Coconino Stage Bikepack - Arizona Endurance Series
2025-10-10 - 2025-10-13 | The Place, 21 S Milton Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001
Coconino Stage Bikepack

When:
October 10-13, 2025
Where:
We will be meeting on Friday, October 10-13, 2024 at 7:00am in Flagstaff, downtown at ‘The Place’ (21 S Milton Rd). We eat a big greasy breakfast, chat a bit and then we ride! The actual starting time for the first stage (and every stage) is open-ended.
What:
The 250-mile route has about 40-50% singletrack, some of which is pretty darn technical, and about 33k of climbing. The route is: Flagstaff-Sedona-Mingus Mountain-Williams-Flagstaff. Those that have never ridden in this area, you are in for a treat!
Live tracking link will be listed at: http://trackleaders.com
Carrying a SPOT tracker is optional. You can add your own SPOT/InReach to the tracking map at the following link (email info@trackleaders.com to inquire about a rental device):
https://form.jotformpro.com/trackleaders/long-trail
The (old) forum:
http://www.bikepacking.net/forum/index.php?topic=10860.0
GPX: GPS and Cue Sheets can all be found here. The file CLR22_v2_10k_simplified.gpx is the latest version of the route. The 2013 files are current for the cue sheets and waypoints.
For help uploading the track to your GPS see TopoFusion’s uploading tutorial.
Please note: it is very important that you upload both the GPS track (line) AND the waypoint file. The waypoints define where stages start and end, as well as help everyone regroup at the end of each stage.
Bikepacking.net route description
Self Supported Stage Bikepacking
The Coconino 250 is a self supported stage bikepack. The usual rules for self-supported bikepacking apply (see AZT 300, CTR for examples), with one exception: there are locations on the route where stopping is allowed and as long as you are there, the ride clock is not ticking.
This makes the event into a quasi-stage ride. Riders may ride from one stopping location to another, then rest the night before the next ‘stage.’ However, stopping is not required at any of the points. The option of a non-stop ride is still open.
There are 4 stages, with 3 “stage stop” locations. The first two are camp sites, with no water or other services available (but fantastic views!). The third is the town of Williams, where most racers opt to share motel rooms. You can also camp on nearby national forest, if desired.
Each rider’s time will be computed as = the total time on course minus the total time spent in designated stopping locations. Because of this it is important that you carefully log your time in and time out. Bring a piece of paper to do this, and if you can collect a GPS track for backup, even better.
The idea is to promote camaraderie, lessen the physical ‘impact’ on participants, and also experiment with a new format.
The stage stops are marked as waypoints in the course GPX file and also denoted in RED on the cue sheets.
Pictures
You can drool over some pictures on Scott’s website: http://www.topofusion.com/diary/2009/06/29/coco-ming-o-bob/
Please use the signup form below, and post in the bikepacking.net forum if you plan on attending.
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Comments, suggestions, heckling can all be made below. Or on the forum.

Zona Cycling Weekly Rides
2025-10-11 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-10-18 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-10-25 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-11-01 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-11-08 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-11-15 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Phoenix) | AZ
Zona Cycling is one of the more established groups. They are very welcoming. The ride time and route is always changing, and they may have more than jus the Saturday Morning ride. . Send Message on facebook to Colleen who manages the page for the latest and greatest
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057539225939

Women Trans* and Femme Workshop at BICAS
2025-10-13 15:00 - 19:00, 2025-10-20 15:00 - 19:00, 2025-10-27 15:00 - 19:00, 2025-11-03 15:00 - 19:00, 2025-11-10 15:00 - 19:00 | BICAS – Bicycle Inter-Community Art and Salvage, 2001 N 7th Ave, Tucson, AZ, 85705
Do you want to learn how to fix a flat on your own bike? Have you ever wanted to come to BICAS but didn’t know how to begin? Does the idea of learning alongside other WTF folks sound appealing? Then sign up for a WTF Basic Maintenance Class! Click here to view dates for all upcoming Basic Maintenance Classes. Prefer a more in-depth class, to learn all about the systems of a bike? Click here to view dates for all upcoming Build-a-Bike Classes. WTF classes will be marked with an asterisk!

Ben's Bikes MTB Night Ride
2025-10-13 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-10-20 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-10-27 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-11-03 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-11-10 18:30 - 20:30 | Ben’s Bikes, 7431 S Houghton Rd Ste 100, Tucson, AZ, 85747, United States
This ride is typically between 12-15 miles. It is a no drop mountain bike ride and alternates between Vail Trails and Fantasy Island. Call the shop to make sure what the route is for the week and that they are going. https://www.bensbikestucson.com/

Adaptive Cycling Weekly Tucson Ride
2025-10-15 07:00 - 10:00, 2025-10-22 07:00 - 10:00, 2025-10-29 07:00 - 10:00, 2025-11-05 07:00 - 10:00, 2025-11-12 07:00 - 10:00 | Sam Lena Park, 3400 S. Country Club, Tucson, AZ, 85713
Southern Arizona Adaptive Sports has a large and diverse collection of cycles for use by persons with physical disabilities, including recumbent trikes, hand-cycles and tandems. At our Adaptive Cycling Center, we offer free community programs for athletes and participants of all ages and skill levels. We are continually growing and welcome new participants and supporters.

Currently on Wednesdays and Saturday. Check the website for additional opportunities and date changes.

Arizona Trail Race
2025-10-16 08:00 - 2025-10-30 17:00 | Arizona Trail
Racing the Arizona Trail

The AZT300 & AZT800 will start concurrently at border monument 103, the rider limit is 60 total riders.
Please check the Announcements page https://azt300-800.com/announcements/ for any last minute updates, registration & important information.
Suggested Start Date: Thursday October 16th, 2025. *ITTs are always encouraged!!
(3rd Thursday in October each year) *Registration opens one month prior to the Grand Depart
Choose your poison: 300 miles / 800 miles
800 Start: 6:00am Mexican Border monument 103.
300 Start: 6:00am Mexican Border monument 103.
Rider limit: 60 people, combined, in both events
No entry fee, no prizes, absolutely no support

Tiger Mine trailhead near Oracle

The Arizona Trail Race is an unofficial challenge that takes place every autumn on the cross state Arizona Trail. Two distances are available. The Arizona Trail 300 is a 300 mile event that has been held every April since 2006. The Arizona Trail Race 800 is the complete traversal (Mexico->Utah) and was offered for the first time in 2010 as the AZTR750. Both events are run concurrently, starting on the same day, same time from border monument 103.
This is not an organized or sanctioned event in any way. It’s simply a group of friends out to ride their bikes on the same route at the same time. We’ll probably compare times afterwards, but more importantly, we’ll compare experiences — the highs and lows the trail and mountains offered us.
All we provide is a route, a suggested start time(*) and tabulation of results. Period. There is no race organization, no checkpoints, no support system, nothing. You are completely on your own, just as you would be if you chose to ride the Arizona Trail, or any other trail, on any other day.
(*) Anyone is welcome to ride the route at any time. We provide a suggested start date if you want others to ride with/against. ITTs (individual time trials) are encouraged and will be ranked with that year’s results.
If you want to be included in the “results” you need to follow the rules of self-supported travel set on the rules page, ITT riders included. This means things like support crews and water caches are not allowed. This is done in order to ensure a level playing field.
Martinez Canyon
SPOT Tracking
Each year the race is tracked by trackleaders.com, providing a live map, elevation profile and other stats that can be used to follow along. Carrying a SPOT and being tracked by trackleaders is not mandatory but encouraged.
Support the Trail
There is no entry fee, and no registration, but all racers are strongly encouraged to join the Arizona Trail Association. Please help support the organization that has worked so hard to construct, maintain and promote this amazing trail across the state.
Membership is only $35. To join, go here:
http://www.aztrail.org/membership/join.html
Contact
Please consider posting your questions to bikepacking.net’s Ultra Forum. There is a yearly forum thread there with common questions asked and answered. There’s a helpful community of AZT riders that can help, and that way your questions (and answers) can help others with the same questions. Also the AZTR Director will post updates and last minute info there in the weeks leading up to the start.
Questions?? Start here: AZTR FAQ & ATA’s Mountain Biking resource
John Schilling – azt300.750@gmail.com

Third Thursdays- Transit Rides to Dragoon Brewing Company
2025-10-16 18:00 - 20:00 | MSA Annex, 267 South Avenida del Convento, Tucson, AZ, 85745
Third Thursdays- Transit Rides to Dragoon Brewing Company
Come out with your favorite bike! Meet at The MSA Annex at 530p and grab a pre-ride bev at Westbound. Stop in the shop to say hi and psych up the crew. Around 6:00p we’ll take a leisurely cruise over to Dragoon where the beers are fresh and so are the bartenders! Your first beer (n/a or 0.0%) is a buck! Bring a helmet, lights, water and cash. Food trucks might be on-site.

Nogales Bicycle Classic - Road Race State Championships
2025-10-25 08:00 - 17:00 | 155 N Morley Avenue Nogales AZ 85621, 155 N Morley Avenue, Nogales, AZ, 85621
Welcome to the Nogales Bicycle Classic

Experience the beauty, culture, and challenge of Southern Arizona’s premier cycling event. The Nogales Bicycle Classic offers scenic routes for every level—whether you’re a seasoned cyclist or a casual rider. Pedal through rolling hills, desert landscapes, and historic streets, all while supporting local causes and celebrating the vibrant cross-border spirit of Nogales. Join us for an unforgettable ride, great company, and a powerful sense of community.

74 Miles

USAC, Gran Fondo
Start Time: 8:00-8:05

62 Miles

USAC, Gran Fondo
Start Time: 9:00-9:10

40 Miles

USAC, Gran Fondo
Start Time: 8:20-8:30

20 Miles

Gran Fondo
Start Time: 9:15 Bicycle Classic

Kentucky Camp - Arizona Endurance Series
2025-10-25 09:00 - 17:00 | Kentucky Camp, 31°44′40″N 110°44′31″W, Sonoita, AZ, 85637, United States
When:
November 25, 2025 at 9:00 am (9:15 start time for those doing the short course)
Where:
Kentucky Camp, 40 miles south of Tucson. Google maps link here.
What:
There are two options for this race, (1) a 29-mile lollipop or (2) a 46-mile figure 8. There will be camping available and a post-race party in the area for those that would like to grill. This year, we are doing the Kentucky Camp as a charity event for the Arizona Trail Association. If you want to ride and are not a member, please become a member here: https://aztrail.org/get-involved/join/

GPX files and maps:
Kentucky_camp_long_route
Kentucky_camp_short_route
For help uploading the GPX files to your GPS see: http://topofusion.com/tutorials/uploading-tracks.php
Using a GPS is highly recommended!

Cyclovia
2025-10-26 09:00 - 15:00 | AZ
Walk, bike, roll, connect and play
in car-free, care-free streets

Join us on Sunday, October 26th from 9 AM to 3 PM as we activate three miles of car-free city streets, open to people of all ages and abilities. Walk, bike, roll, skate, and enjoy neighborhoods, participate in free activities, support local businesses, and connect with one another.
During Cyclovia the streets are yours!

Dirty Bunny
2025-11-02 08:00 - 14:00 | McKenzie Ranch Trailhead, 12725 S Red Hill Ranch Road, Vail, Arizona, 85641
drinking’ of the greatest events of all time. The Dirty Bunny is everything good about Mountain Biking all distilled into an incredible weekend. It’s a drinking ride with a bike problem. It is a race. It is timed. There are winners. But if that is all you care about, it might not be the event for you (but it might). It’s about the community. Gathering with like minded people in the desert and having a great time. There is drinking and other mind altering good times (riding bikes can take you to magical and mysterious places). People dress in costumes. Some even wear spandex.
In many ways it is 24 hours in the Old Pueblo for the locals, but with a small entry fee of $10 to cover incidentals and a 6 pack of craft beer. That is CRAFT beer with an F. Not any of that F’ing CRAP beer. Don’t be showing up with your PBR for the entry fee… but feel free to bring your bud light, PBR or dos equis for the lush bunny. What’s the lush Bunny you ask? Why that would be the same race, but with the consumption of a can of piss water each lap.
So, if you think you are one of the The cool cats, The in crowd, Those in the Knows, this might be the event for you.
A few videos from past events to give you a vibe.
https://www.facebook.com/damion.alexander.9/videos/2069049946801997
https://www.facebook.com/damion.alexander.9/videos/196962712478668

Tonto Mountain Rides
2025-11-09 08:00 - 17:00 | Usery Mountain Regional Park, 3939 N. Usery Pass Rd, Mesa, AZ, 85207
Come explore the hills that once brought gold prospectors out to the desert in search of new fortunes! Join us for our inaugural ride of this exciting race. Choose from our relay or solo divisions, with a distance to fit riders of all calibers. All rides will start and finish at Usery Mountain Regional Park in Mesa, AZ, with the iconic Superstitions looming in the background.

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Picketpost Punisher - Arizona Endurance Series
2025-11-15 07:30 - 17:00 | Picketpost Trailhead, 33.27184° N, 111.17643°, Superior, AZ, 85173
Picketpost Punisher

When:
November 15, 2025
The B (49 miles) and C (22 miles) routes will start at 7:30am. The A route (76 miles) will start at 5am.
Where:
You will start at the Picketpost trail head off of Route 60 near Superior, Arizona. This is about 60 miles east of Phoenix and about 5 miles west of Superior. If you pass the Boyce Thompson Arboretum, you’ve missed the trailhead turnoff. You can get directions to the start here.
The trailhead has pit toilets, but no water. Also no trash receptacles – pack it in, pack it out.
Camping is NOT allowed at the trailhead. There are however, a bunch of places to primitive camp beside the road that leads to the trailhead.
What:
The Punisher will once again be split into 3 different lengths so that you can choose the amount of punishment you deserve. Make sure you review the GPS files.
The C ride will be the shortest AES ride ever. A measly 22 miles and about 2300 feet of climbing. In place of FR4, you’ll get to ride new trails in Arnett Canyon. The route will climb on dirt roads part of the way up Montana Mountain. The descent back down will be on the Arizona Trail back to the Picketpost trailhead. Easy peasy.
The B ride is heading south this year. It is actually a subset of one of the previous year’s A route – without crossing the Gila River. You will head south on the Arizona Trail to FR4, then turn south on FR4 (it is not closed in this area). You’ll climb up on the ever lovely Telegraph Canyon road, then down, past Ajax Mine to Box Canyon. There will be a hard left to get you over to Martinez Canyon. After traversing the “brass knuckles” you’ll end up at the Gila River not far from the Arizona Trail. Filter water at the river, then head north to the AZT – all the way back to Picket Post.
The B ride has an opportunity for a time bonus. You’ll notice a little additional part of the route in Box Canyon. This goes to a section where the canyon gets very narrow – really cool to see. This is an out and back of about 3.75 miles. Do this and take a selfie. Your selfie, along with your GPS track, will get you an hour deducted from overall time.
The A ride (aka: The Pulverizer) will be the same stroll in the park as last year. You’ll begin by heading south on AZT down to the Gila River. You’ll cross the river (good chance to filter water) and start climbing to Florence-Kelvin Highway. You’ll then bomb down that dirt road all the way to Kelvin Bridge. From there it is AZT all the way back to the start.
READ THIS IF YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT DOING THE A RIDE:
The A ride is a seriously difficult ride. It is only for very experienced and capable back country endurance cyclists. One of your sources of water is the Gila River – and that needs to be filtered. If you cannot meet the following criteria, don’t even bother:
1. You must have a GPS and know how to use it. There are no trail signs and it will be very easy to get lost.
3. You need to be prepared to be on your bike for 10-15 hours or more. Some VERY fast folks have done this in 10 hours. Expect it to take longer for most everyone else.
4. You must have lights and be comfortable with riding at night in challenging terrain.
Water:
In a race of this length and remoteness, water is a concern. Bring as much as you can! We’ve done some scouting and found some possible and some dependable water sources. Water sources are marked (as waypoints) on the GPS files.
Route:
It is HIGHLY recommended that you bring, and know how to use, a GPS for this race. The Legends of Superior section has lots of areas where it is easy to miss the trail and get off course. Using a GPS and paying attention are the best ways to stay on course and not get lost. GPS files for all three courses can be obtained at the links below.
PPP_C_route
PPP_B_route(punisher)
PPP_A_route(pulverizer)
