Please note that some legs on this schedule may be changed at the last minute. For example, Isabella may opt to leave a day early to ‘shorten’ a scheduled 100+ mile ride the following day. Please contact us if you would like to join us on any portion of the ride.

March 10 – March 15 — 5.5 days/430 miles — 80 miles per day average

  • 1-March 10: Start San Diego (Ocean Beach Park) at  Noon – Finish Alpine, CA – 40.7 miles total, 2,000 feet elevation. Notes: Ride begins climbing entire way
  • 2-March 11: Start in Alpine, CA — lunch Boulevard, Ocotillo —  Finish El Centro, CA – 91.4 miles total. Notes: Climb up to 3,700 ft and then down to 1,000 ft. Starts w/ steep climb to Pine Valley; huge downhill to Ocotillo; flat to El Centro, on the border
  • 3-March 12: Start in El Centro — lunch in Brawley — Finish in Cibola – 76 miles total. Notes: desolated finish camping area. Stock up supplies.
  • 4-March 13: Start in National Wildlife Refuge — lunch Ehrenburg Rest Stop, AZ — Finish Harcuvar 87 miles total. Notes: 500 ft climb first thing then downhill to flat until late afternoon climb past Quartzite.
  • 5-March 14: Start in Harcuvar — lunch Aguila — Finish Wickenburg 66.8 miles total.
  • 6-March 15: Start in Wickenburg — lunch in Lake Pleasant Regional Park — Finish in Tempe, AZ, 80 miles total.

March 17 – March 22 — 6 days/513 miles — 86 miles per day average

  • 7-March 17: Start in Tempe, AZ — lunch in Sunflower — finish Theodore Roosevelt Lake 92.2 miles total. Notes: 3,500 ft climb to Sunflower; another 4 miles to summit before lunch; all downhill after lunch.
  • 8-March 18: Start in Theodore Roosevelt Lake — lunch in Globe — finish in Ft. Thomas 93.5 miles total. Notes: 800 ft morning climb to Globe; otherwise flat/gentle hills at 3,000 ft.
  • 9-March 19: start in Ft. Thomas, AZ — lunch in Safford/Salomon — finish in Lordsburg, NM 94.2 miles total. Notes: gradual 1,500 ft climb over full day. Over 4,000 ft elevation by end of day.
  • 10-March 20: start in Lordsburg, NM — lunch in White Signal — finish in Silver City, NM 43 miles total. Notes: hilly climb up – net 2,000 ft to Silver City at 6,000 ft
  • 11-March 21: start in Silver City, NM — lunch in San Lorenzo — finish in Arrey, NM 75.3 miles total. Notes: Hilly climb up 2,200 ft to Peak and then down 4,200 ft to Hatch. Camp at Percha Dam State park, Emory Pass (8,202 ft) – highest point on trip, in the morning.
  • 12-March 22: start in Hatch, NM — lunch in Las Cruces — finish in El Paso, TX 107.3 miles total. Notes: Long distance but  flat. Bike path along Rio Grande for about 20 miles from a “ride in”

March 24 – March 28 — 5 days/450 miles — 90 miles per day average

  • 13-March 24: start in El Paso — lunch in Fort Hancock — finish in Van Horn 121 miles total. Notes: Issues of I-10 to be discussed; also may leave El Paso previous evening to reduce mileage
  • 14-March 25: start in Van Horn — lunch in Valentine — finish in Marfa 74 miles total.
  • 15-March 26: start in Marfa — lunch in Alpine — finish in Marathon 57 miles total. Notes: camping
  • 16-March 27: start in Marathon — lunch in Sanderson — finish in Langtry 115 miles total. Notes: camping. Roadrunner is in Seminole State Park – 20 mi past Langtry; 10mi short of Comstock
  • 17-March 28: start in Langtry — lunch in Comstock — finish in Del Rio, Tx 61 miles total. Notes: camping

March 29 – March 31 — 3 days/251 miles — 80 miles per day average

  • 18-March 29: start in Del Rio, TX — lunch in Bracketville — finish in Leakey 100 miles total. Notes: Rolling hills; gentle net incline until 1,300 ft climb near Leakey followed by 800 ft drop into Leakey.
  • 19-March 30: start in Leakey — lunch in Hunt — finish in Fredericksburg, Tx 100.5 miles total. Notes: 3 sharp uphills in morning; followed by rolling decline all the way to finish. Fredericksburg is the beginning of Hill Country. A good place for people wanting to ride in to Austin to join.
  • 20-March 31: start in Fredericksburg, TX — lunch in Johnson City, TX — finish in Austin, TX 96.5 miles total. Notes: Rolling hills but mainly downhill !!

April 4 – April 5 — 2 days/196 miles — 98 miles per day average

  • 21-April 4: start in Austin, TX — lunch in — finish in xx miles total. Notes: In order to shorten next day with possible visit to Aintique Fair in Round Top, Isabella may try to bike out of Austin late afternoon on the 3rd to overnight in, for example, Bastrop
  • April 4: lunch in Bastrop LaGrange — finish in Round Top 89 miles total. Notes: MS150 in reverse – second day – may continue on to RoundTop for world’s largest antique fair
  • 22-April 5: start in LaGrange — lunch in Katy (via Bellville) — finish in Houston 101 miles total. Notes: Visit In-and-Out Burger in Katy, TX

(23-25) April 7 – April 9 — 3 days/243 miles — 81 miles per day average

26-April 11 — 1 days/25 miles — 25 miles per day average

(27-28) April 14 – April 15 — 2 days/152 miles — 76 miles per day average

(29-31) April 17 – April 19 — 3 days/252 miles — 81 miles per day average

(32-33) April 21 – April 22 — 2 days/192 miles — 96 miles per day average

(34-36) April 23 – April 25 — 3 days/199 miles — 66 miles per day average