Alto Ruins
5 Star (Premiere) Route
Tucson, Arizona
A ride leading out of the quaint town of Patagonia to the ghost town of Alto on hard-packed gravel roads (mostly) with big views. Includes the Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve and a hummingbird sanctuary.
Route: Lollipop | 29 mi
Gain: 2,600 ft
Surface: 100% gravel
Technical Difficulty: Demanding
Locale: Remote
BEAST
5 Star (Premiere) Route
Oakland, California (North)
An urban, mixed gravel bike ride in the Oakland hills with some of the best views in the Bay Area. (Shorter ride options available.)
Route: Loop | 63 mi
Gain: 6,600 ft
Surface: 50% gravel/dirt, 50% paved
Technical Difficulty: Moderate
Locale: Rural
Big Ruby
5 Star (Premiere) Route
Tucson, Arizona
This route is the combination of two 5 Star routes: Ruby (South) and Ruby (North). It is whiskey drinking, kick in the butt good!! (Actually excellent!). It showcases the Atascosa and Pajarito mountains, roams in and out of Warsaw Canyon and Colorado Gulch, and takes you to one of most historic ghost towns in Arizona, Ruby.
Route: Lollipop | 50 mi
Gain: 6,400 ft
Surface: 88% gravel, 12% single track
Technical Difficulty: Very Demanding
Locale: Extremely Remote
Bombsite
5 Star (Premiere) Route
Brookings, Oregon
An exploration of the Brookings area's history, including the harbor, the Chetco River, the logging industry, fire events, and a World War II bombing site. Expect good gravel roads with minimal traffic. The journey is enriched with lush forests and scenic overlooks, providing vista views of the Coast Mountain peaks and the Pacific Ocean shoreline.
Route: Lollipop | 47 mi
Gain: 5,300 ft
Surface: ~70% gravel, 30% paved
Technical Difficulty: Moderate
Locale: Extremely Remote
Cape Meares / Bayocean Road
5 Star (All Access) Route
~ Tillamook, Oregon
This 16-mile ride with 800 feet of elevation gain blends natural beauty and historical intrigue. Beginning at Cape Meares Lighthouse, riders pass through lush forests and onto the Bayocean Peninsula, following a scenic gravel road along Tillamook Bay. Along the way, echoes of the "Atlantic City of the West" and Tillamook heritage offer a profound sense of place and history, making this ride an immersive journey through Oregon’s coastal past.
Route: Out & Back | 17 mi
Gain: 750 ft
Surface: ~70% gravel, 30% paved
Technical Difficulty: Moderate
Locale: Urban Backcountry
Options: Shorter
Cowboy Preacher
5 Star (Premiere) Route
Sisters, Oregon
A circumnavigation of Whychus Canyon including a stop at historic Camp Polk and a classic wilderness crossing of Whychus Creek. Hope you don’t mind wet feet …
Route: Loop | 38 mi
Gain: 2,100 ft
Surface: 40% gravel, 60% paved
Technical Difficulty: Demanding
Locale: Remote
Deadman Willis
5 Star (Premiere) Route
~ Columbia Gorge, Washington
A mixed route with three distinct sectors: timberlands, rugged back-country, and the scenic Klickitat River Canyon. The riding is really fun, no super long and arduous climbs but plenty of elevation gain.
Route: Loop | 57 mi
Gain: 5,900 ft
Surface: 50% gravel/dirt road, 10% Roubaix (broken-pavement), 40% paved
Technical Difficulty: Very Demanding
Locale: Remote
Devil’s Gullet
5 Star (Premiere) Route
Mole Creek, Tasmania
A rolling warmup of 9 miles (15 Km). A demanding, but pleasant climb. A truly scenic lookout! And a fun spin on the Central Plateau of Tasmania, a World Heritage site.
Route: Out & Back | 46 mi
Gain: 4,600 ft
Surface: 60% gravel, 40% paved
Technical Difficulty: Moderate
Locale: Remote
Devils Cash Box
5 Star (Premiere) Route
Tucson, Arizona
Starts with the flats of the historic Anza Trail, ride up into the Santa Rita mountains on paved and then climb higher on a rugged, steep and sometimes loose gravel road. And ... view one of the most interesting peaks in the area, Devils Cash Box.
Route: Out & Back | 32 mi
Gain: 2,900 ft
Surface: 50% gravel / dirt roads, 50% paved
Technical Difficulty: Very Demanding
Locale: Remote
Diablito (aka: Little Devil)
5 Star (Premiere) Route
Tucson, Arizona
A drop-dead gorgeous ride in the Tumacacori Mountains through rugged canyons, rolling hills, and washes. Demanding!
Route: Lollipop | 23 mi
Gain: 2,500 ft
Surface: 100% gravel
Technical Difficulty: Very Demanding
Locale: Extremely Remote
Options: Longer
Dufur & Friend
5 Star (Premiere) Route
Dufur, Oregon
This ride is big on texture! Orchards, wheat and hay fields, a ghost town, a 6 mile paved descent, a sustained climb through the forest forest, and a remote single lane paved road in the middle of nowhere!
Route: Lollipop | 64 mi
Gain: 4,800 ft
Surface: 50% gravel, 50% tarmac
Technical Difficulty: Demanding
Locale: Remote
Ft Bidwell
5 Star (Premiere) Route
~ Lakeview, Oregon
This long ride carries you across two states and up a demanding climb into the high country. The route passes the historic outpost of Fort Bidwell and unfolds sweeping views of two of the tallest peaks in the Warner Mountains. Along the way, the dramatic geology of the range reveals the forces that shaped this rugged landscape.
Route: Lollipop | 73 mi
Gain: 5,500 ft
Surface: ~ 70% Gravel / 30% Paved
Technical Difficulty: Demanding
Locale: Remote
Options: Shorter, Credit Card Tour
Ghost Hill
5 Star (Premiere) Route
Portland, Oregon
A mixed gravel bike ride through rolling hills, farmlands, and woodlands in the Willamette Valley. Hard-packed gravel roads. Great early season riding! A ride that gives you an appreciation for the Oregon outside of the major metro areas.
Route: Loop | 40 mi
Gain: 2,600 ft
Surface: 45% gravel, 55% paved
Technical Difficulty: Easier
Locale: Rural
Ghost of Ashwood
5 Star (Premiere) Route
Madras, Oregon
This challenging gravel-and-pavement ride showcases some of Central Oregon's best -- rugged hills, valleys, ranchlands, the historic mining boomtown-turned-ghost town of Ashwood, majestic basalt cliffs, and the Polka Dot agate mine.
Route: Lollipop | 60 mi
Gain: 6,100 ft
Surface: ~ 60% gravel, 40% paved
Technical Difficulty: Demanding
Locale: Remote
Options: Shorter
Haystacks & Skulls
5 Star (Premiere) Route
Bend, Oregon
A mixed gravel bike ride with big mountain views, some history, a touch of gnar and pitched climb (not too long). This is the concatenation of two 5 Star Routes: Haystack and Skull Hollow.
Route: Loop | 35 mi
Gain: 2,300 ft
Surface: 35% gravel, 65% paved
Technical Difficulty: Demanding
Locale: Urban Backcountry
Kentucky Camp
5 Star (Premiere) Route
~Tucson, Arizona
Visit the ghost town of Kentucky Camp, ride a short section of the Arizona Trail that is scenic and well suited to a gravel bike, see big views of the Sky Islands, and ride in the oak woodlands of the Santa Rita Mountains --which feel more like Prescott, AZ than the Sonoran Desert just south of Tucson.
Route: Tootsie Roll | 22 mi
Gain: 2,100 ft
Surface: 95% dirt rd, 5% single-track
Technical Difficulty: Demanding
Locale: Remote
Lost Wagon Train
5 Star (Premiere) Route
Madras, Oregon
This route highlights many of the unique features of riding gravel in Madras. The Baldwin Hills. Hay Creek. The Crooked River National Grasslands. The farming community of Gateway. Lake Simtustus. Dry Canyon. A great early season ride!
Route: Loop | 57 mi
Gain: 4,600 ft
Surface: 35% gravel, 5 % Roubaix, 60% paved
Technical Difficulty: Moderate
Locale: Rural
Murderers Creek
5 Star (All Access) Route
John Day, Oregon
A scenic and remote ride exploring the John Day River (South Fork), Murderers Creek, Black Canyon and a historic ranch. Most of the riding is along rivers and creeks bounded by hills and basalt cliffs. With shorter All Access option, 21 miles and 950 feet of gain.
Route: Out & Back | 39 mi
Gain: 1,900 ft
Surface: 95% gravel , 5% paved
Technical Difficulty: Moderate
Locale: Remote
Options: Shorter
Owyhees Tour
Bikepacking Route
Southeast, Oregon
A four-day, bikepacking route across the Owyhee Mountains, over the Owyhee Desert, and along the Owyhee River. Highlights include the ghost town of Silver City, the Owyhee Uplands Backcountry Byway, Three Forks Hot Springs, and herds of wild antelope.
Duration: 4 Days
Route: Loop | 225 mi
Gain: 14,000 ft
Surface: 75% gravel, 25% paved
Technical Difficulty: Demanding
Locale: Remote
Presumido Stage Stop
5 Star (Premiere) Route
Buenos Aires, Arizona
Your destination is an original stage coach stop that is nestled into a beautiful, almost presumptuous, canyon lined with tall saguaros. This ride offers up all types of cactus and vista views of Baboquivari Peak.
Route: Out & Back | 24 mi
Gain: 1,600 ft
Surface: ~ 90% gravel rd, 10% paved.
Technical Difficulty: Moderate
Locale: Extremely Remote
Rhyolite Rumble
5 Star (Premiere) Route
Las Vegas, Nevada
An adventurous ride just outside of Death Valley that includes the famous and historic ghost town of Rhyolite. But ... there is so much more history on this ride: old mining railbeds, an outdoor museum, hidden streams and the chance to see wild burros. Do it!
Route: Loop | 46 mi
Gain: 3,000 ft
Surface: 100% gravel / dirt road
Technical Difficulty: Very Demanding
Locale: Remote
Ruby North
5 Star (Premiere) Route
Tucson, Arizona
This route is an absolute fantasy, it’s rugged and remote. You earn wonderful views through punchy, winding climbs as you traverse through and around canyons and gorges and skirt the old ghost town of Ruby. Note, this routes has a completely different character than Ruby (South).
Route: Lollipop | 37 mi
Gain: 3,400 ft
Surface: 67% gravel, 33% paved
Technical Difficulty: Very Demanding
Locale: Extremely Remote
Ruby South
5 Star (Premiere) Route
~ Tucson, Arizona
An out & back to the ghost town of Ruby, a mining camp from the early 1900s, with the first strike of gold in the late 1870s, and real wild west drama. The ride has wide, sweeping views of the Atascosa and Pajarito Mountains.
Route: Out & Back | 29 mi
Gain: 3,700 ft
Surface: 100% gravel
Technical Difficulty: Moderate
Locale: Remote
Shirk Ranch
5 Star (All Access) Route
~ Lakeview, Oregon
Experience the open expanse of the high desert of Southern Oregon. Ride out to a historic ranch far from anything else. Look for pronghorn. And ponder the geological forces of nature.
Route: Out & Back | 24 mi
Gain: 250 ft
Surface: 100% gravel
Technical Difficulty: Easier
Locale: Extremely Remote
Options: Longer
Silver City
5 Star (All Access) Route
~ Jordan Valley, Oregon
Your visit to Silver City will offer a glimpse into the gold and silver mining history of the area. Silver City remains remarkably preserved among old mining towns, having avoided both fires and modern commercialization.
Route: Out & Back | 20 mi
Gain: 1,200 ft
Surface: 99% gravel / 1% paved
Technical Difficulty: Easier
Locale: Remote
Six Shooter
5 Star (Premiere) Route
Mitchell, Oregon
Circumnavigate the 36,000-acre Six Shooter ranch riding through open, rolling prairies, ranchlands and Poderosa forest. Toss in a ghost town and a big downhill finish for good measure.
Route: Loop | 48 mi
Gain: 4,400 ft
Surface: 40% gravel, 60% paved
Technical Difficulty: Demanding
Locale: Extremely Remote
Skinner Toll Road
5 Star (Premiere) Route
Jordan Valley, Oregon
Skinner Toll Road is a 58 mile lollipop route taking you into the heart of silver mining country in southwestern Idaho. Be prepared to climb into the mountains and ride back in time on this route.
Route: Lollipop | 58 mi
Gain: 4,600 ft
Surface: ~ 88% Gravel/ 12% Paved
Technical Difficulty: Very Demanding
Locale: Remote
Options: Credit Card Tour
Skull Hollow
5 Star (Premiere) Route
Bend, Oregon
A ride with history and views. Skull Hollow, a massacre site where 200 died, the historic Crooked River (High) bridge, views of Smith Rock, the Cascade mountains the Crooked River gorge.
Route: Loop | 28 mi
Gain: 1,900 ft
Surface: 30% gravel, 70% paved
Technical Difficulty: Demanding
Locale: Urban Backcountry
Skull Valley
Development Route
Prescott, Arizona
Dust off that polka dot jersey because you are going to need those climbing legs for this one. The route starts in Skull Valley so that you can get that first big climb out of the way …. and so you won’t wuss out and skip it altogether. Besides the climb, this ride takes you on some highly scenic gravel roads and includes a “groovy” paved downhill and water stop in Prescott, what a bonus.
Route: Lollipop | 38 mi
Gain: 4,900 ft
Surface: 75% gravel, 25% single track
Technical Difficulty: Very Demanding
Locale: Rural
Sparta
5 Star (Premiere) Route
Baker City, Oregon
A stunning ride through the countryside of Eastern Oregon with a chance to learn about the history of Chinese immigrants in the region. Big views. A ghost town. And ... a terrific climb!
Route: Loop | 35 mi
Gain: 2,900 ft
Surface: ~ 60% gravel, 40% paved
Technical Difficulty: Moderate
Locale: Remote
Spider Tom
5 Star (Premiere) Route
~ Tucson, Arizona
The route pays off big with remoteness, the unique beauty of the Canelo Hills, and wide, expansive views of the San Rafael Valley. But it also tough and demanding, a test of the real explorer in you. 14 miles of the famous Arizona Trail.
Route: Lollipop | 50 mi
Gain: 3,500 ft
Surface: ~ 50% gravel, 45% single-track, 5% paved
Technical Difficulty: Very Demanding
Locale: Extremely Remote
Terrible Tilly
5 Star (Premiere) Route
Cannon Beach, Oregon
View one of Oregon Coast's historic landmarks, the "Terrible Tilly" lighthouse. However, this route offers much more, including the charming town of Cannon Beach, the scenic Necanicum River watershed, the Klootchy Mountain Bike area, the picturesque Ecola State Park, and the protected Ecola Creek watershed. You'll also pass through the diverse working timberlands of Lewis & Clark/Nuveen Natural Capital, showcasing a variety of stunning views and forest habitats.
Route: Loop | 31 mi
Gain: 4,000 ft
Surface: ~ 75% gravel, 25% paved
Technical Difficulty: Demanding
Locale: Remote
The Dirty Eagle
5 Star (Premiere) Route
~ Baker City, Oregon
The mountain panoramas begin the moment you roll out on this view-packed ride. Along the way, you’ll pass the ghost town of Sparta—founded on the promise of gold—the nearby community of New Bridge, which once supplied it with agricultural goods, and the serene banks of Eagle Creek as you ride through the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. Much of the route features smooth gravel, with some forest road scree and dirt mixed to keep it interesting.
Route: Loop | 51 mi
Gain: 5,700 ft
Surface: ~ 100% gravel
Technical Difficulty: Moderate
Locale: Remote
Options: Bikepacking
The Dredge
5 Star (Premiere) Route
Baker City, Oregon
A ride loaded with gold mining history. A dredge, a historic pumphouse, a ghost town and active working mining claims. You will also see first hand efforts to clean up the harmful impacts of mining.
Route: Loop | 48 mi
Gain: 4,000 ft
Surface: 55% gravel road, 45% pavement
Technical Difficulty: Very Demanding
Locale: Extremely Remote
Titus Canyon
5 Star (Premiere) Route
Death Valley National Park, California (South)
Titus Canyon has it all—rugged mountains, colorful rock formations, a ghost town, petroglyphs, wildlife, rare plants, and spectacular canyon narrows as a grand finale!
Route: Loop | 61 mi
Gain: 6,700 ft
Surface: ~ 45% gravel, 55% paved
Technical Difficulty: Very Demanding
Locale: Remote
Tombstone Pass
5 Star (Quick Build) Route
~ Santiam Pass, Oregon
Follow the old Santiam Wagon trail, ride through a forest of big old-growth trees, and explore Fish and Clear Lake. This ride is classic West Cascades Forest—old, storied, and worn.
Route: Loop | 28 mi
Gain: 2,400 ft
Surface: ~ 75% Gravel / 10% Single-track / 15% Paved
Technical Difficulty: Demanding
Locale: Remote
