This is one of the easiest and best rides to do in the area. You’ll ride on easy dirt roads across Montezuma Pass, travel along the US/Mexico border, see the San Rafael grasslands, visit the charming town of Patagonia and then return via pavement through Sonoita and Tombstone. Expects to see some of our most beautiful country on this classic Southern Arizona ride.
Details
- Location: Starts and ends at The Jonquil Motel in Bisbee, Arizona
- Distance: 148 mile loop
- Gas, Food & Lodging: Bisbee, Palominas, Sonoita, Whetstone
- Difficulty: Easy
- Road Surface: paved, gravel
- Time: full-day
- Google Map: View Here
- Connects to: XC Border Coaster, XC Grasslands, XC Red Hill
Highlights
- Coronado National Memorial
- Montezuma Canyon Road
- US/Mexico border wall
- San Rafael Grasslands
- Lochiel, AZ
- Patagonia, AZ
- Sonoita, AZ
- Tombstone, AZ
Waypoints
- Start – Circle K Bisbee – 0 miles
- Gas – Speedway Bisbee – 5 miles
- Gas – Chevron-Bisbee – 5 miles
- Gas – Palominas – 19 miles
- POI – Coronado Visitor Center – 28 miles
- Note – start dirt – 29 miles
- POI – Montezuma Pass – 31 miles
- Start – XC Border Coaster- 34 miles
- Start – XC Grasslands – 49 miles
- End – XC Border Coaster – 51 miles
- POI – Lochiel – 57 miles
- End – XC Grasslands – 67 miles
- Start – XC Red Hill – 68 miles
- FB – Gathering Grounds Cafe – 80 miles
- Gas – Sonoita – 93 miles
- Gas – Whetstone – 112 miles
- End – Circle K Bisbee – 148 miles
Bisbee – Patagonia Loop | Arizona
