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Mingus Mountain 200k
200 km Brevet

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Date:  Saturday, May 16, 2015

Distance: 125 miles

Start Time: 06:00 (6 am)

Start Location: Bashas Grocery: Sedona, AZ (Get directions)

Time Limit: 13.5 hours

Sunrise:  4:55 am
Sunset:  7:52 pm
Moonrise:  4:28 am
Moonset:  6:01 pm

Cost: $30

ACP sanctioned.

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Description


Sunset Over Sedona

Dramatic Sedona Red Rocks to forested Mingus Mountain summit over and back via scenic roads. 125mi/200km~9000 ft climbing (85% RWGPS).

This challenging ride starts and ends at the west side of Sedona, AZ, at approx. 4500 ft. As billed, the route goes over and back up Mingus Mountain thru the historic mining town of Jerome (approx. 7000 ft). Along the way, riders will descend to the Verde River Valley in Cottonwood (3300 ft) towards the turnaround in Dewey/Prescott Valley (4800 ft). Riders will be rewarded with a big roller coaster ride thru Red Rock country, a seldom visited section of Oak Creek (thru Page Springs and Cornville), Jerome’s unique art and architecture, and plenty of dramatic views. Climbing is approx. 9,000 ft on mainly secondary roads and highways. Mountain descents are included out and back.


Directions to the start

Location: Bashas Grocery: Sedona, AZ

Address: 160 Coffee Pot Drive; Sedona, AZ

Directions:  Google map: Click here

From Phoenix: I-17 to Exit 298 onto AZ-179 N to Sedona, AZ

 

 

Route Map

View  RWGPS online map here


Cue sheets may be downloaded and printed by riders if they wish. Cue sheets will NOT be passed out at the start. Make sure you have a cue sheet as a backup in case your GPS fails.

Download cue sheet (xls)

(PDF format is not yet available.)

Elevation Profile

Total 9,000 ft of climbing


Requirements

Required reflective wear – jacket/vest/ankle bands/SamBrowne belt, head+tail lights; Recommended helmet light, cell phone, repairs kit (bike shops in Sedona, Cottonwood, Oak Creek Village on or near route)

Services

Services are available at regular intervals. Scenic road sections are well paved but without shoulders. Dramatic climb and descents on the Mingus Mtn Scenic Road – ride with awareness and caution in these sections. Well-maintained brakes necessary for mountain switchback descents out and back. Much of the route is posted with “Share the Road” signs and include good designated shoulders/bike lanes in the non-mountain sections. Plenty of motels near ride start/finish and also (less expensive) in nearby Village of Oak Creek or just south in Cottonwood.

12 Registered Riders.

Rider Name RUSA # City State/Prov
Steve Atkins 3359 Tempe AZ
Jan Cesnek 10270 Phoenix AZ
Jonathan Falasco Chandler AZ
Craig Falasco Chandler AZ
John Ingold 3065 Flagstaff AZ
Ian Keen 10531 Tucson AZ
Robert Larson 9945 Phoenix AZ
Brian McGuire 7406 Phoenix AZ
Mike Sturgill 1847 Phoenix AZ
William Timothy 10090 Brooklyn NY
Carlton van Leuven 4713 Chandler AZ
Lee Wilkening 10293 Phoenix AZ