This is an adventurous ride from the slow pace of rural Cochise County into the cosmopolitan hustle of Arizona’s second largest city – on back roads through beautiful Sonoran desert country.
Details
- Location: Starts and ends at The Jonquil Motel in Bisbee, Arizona
- Distance: 231 mile loop
- Difficulty: Easy
- Road Surface: paved, gravel, dirt, sand, rocks, hills
- Time: full-day
- Gas, Food & Lodging: Bisbee, Tombstone, Benson, Tucson, Sonoita
- Camping: Coronado National Forest
Highlights
- Tombstone, AZ
- Benson, AZ
- Cascabel Road
- Reddington Road
- Saguaro National Park East
- Sonoita, AZ
Cascabel – Reddington Loop | Arizona
Directions
Leave Bisbee and head north on Highway 80 through Tombstone to Benson, Arizona. Cross Interstate 10 and take North Pomerene Road until it becomes Cascabel Road. The Cascabel Road is an easy dirt road through the beautiful Sonoran Desert. Follow the Cascabel Road north and turn left (west) on the Reddington Road, which becomes rougher and more challenging as it heads into the mountains and hills to the east of Tucson. Follow the Reddington Road until it reaches the outskirts of Tucson. Return by pavement to Bisbee.