Pines in Flagstaff, AZ



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Loop de Leupp 300k
300 km Brevet

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Date:  Saturday, June 13, 2015

Distance: 188 miles

Start Time: 06:00 (6 am)

Start Location: Safeway/McDonald's - Flagstaff, AZ (Get directions)

Time Limit: 20 hours

Sunrise:  4:42 am
Sunset:  8:12 pm
Moonrise:  3:06 am
Moonset:  4:52 pm

Cost: $40

ACP sanctioned.

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Description


Standin' on the Corner in Winslow Arizona!

Loop route from Flagstaff pines to Winslow Painted Desert via Leupp ("Loop") and Dilkon open range and butte country. 188mi/300km ~5300 ft climbing (85% RWGPS).

This ride starts and ends at the north side of Flagstaff, AZ at approx. 6800 ft. The route goes north and east to Leupp ("Loop"), continues east to Dilkon before bending south to Winslow (4800 ft) and back up to Flagstaff via Leupp. Riders will pass thru Ponderosa and pinon pines, an extinct volcano field, traverse high altitude Painted Desert, big sky ranches, rock buttes and hoodoos, and civilized sections of historic Route 66. Climbing is approx. 5300 ft on mainly low-traffic secondary highways.


Directions to the start

Location: Safeway/McDonald's - Flagstaff, AZ

Address: 4910 U.S. 89; Flagstaff, AZ (US-89/E. Marketplace Drive)

Directions:  Google map: Click here

From Phoenix: From Phoenix: I-17 N to I-40E to Exit 201 to AZ-89 N to Grand Canyon/Page, 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)

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Elevation Profile

Total 5,300 ft of climbing


Requirements

Required reflective wear – jacket/vest/ankle bands/SamBrowne belt, head+tail lights; Recommended helmet light, cell phone, repairs kit (no bike shops on or near route outside of Flagstaff)

Services

Fast gradual descent from Flagstaff to Painted Desert and Winslow. Bulk of route ascent is in last 40 miles from Leupp to Flagstaff. Quiet roads. Plenty of motels near ride start/finish.

9 Registered Riders.

Rider Name RUSA # City State/Prov
Steve Atkins 3359 Tempe AZ
Tom Baker 559 Tempe AZ
Andrew Frehs 10603 Sedona AZ
John Ingold 3065 Flagstaff AZ
Robert Larson 9945 Phoenix AZ
Michael Mooney 10406 Tempe AZ
Roger Peskett 3726 Tucson AZ
Mike Sturgill 1847 Phoenix AZ
Carlton van Leuven 4713 Chandler AZ