pretty respectful. There are > way too many cyclists up there to not be. Swing by the Safeway on > Tanque Verde and Mt. Lemmon Highway some weekend morning and you will > be astounded at the number of cyclists It isnt that steep honestly it > is just long. Bring plenty of water as there isnt any until > Summerhaven and in the summer there isnt any until Palisades. I have > never had an issue on that road.I think it is scarier going down at > 40+ and sweeping turns. There are also some dirt roads and trails on > Mt Lemmon that may be worth checking out. There is also an old dirt > road up the back side of Mt Lemmon called the Control Road. It starts > in Oracle and ends just before Summerhaven. I have not done it, but > hope to soon. Reddington Road also loops around the Catalinas and > would make a great long day or overnight. All of the roads are god for > riding. > > Be sure to get over to Saguaro National Park East and ride the 8 mile > loop road. Gates Pass on the west side of town is another great ride, > though one that you want to be a little more careful about traffic. > > Hope this helps. > > Cheers! > cm -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
