Alto Ruins
5 Star Route
Tucson, Arizona
A ride leading out of the quaint town of Patagonia to the ghost town of Alto on hard-packed gravel roads (mostly) with big views. Includes the Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve and a hummingbird sanctuary.
Route: Lollipop | 29 mi
Gain: 2,600 ft
Surface: 100% gravel
Technical Difficulty: Demanding
Locale: Remote
Big Red
5 Star Route
La Pine, Oregon
This ride is easy like Sunday morning. But it’s well worth the drive to La Pine for the river views … and the visit to Big Red (the oldest and largest Ponderosa tree in Oregon).
Route: Loop | 17 mi
Gain: 500 ft
Surface: ~ 70% gravel road / singletrack, 30% paved
Technical Difficulty: Easier
Locale: Urban Backcountry
Bird Nerd
All Access Route
~ Burns, Oregon
A mixed gravel bike ride through the Malheur National Wildlife refuge. Birds! Birds! And more Birds! And a bit of iconic history.
Route: Loop | 41 mi
Gain: 400 ft
Surface: 90% gravel, 10% paved
Technical Difficulty: Easier
Locale: Rural
Options: Shorter
Buenos Aires
5 Star Route
~ Tucson, Arizona
Meander across the grasslands of Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge, roll through washes and past old sycamore trees, pass within a klick the Mexican border, grunt up one steep hill that provides just enough elevation for a grand view of the whole area and swing back to the start with Baboquivari Peak off in the distance, just calling you to go further.
Route: Loop | 36 mi
Gain: 2,500 ft
Surface: 100% gravel
Technical Difficulty: Demanding
Locale: Remote
Buenos Aires (Rancho de la Osa Start)
5 Star Route
~ Tucson, Arizona
This is a version of the classic Buenos Aires route but starts from Rancho de la Osa, a working dude ranch near the US-Mexico border just outside of the town of Sasabe.
Route: Lollipop | 44 mi
Gain: 2,500 ft
Surface: ~ 100% gravel
Technical Difficulty: Demanding
Locale: Remote
Building Bridges
5 Star Route
Wallowa, Oregon
On this ride you'll travel through the Nez Perce Wallowa Homelands project and into the their ancestral lands. Expect mountain views from rolling hillsides along with the wide open skies.
Route: Loop | 22 mi
Gain: 1,400 ft
Surface: ~ 80% gravel, 20% paved
Technical Difficulty: Moderate
Locale: Rural
Deschutes River Trail (aka: DRT)
All Access Route
~ The Dalles, Oregon
A simple out and back on an old, historic railroad bed that hugs the scenic Deschutes River the entire way.
Route: Out & Back | 22 mi
Gain: 550 ft
Surface: 100% gravel trail
Technical Difficulty: Easier
Locale: Remote
Options: Longer
Fields of Ballston
All Access Route
Ballston, Oregon
This ride takes you to the outskirts of wine country, where vineyards give way to Oregon’s agricultural backbone: seed crops. You’ll pass fields of ever-changing crops like clover, radishes, grass, and wheat, alongside orchards and the occasional vineyard. In spring, vibrant green growth gives way to golden hues as crops mature, with farmers hard at work, bringing rural rhythms to life.
Route: Loop | 18 mi
Gain: 400 ft
Surface: 55% gravel / 45% paved
Technical Difficulty: Easier
Locale: Rural
Options: Longer
Klamath Marsh
5 Star Route
~ Klamath, Oregon
If you like wetlands, birds, flowy double-track roads with big Ponderosa trees, flattish terrain, and few people ... this gravel bike ride is for you! Also, pack your canoe ...
Route: Lollipop | 26 mi
Gain: 1,000 ft
Surface: 100% gravel / dirt roads
Technical Difficulty: Moderate
Locale: Remote
Macks Canyon
5 Star Route
Maupin, Oregon
A windy dirt road that clings to the banks of the Deschutes River offering up big views in a remote area of Oregon. A simple out and back.
Route: Out & Back | 34 mi
Gain: 950 ft
Surface: 95% gravel road, 5% tarmac
Technical Difficulty: Easier
Locale: Rural
Montezuma
5 Star Route
Tucson, Arizona
The route climbs up the majestic Montezuma Pass, dives off the back …. then sweeps down across open grasslands in the San Rafael Valley. Three pitched rollers later and you arrive at Parker Canyon lake.
Route: Out & Back | 36 mi
Gain: 4,300 ft
Surface: 93% gravel, 7% paved
Technical Difficulty: Moderate
Locale: Urban Backcountry
Patagonia 30
5 Star Route
Tucson, Arizona
An easier route through the Patagonia Mountains that is a very scenic. It is a shortened version of the Patagonia 50 route that excludes the San Rafael valley. But it does include the Harshaw Creek section with big, gnarly trees and distant views of crags and peaks.
Route: Lollipop | 31 mi
Gain: 1,700 ft
Surface: 80% gravel, 20% paved
Technical Difficulty: Easier
Locale: Rural
Patagonia 50
5 Star Route
~ Tucson, Arizona
The classic Patagonia ride looping through the San Rafael valley with big views of the Patagonia and Huachuca Mountains and a highly scenic stretch of gravel road along Harshaw creek. This is a must do ride when in the area.
Route: Lollipop | 50 mi
Gain: 3,000 ft
Surface: 80% gravel, 20% paved
Technical Difficulty: Moderate
Locale: Remote
Romeo
5 Star Route
NorCal (Yreka), California (North)
A loop through beautiful rolling farmlands with constant mountain views (the Siskiyou mountains to the north, Mt Shasta and the Trinity peaks to the south) and an abundance of wildlife. Antelope, deer, birds of prey.
Route: Loop | 48 mi
Gain: 2,600 ft
Surface: 60% gravel, 40% paved
Technical Difficulty: Demanding
Locale: Rural
Siltcoos Station
Development Route
~ Reedsport, Oregon
Tahkenitch and Siltcoos lakes are scenic features along this primarily gravel bike route, nestled within the Oregon Coast range. Much of the ride follows Five Mile Creek, which flows through protected land of the Siuslaw National Forest and is home to old growth forests and abundant wildlife.
Route: Lollipop | 17 mi
Gain: 1,000 ft
Surface: 15% gravel / 85% paved
Technical Difficulty: Easier
Locale: Rural
Options: Longer
