ARIZONA BIKERS GUIDE TO MOTORCYCLE RIDES IN TOWNS OF ARIZONA AND SOUTHWEST. WEBSITE PAGES REVIEW THE EVENTS, ATTRACTIONS, SITES, PLACES TO EAT, DRINK, LODGE, OR CAMP PLUS OTHER HELPFUL INFORMATION FOR AN INFORMED BIKER RIDE.
RIDES OUT OF PRESCOTT
THIS IS A SHORT EASY RIDE THAT INCLUDES A LOT OF TWISTIES. I LIKE THIS RIDE IF I JUST HAVE A FEW HOURS TO GET OUT ON THE ROAD TO RELIEVE MYSELF OF THE STRESS THAT BUILDS UP WHEN I AM NOT ON MY BIKE. LOL YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. THIS RIDE HAS A LOT OF CHANGE IN SCENERY FOR SUCH A SHORT RIDE. I CALL IT MY QUICK RELEASE RUN. IT IS A POPULAR SHORT RIDE FOR LOCALS.
PRESCOTT - SKULL VALLEY KIRKLAND -WILHOIT - PRESCOTT
PRESCOTT - DEWEY - SEDONA
COTTONWOOD JEROME - PRESCOTT
THIS RIDE TAKES ABOUT 4 TO 5 HOURS DEPENDING ON HOW MANY STOPS YOU MIGHT MAKE. YOU RIDE TO DEWEY ON HWY 69 AND TAKE HWY 169 (CHERRY ROAD) TO I-17. RIDE FOR ABOUT 25 MILES ON I-17N TO HWY 179 RED ROCK ROAD TO SEDONA. FROM SEDONA YOU HEAD SOUTH TO COTTONWOOD ON 89A THRU OLDTOWN COTTONWOOD AND CLARKDALE TO JEROME. YOU THEN CONTINUE ON OVER THE MINGUS MTNS ON 89A BACK TO PRESCOTT. TAKE A LOOK AT THE GOOGLE MAP BY CLICKING ON THE 150 MILE LINK TO THE LEFT. I HAVE NOTED A FEW PLACES TO STOP FOR SOME GOOD FOOD. RIDE SAFE!
YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING...! GREAT RIDES OUTTA PRESCOTT? OH SURE PRESCOTT IS A GREAT PLACE TO RIDE TO. BUT BECAUSE OF ITS LOCATION THERE IS REALLY NO BETTER PLACE IN ARIZONA TO START YOUR RIDE FROM. PRESCOTT JUST DIDN’T HAPPEN BECAUSE OF THE GOLD DISCOVERED HERE. ITS LOCATION TO VARIOUS ROUTES OF TRANSPORT, MILITARY AND POLITICAL, AND GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION HELPED MAKE PRESCOTT WHAT IT IS TODAY. ONE CAN RIDE OUT OF TOWN IN ALL FOUR DIRECTIONS. NOT ONLY THAT BUT YOU CAN CIRCLE AROUND AND COME IN THE OTHER ANOTHER WAY. NO WONDER SO MANY COWBOYS HUNG AROUND TOWN. ONE CAN REALLY GET OUT OF TOWN HERE FAST!
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PRESCOTT - KIRLAND - BAGDAD -CONGRESS
YARNELL - WILHOIT - PRESCOTT
LOTS OF TWISTIES AND SUGUARO CACTUS ON THIS RIDE TO THE MINING TOWN OF BAGDAD. WARMER DESERT WEATHER AND OUTSTANDING VISTA POINTS LEADING UP THE MOUNTAIN TO YARNELL. THRU HIGH MOUNTAIN DESERT AND UP THE MOUNTAINS AGAIN THRU A SERIES OF TWISTIES AGAIN LEAD YOU BACK INTO PRESCOTT’S WHISKEY ROW. A GOOD 6 HOUR RUN TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION OF ALL THE SPEED LIMITS ON THE TWISTIES. THIS RIDE LEAVES PRESCOTT GOING WEST ON IRON SPRINGS ROAD THRU SKULL VALLEY AND ONTO KIRKLAND. TAKE A RIGHT AT THE KIRKLAND JUNCTION AND HEAD WEST ON HWY 96. HWY 96 GIVES YOU LOTS MOUNTAIN DESERT SCENERY AND SUGUAROS AS YOU DESCEND IN ELEVATION TO BAGDAD. A FEW MILES BEFORE YOU REACH BAGDAD HWY 97 CUTS OUT TO THE WEST TO CONNECT WITH HWY 93. GO ON IN TO BAGDAD FOR A LOOK SEE AT A OPERATING MINING COMMUNITY. COPPER IS THE METAL MINED HERE BY PHELPS DODGE. THERE IS A BASHA’S SUPER MARKET HERE AND A SMALL SANDWICH SHOP IN THE SAME BUILDING. YOU CAN ALSO FUEL UP IF YOU NEED TO. BACK DOWN HWY 96 HANG A RIGHT ON HWY 97 FOR ABOUT 12 MILES TO CONNECT WITH HWY 93. HEAD SOUTH ON HWY 93 ABOUT 30 MILES UNTIL YOU COME TO HWY 71. THIS HWY WILL TAKE YOU TO CONGRESS WHERE YOU WILL CONNECT WITH HWY 89 AND HEAD UP THE MOUNTAIN TO YARNELL. YARNELL IS A POPULAR BIKER STOP FOR FOOD AND FUEL. WE ARE NOW BACK UP TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH CATTLE COUNTRY THRU PEEPLES VALLEY. AT WILHOIT YOU’LL START YOUR CLIMB BACK UP THRU PRESCOTT’S NATIONAL FOREST TO PRESCOTT. THIS IS A FANTASTIC DAY RIDE WITH A LOT OF CHANGE IN SCENERY. DON’T FORGET TO TAKE YOUR CAMERA! RIDE SAFE!
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PRESCOTT - PAULDEN - SELIGMAN -PEACH SPRINGS - HACKBERRY - PRESCOTT
THIS RIDE IS A ROUND TRIP RIDE STARTING FROM PRESCOTT AND RETURNING TO PRESCOTT THE SAME WAY. THERE ARE SEVERAL REASONS THAT I LIKE THIS RIDE. FIRST, MOST OF THE RIDE IS ON THE HISTORIC ROUTE 66. THE RIDE IS NICE ON 89 FROM PRESCOTT UP TO I-40 THRU CHINO VALLEY AND PAULDEN. YOU CAN EVEN GET A GLIMPSE OF SEDONA TO THE EAST JUST NORTH OF PAULDEN NEAR THE BRIDGE. ALSO THE STOP IN SELIGMAN AND HACKBERRY MAKE THE RIDE NOSTALGIC. THE RUSTY BOLT IN SELIGMAN OWNED BY BILL RILEY AND LINDA HOWARD IS A ‘MUST’ STOP. THE MANAGER AND BUYER FOR THE RUSTY BOLT, BOB FADNESS, DOES AN EXCELLENT JOB WITH STOCKING THE STORE. VISIT THE BIKE SHOP PART OF THE STORE. I AM SURE YOU WILL FIND SOMETHING THERE THAT WILL BECOME A MEMORY OF THE TRIP.
STOP IN AT THE ROADKILL CAFE AND OK SALOON TO EAT OR WET YOUR WHISTLE. YOU CAN ORDER OFF THE MENU IN CASE YOU DON’T BRING IN YOUR OWN ‘ROADKILL’! TAKE SOME TIME TO LOOK AROUND AND TAKE A FEW PICS WHILE YOU ARE IN TOWN. WELL, BACK ON THE ROAD HEADED WEST ON 66 YOUR RIDE WILL TAKE YOU PAST THE GRAND CANYON CAVERNS.AND THRU PEACH SPRINGS, THE SOUTHERN TIP OF THE HUALAPI INDIAN RESERVATION. ABOUT 25 MILES DOWN THE ROAD YOU WILL REACH YOUR DESTINATION, THE HACKBERRY GENERAL STORE. MOST LIKELY YOU WILL SEE OWNERS JOHN AND KERRY PRITCHARD’S ’57 RED VETTE CONVERTIBLE PARKED OUT FRONT. JOHN AND KERRY HAVE MADE THE HACKBERRY GENERAL STORE A ‘REASON’ TO TAKE THIS RIDE. I CAN’T THINK OF ANY BETTER PLACE TO TURN AROUND ON ANY RIDE OUT OF PRESCOTT THAN THE HACKBERRY GENERAL STORE. YOU WILL DEFINITELY ENJOY YOUR TIME SPENT HERE BEFORE TURNING BACK TOWARDS PRESCOTT. THE PHOTOS POSTED ON THIS PAGE ARE TAKEN FROM ONE OF MY RIDES ON THIS STRETCH OF THE HISTORIC ROUTE 66. ENJOY THE RETURN TRIP! RIDE SAFE AND RIDE FREE!
