Date: (Not scheduled for 2012)
Distance: 249 miles
Start Time: 5:00 AM MST. There will be a mass start at 5 AM and announcements and time for questions at 4:45 AM. Note: Arizona does not observe Daylight Savings Time, and stays on Mountain Standard Time year-round. For example, in the summer months, during Daylight Savings Time, the time in Arizona and California is the same; Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico are one hour ahead.
Start Location: Days Inn, 407 S Hwy 89N (mile post 326), Chino Valley, Arizona (Get directions)
Time Limit: 27 hours
Begin twilight: 6:34 AM Sunrise: 6:59 AM
Sunset: 6:22 PM End civil twilight: 6:46 PM
Moonrise: 3:37 Sunday
Cost: $15.00 Pre-registration is not necessary, but if you email us your intention to come, it would help us with planning.
ACP sanctioned and a qualifier for Paris Brest Paris.
Accomodations: The Days Inn in Chino Valley is our host hotel.

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Route is out and back from Chino Valley (north of Prescott) to Hackberry (east of Kingman). After Ash Fork, the route joins I-40 for 5.2 miles. Then the route travels through Seligman and continues on Route 66 to the turnaround in Hackberry.

Terrain: Flat to rolling.

Elevation

6145 feet of climbing

Minimum/Maximum Elevation: 3606/5760 feet above sea level.

Lights, reflective vest, ankle bands: Required. There will be a light inspection at check-in to verify front and rear lights are working and are sufficient for night riding.

Services

Mile 39: Convenience store in Ash Fork.

Mile 65: Roadkill Cafe in Seligman (if you dare)

Mile 102: Diamond Creek Restaurant in Peach Springs.

Mile 127: Hackberry General Store

Mile 151: Diamond Creek Restaurant in Peach Springs.

Mile 188: Back at the Roadkill Cafe in Seligman

Mile 213: Convenience store in Ash Fork.