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2014-06-30
Lynx Lake Bodie Bannie Mine Loop
Prescott AZ




High desert dual sport riding in the tall pines of the Prescott National Forest

2014-01-24
Big Earl Rides Sedona
Sedona AZ




Ride from Wickenburg to Yarnell, Skull Valley, Prescott, Jerome, and Sedona.

2014-01-04
AARG! Apache Trail to Young
Young AZ




Ride up Apache Trail and Desert to Tall Pines Highway to Lunch at the Antlers Cafe & Bar in Young AZ

2013-06-01
National Trail Day
Flagstaff AZ




Record numbers turned out for the National Trail Day in the Coconino National Forest

2013-05-11
Wildcat Zen Ride
Carefree AZ




Easy single track ride at Wildcat followed by the Zen Moto Open House event

2013-04-20
Bloody Basin Dualsport Trail Talk
Carefree AZ




Easy big bike ride from Carefree to Cordes Junction on Seven Springs and Bloody Basin Roads

2012-10-27
2012 ATR Howlin at the Moon Dualsport/Adventure Ride
Payson AZ




2 day AMA National Dualsport/Adventure ride.

2012-10-08
Monday Wildcat
Carefree AZ




Short single track ride.

2012-09-29
Full Harvest Moon Night Ride
Carefree AZ




Night ride from Wildcat OHV up Seven Springs to Bloody Basin to Sheep Bridge to Horseshoe Dam and back.

2012-07-03
Sheep Bridge Night Ride
Carefree AZ




Easy jeep roads with a twist - riding at night under a full moon.

2012-05-18
Payson to Slow Low to Payson
Payson AZ




2 day ride from Payson to Slow Low to Payson on Arizona back country roads.

2012-01-01
Oatman Massacre Ride
Gila Bend AZ




Big Bike Friendly ride through the ghost town of Sundad, the Oatman Massacre site, with a stop in Gila Bend at Sophia's for lunch.

2011-09-24
Howlin' at the Moon Saturday C Loop Preview
Wickenburg AZ




Arizona Trail Riders 2011 Howlin' at the Moon AMA National Dual Sport Ride Saturday C Loop Preview

2011-09-08
Devil's Highway
Clifton AZ




600 mile street bike ride including 100 miles of the Devil's Highway from Clifton to Alpine.

2011-06-25
Seven Springs / Bloody Basin
Carefree AZ




Easy bladed/graded jeep roads through the Tonto National Forest.

2011-04-02
Bodie Mine / Crown King
Crown King AZ




Ride from Bloody Basin road in Agua Fria National Monument through Cordes Station, Mayer, Poland Junction, Breezy Pines to Palace Station. Bodie Mine road to Cellars Basin and Wagoner Road to Senator Highway with lunch at the Mill in Crown King.

2011-02-26
Dual Sport Desert Daze - Tale of the Dragoon
Dragoon AZ




Easy graded dirt roads along the Arizona / Mexico border.

2011-01-01
Sundad / Oatman Massacre Ride
Gila Bend AZ




Big Bike Friendly ride through the ghost town of Sundad, the Oatman Massacre site, and Gillespie Dam with a stop in Gila Bend at Sophia's for lunch.

2010-11-20
Crown King South Loop
Lake Pleasant AZ




Medium level big bike ride, easy dirt bike loop in the Hieroglyphic mountians near Lake Pleasant.

2010-09-04
Stoneman Lake Ride
Munds Park AZ




120 mile ride through the pines and around Stoneman, Mormon, and Ashurst lakes.

2010-03-27
Sheep Bridge / Horseshoe Dam Ride
Carefree AZ




A normally easy loop with a couple of short challenging sections made more difficult by recent rain storms. Highlights are Sheep Bridge and Horseshoe Dam.

2010-03-20
Green Valley Adventure Ride
Green Valley AZ




Two day Adventure ride including an event put on by SEAT.

2010-03-06
Montana Mountain Ride
Superior AZ




Riding the Montana Mountain loop near Superior, AZ. Staying on the main roads, this is an easy ride. Take the options to spice things up a bit.

2010-01-09
London Bridge KILLED my VStrom Ride
Lake Havasu AZ




400+ mile ride from Phoenix to London Bridge in Lake Havasu. Mostly easy ultra fast dirt roads from Wickenburg past Alamo Lake into Lake Havasu. A couple of real deep gravel / sand sections crossing the Big Sandy River and on the last 10 miles or so into Lake Havasu.

2010-01-02
Great Western Trail Cave Creek to Dugas
Cave Creek AZ




150 mile mostly easy big bike friendly loop with a few short moderate sections. Be sure to stop at the Chuckwagon in Mayer for lunch!

2009-12-28
Red Creek Horseshoe Dam Sheep Bridge Ride
Cave Creek AZ




The Horseshoe Dam / Sheep Bridge loop is a fairly easy 70 mile ride. Red Creek is a Difficult out and back ride featuring deep wet sand and slippery wet rocks.

2009-12-13
Four Peaks Snow Ride
Fountain Hills AZ




Easy riding over Four Peaks with some snow and ice thrown in for good measure.

2009-10-24
Mogollon Rim Rendezvous AMA National 2 Day Dual Sport Ride
Payson AZ




200 riders converged on Payson Arizona for 2 days of awesome dual sport riding. The AMA National Mogollon Rim Rendezvous presented by Arizona Trail Riders along with BMW and KTM.

2009-10-20
Bike Night @ TT Roadhouse
Scottsdale AZ




ADVRider Bike Night at TT Roadhouse

2009-09-19
Rio Verde Ride
Rio Verde AZ




260 miles and as many as 23 riders showed up for an uncharacteristically easy Nightstalker ride from Rio Verde to Cordes Junction, Kirkland Junction, and Wickenburg.

2009-06-13
Grand Canyon - Z Long Way Up
Grand Canyon AZ




2 Days and 600+ miles of easy Forest Service roads from Phoenix to the Grand Canyon and across the Navajo Indian Reservation.

2009-05-31
Great Western Trail / Fossil Creek Ride
Dugas AZ




Great long loop with a 50 / 50 mix of blacktop and dirt. 90% easy, FAST, dirt roads with a touch of easy/moderate jeep road between Bloody Basin and Dugas. This route follows the Great Western Trail from Carefree, AZ to the I-17. Then runs the scenic Fossil Creek Road down to the decommissioned Childs Power Plant along the Verde River.

2009-04-10
Tip Top Mine Ride
Black Canyon City AZ




Easy riding across the Agua Fria River and up to Tip Top mine. A level ride from mine to Cow Creek.

2009-03-28
Arizona Bike Week Dual Sport Ride
Mayer/Jerome AZ




2009 Arizona Bike Week Charity Dual Sport Ride.

2009-02-28
Arizona Bike Week Dual Sport Recon
Cherry AZ




This will be a great ride for riders at any level on any type of bike.

2009-02-15
Arizona Bike Week Dual Sport Recon
Mayer AZ




This will be a great ride for riders at any level on any type of bike.

2008-12-31
ATR New Years Eve
Phoenix AZ




High flying minibikes at the ATR New Years Eve Party

2008-12-28
Table Mesa Ride
Cave Creek AZ




This is the 2nd failed attempt to do some exploring off Table Mesa Road. Ice ended our ride early.

2008-12-26
Painted Rock Dam and Sonoran National Monument
Gila Bend AZ




Easy riding when dry. Can be tricky in the wet. Make sure you know where you are going before you take off in the desert. There are many unmarked turns and it can very easy to get off the trail. This ride skirts sensitive wilderness areas so STAY ON THE TRAIL! Spectactular scenery awaits around every corner!

2008-12-07
Box Canyon, Cottonwood Canyon
Florence AZ




There are many easy jeep roads in this area. There's also plenty of fun ATV sized trails. Beware, if the RED FLAG is flying, this area is OFF LIMITS!

2008-11-22
Hassayampa River Castle Hot Springs Ride
Wickenburg AZ




Hassayampa River has some deep sandy sections and is generally easy if you like sand. Castle Hot Springs Road is SUPER EASY and can be completed in a passenger vehicle. There are a couple of short technical sections on the trail connecting Hassayampa to Castle Hot Springs.

2008-10-26
Arizona Trail Riders Dual Sport & Adventure Ride
Payson AZ




Arizona Trails Riders layed out some awesome loops for smaller sized dual sport bikes as well as full sized adventure machnines! Two days of fun!

2008-10-12
Tip Top Mine, Gillette, Packer, Table Mesa Road West
New River AZ




Gillette is very easy to get to as long as the Agua Fria River isn't running. The road from Tip Top Mine to the Milk Ranch (end) was recently graded, however, there are a number of extreme climbs. Boulder Creek has lots of rocks and deep sand.

2008-09-27
ATR Dual Sport Recon
Payson AZ




ATR Club work day recon ride in Payson, AZ.

2008-09-21
Montana Mountain and Pinal Peak Ride
Superior AZ




The Montana Mountain loop is an easy ride with spectacular views. There are a few steep climbs that should be no problem for a rider with some off road experience, even with street tires. This loop is best ridden clockwise. Be sure to exit around the gate after the quary, otherwise take the 1 mile hill to the left which is rated EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. Pinal Peak is another easy loop of almost all graded roads.

2008-08-02
Crown King via Wagoner Road and Peck Mine Road
Wickenburg AZ




Fast hard packed graded roads accent breath-taking scenery. Wagoner Road has a few challenging sections but is easily doable for big bike and inexperienced riders. Peck Mine Road features extreme hill climbs and terrible rocky sections. It has an impassible section about 2 miles from Senator Highway.

2008-05-04
Montana Montain
Florence Junction AZ




We started the Montana Mountain Loop, however, technical difficults forced an early retreat.

2008-04-12
Cave Creek to Prescott via Seven Springs and Bloody Basin Roads
Prescott AZ




Great easy ride. Fast graded dirt roads. Scenery is better traveling from west to east. Crossing the Agua Fria River near Cordes Junction could be a problem after heavy rains. Otherwise the crossing is usually a trickle.

2008-03-30
Arizona Bike Week Dual Sport Ride
Lake Pleasant AZ




Great rides through the Hieroglyphic mountains near Lake Pleasant.

2008-02-02
Florence / Kelvin Highway
Florence AZ




Florence/Kelvin "Super" Highway is fast graded dirt. It's easy and very dusty.

2007-12-02
Florence / Kelvin Highway
Florence AZ




Some sand, some mud, and some food on easy dirt roads outside of Florence, AZ.

2007-09-29
Seven Springs, Bloody Basin, Table Mesa
Cave Creek AZ




First solo ride on the Arizona back country roads.

2007-09-22
Four Peaks and Apache Trail
Fountain Hills AZ




My First Ride in Phoenix, my future home. Four Peaks is an easy graded road with a couple of steep climbs and great views. Apache Trail is easy graded road with a really cool canyon climb and great views.