Arizona

Ring Around The Ritas (RATR) is a 92-mile circumnavigation of the Santa Rita Mountains of southern Arizona. The loop consists of a series of rugged backcountry dirt roads, chunky trails, and many of the best miles of the southern part of the Arizona Trail. It rewards persistent riders with amazing views, solitude, and the potential for unique wildlife sightings in this well-known birding area. It can be done in two big days, or more comfortably, with two nights out...

The Madrean Rugged Ramble is a challenging but delightfully scenic week-long bikepacking route in southeastern Arizona. This 260-mile loop showcases some of the best the region has to offer, including Arizona Trail singletrack, historical adobe homesites, iconic gravel roads, towering canyons, and a well-deserved resupply in Patagonia...

The Coconino Loop is a challenging route through Coconino County in Northern Arizona that treats you to some of the best trails in the area, including segments of the AZT and a taste of the red rock singletrack and (mystical) world of Sedona...

The Ironwood Overnighter travels through the largest stand of Ironwood trees in North America. This 48-mile route showcases sweeping views of three desert ranges and highlights the land's diverse history with two historical sites: Cocoraque Butte and the Titan II Missile Silo. Don’t let the mileage fool you; the rugged and sandy dirt roads make this a challenging ride…

The Wolf Hole Mountain Overnighter offers a beautiful climb up from the low desert near Saint George, Utah, toward the pinyon pine-covered plateaus of the Arizona Strip. This route loops around Wolf Hole Mountain, once home to the town of Wolf Hole and author Edward Abbey. Linking a web of BLM roads, the route offers a “choose your own adventure” descent: take on chunky, steep sections or opt for prime gravel...

The Queen’s Ransom is a 227-mile bikepacking route around the greater East Valley of metro Phoenix, Arizona. It weaves together many of the area's popular singletrack trail systems, regional parks, and the Arizona National Scenic Trail amid stunning topography, rolling dirt roads, and challenging terrain...

The Redington-Lemmon Loop is the best gravel loop out of Tucson. It’s an equal split of dirt and pavement with nearly 12,000 feet of climbing in 110 miles and makes for a fantastic one, two, or three-day trip. The 20-mile road to Mount Lemmon in itself is world-class, transitioning between seven ecological zones from saguaro cactus to Canadian pine forests. Add on Redington Road and the dirt backside of Lemmon and you have a real adventure...

The Fool’s Loop is a four or five day, 277-mile circuit that leaves from downtown Phoenix, Arizona, and takes riders on an incredibly diverse tour of Tonto National Forest, Agua Fria National Monument, and the Black Canyon Trail.

The Robbers Roost Overnighter is a wonderful 1-2 day loop that starts and ends in West Sedona using a mix of the area's finest singletrack, flowing dirt roads, and a handful of rugged jeep tracks. The route also takes in two historical rock art heritage sites and a hide out cave with a window to the best views in Sedona...

El Camino del Diablo, “The Devil’s Highway,” is an historic 130-mile route from Ajo to Yuma, Arizona. Passing through Organ Pipe National Monument, Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, and a starkly beautiful wilderness, the Camino is an incredible way to experience a landscape that’s unlike anything else in the United States.

The East Loop is a showcase of the Sky Islands' biological wonderscape. By directly circumnavigating the Santa Rita Mountains—one of the Sky Islands—the East Loop highlights a variety of dirt roads, doubletrack, old mining roads, a historic Spanish expedition trail, and a small taste of the Arizona Trail. The route travels through ever-changing grasslands, forests, and deserts in one of the world's most biodiverse regions. This route has evolved over the years, and while it’s the shortest of all three Sky Islands Odyssey routes, it packs the biggest punch in terms of difficulty and landscape diversity.

The West Loop of the Sky Islands Odyssey journeys through the vast borderlands of the Sonoran Desert of the Sky Islands. Ride dirt roads, rocky arroyos, and sandy double tracks over rugged forested mountains, grasslands, and valleys of cacti in a remote region rich in biodiversity, indigenous mythology, astronomical discoveries, and migration history.

The Black Canyon Trail is an IMBA Epic ride in Central Arizona. This 76 mile, uninterrupted single track trail is a winter time must do for any bikepacking enthusiast.

Perhaps a less deceptive term should have been assigned to this route. The Gila River “Ramble” is anything but the wandering stroll its name implies. Instead, this beautiful cacophony of hairy ridge rides, steep, crumbly climbs, and roller coaster singletrack through forests of grabby cholla cactus, is more of a ‘3 Day Sonoran Desert Saga.’

A scenic two day loop that links a legendary western cowboy town and the Cochise Stronghold, a rugged historic passage through the Dragoon Mountains.

The Arizona Trail (AZT) is the premier desert singletrack bikepacking route following an 800+ mile recreation trail from Mexico to Utah that connects mountain ranges, canyons, deserts, forests, wilderness areas, historic sites and trail systems.