If you ride this route and enjoy it, please consider joining Bikepacking Roots (membership is free!) and sending us a donation to support future route development projects. But water is scarce, so plan accordingly. This is a stellar ~3-day route with numerous options for side exploration and minimal technical riding in countryside rarely visited. The tallest peaks in Arizona, the San Francisco Peaks, are the final feature you’ll experience, climbing high into aspen forests at over 9,000 feet and then descending a hugely scenic water pipeline service road that’s closed to motorized use back toward Flagstaff. Sunset Crater is the youngest volcano in the area, having erupted just 1,000 years ago.
You’ll pass eerily dark, yawning cinder cones before climbing into the young, cindery landscape of Sunset Crater National Monument. From Flagstaff, the route heads west toward Bill Williams Mountain on dirt roads and jeep tracks, passing through sprawling parks and ponderosa pine forests.īeyond Williams, the route enters deserted, dry pinon-juniper woodlands and then high grasslands of the Babbitt Ranches. 800+ volcanoes that erupted over the past few million years dot the landscape - some are a few hundred feet tall, and some tower many thousands of feet above the surrounding countryside. Perfect for bikepackers looking to get off the beaten path while following dirt roads and two-tracks, the San Francisco Volcanic Field Loop meanders through northern Arizona’s San Francisco Volcanic Field.
Updates from the Coconino National Forest can be found here. This detour will likely be in effect until at least August 20, 2022. Thus, riders will have to stay on the west side of the Peaks, following either Highway 180 or the Arizona Trail to close the loop.
#The cinders flagstaff update#
If you do encounter changed conditions or inaccuracies.Route update (June 2022): The easternmost part of the route around the east side of the San Francisco Peaks and through the Sunset Crater area is closed due to the Tunnel Fire and subsequent Pipeline Fire. Bikepacking Roots, its directors, employees, and volunteers will in no way be responsible for personal injury or damage to personal property arising in conjunction with using this route. Check for current conditions, route updates, use your common sense, obey local laws and rules, and travel with alternative means of navigation. Although this route, its GPS track, and route data were prepared after extensive research, their accuracy and reliability are not guaranteed. This route and associated information is just a starting point for your preparation, and your safety is your responsibility.
#The cinders flagstaff download#
Please visit Bikepacking Roots to download the complete guide for this route and to check for any route alerts or updates.
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