Dawn to Dusk Arizona Mountain Bike Race

Pictured above Tyler Ford, Tucson cycling Realtor, @ Down to Dusk Arizona 2017

As December rolls around in Arizona, we are so lucky as most other states across the country are cold snowy. Not many places in the US where you can be outdoors riding your bike in a short sleeve jersey mid-December.

My wife and I love doing the Dawn to Dusk Arizona mountain bike race which is the 2nd Saturday in December. It is the perfect thing to do get outside and burn and bank some calories for the holidays.

If you are an outdoor enthusiast and a mountain biker, consider putting the Dawn to Dusk Arizona on your list of things to in December.

The course is awesome! The Arizona desert scenery is majestic! The race is well organized and run.

Course Map:

D2D map

Course Description:

Over the last four years, the Pemberton Trail at McDowell Mountain Regional Park has shown us it’s wicked and wonderful sides. This trail is a fantastic course for this event because of the variety and the amazingly scenic views of the Sonoran desert. The new 16.5-mile loop will include much of the same course as in previous years on the Pemberton Loop.

For 2017, we are going to be coming up from the Four Peaks Staging area on Cinch and Scenic trails to Pemberton Trail. The course will continue up Pemberton just as it has in years past. However, instead of going all the way around Pemberton trail, the course will drop down Bluff Trail to Granite Trail and back to the staging area via Shalmo Wash Trail. It will also be traveled in a counterclockwise direction as it has been in years past.

MTB Project Link – please note the course for the race runs counter clockwise.

McDowell Mountain Regional Park Map

Zia Rides Event Page: Dawn To Dusk Arizona