Loop – Ruby Road – Arivaca

This is a nice long ride through the mountains next to the US/Mexico border including the scenic Ruby Road and isolated town of Arivaca.

Details

  • Location: Starts and ends at The Jonquil Motel in Bisbee, Arizona
  • Distance: 250 mile loop
  • Gas: Bisbee, Palominas, Nogales, Arivaca, Green Valley, Whetstone, Tombstone
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Road Surface: paved, gravel, dirt, potential short sandy sections, potential water crossings
  • 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
  • Lochiel, AZ
  • Nogales, AZ
  • Ruby Ghost Town
  • Arivaca
  • Longhorn Grill
  • Green Valley
  • Box Canyon

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 – 32 miles
  • Start – XC Grasslands – 49 miles
  • POI – Lochiel – 57 miles
  • Gas – Nogales – 79 miles
  • POI – Ruby Ghost Town – 110 miles
  • Gas – Arivaca – 122 miles
  • FB – Longhorn Grill – 145 miles
  • Gas – Green Valley – 155 miles
  • POI – Box Canyon – 168 miles
  • Gas – Whetstone – 206 miles
  • Gas – Tombstone – 225 miles