The way points of this bicycle route:
Start in Tempe. From Hardy and Broadway and go South on Hardy.
L - Guadalupe Rd
R - Dobson Rd
L - Frye Rd
R - Alma School Rd
L - Riggs Rd
20 mile Stop. McDonald's at Riggs and Arizona Ave.
R - Arizona Ave/Hwy 87
Go left and then slight left onto on Hwy 87. Don't take 587. or Hunt highway.
R - Sacaton Rd. Little to no shoulder.
Straight at stop sign. Road curves left.
R - at sign for Casa Grande
R - at T junction. Hwy 187 / Casa Grande Highway
Cross over I-10 (Exit 185). Road is now called Pinal Ave. or Hwy 387
40 mile Stop. Casa Grande Airport.
L - Rodeo Rd. This next section bypasses the main highway in downtown Casa Grande.
R - Trekell Rd. Trekkell has bike lanes and shoulders on and off. Traffic is much lower than 387.
L - Jimmie Kerr Blvd / Hwy 84
Cross I-10 again (Exit 198). Shoulder disappears. Rough shoulder on and off. Railroad is on the right.
Road changes name to Frontier St.
60 Mile Stop.
R - curves into Hwy 87
Over railroad tracks and under I-10 (Exit 211 A or B). Stay right after I-10 overpass, follow Picacho signs.
L - 5th St. Under I-10 (Exit 211) to get on east frontage road.
R - Frontage Rd / Camino Adelante / Hwy 84
75 mile Stop. Gas Station/Dairy Queen (I-10 Exit 219)
R - Marana Rd under I-10 (Exit 236). Sign says "Dead End Next 3 Miles".
L - Frontage Rd
100 Mile Stop. Avra Valley Rd. Actual 100 mile mark ~2 miles further.
100 Mile mark.
L - Orange Grove Rd (I-10 Exit 250)
R - River Rd
R - La Cholla Blvd.
Get on Bike path on North side of river. Go East on bike path.
Bike path goes under 1st Ave.
R - at bike bridge. Cross bridge to Mountain Ave
South on Mountain Ave
End near Speedway and Mountain
Welcome to Bikely, take a step by step tour of this path:
Press Start Tour - then use the navigation buttons below to move along the path.
If you want to ride from Phoenix to Tucson in a day this is a great route. I did it with a group of friends in January 2007. We rode down on a Saturday, stayed overnight and rode back on Sunday.
Tagged with: Onroad, Intermediate, Difficult, Urban, Rural
