Bike Prescott Meetup

Join us for a fun tour of Prescott Valley starting at the parking lot behind Starbucks on Glassford Hill Rd. The ride will be on city streets and paved trails through town, with regrouping at Antelope Park and Mountain Valley Park. There are restrooms at both locations. We will also regroup as needed and we don't leave anyone behind. Total distance is approx. 17 miles with 850 ft of elevation gain. Ebikes are welcome (your ride leader will be riding one!).

Please note: Helmets are required for all Bike Prescott rides, and lights are strongly recommended.

The Thursday Fun Rides are a series of road rides designed for the less experienced rider and anyone who may want a less challenging ride. Most rides will be under 20 miles in length and as flat as we can make them given Prescott's surroundings. Pace is expected to be in the 12+ mph range, and we will ride at the pace of the slowest rider. Regroups and stops as needed.

Out to PV for hills. Start at Fry's on Willow Creek, out to Hwy 89A, then R. Turn R onto Glassford Hill, R at Tuscany, R at Santa Fe, L at Granville Fairway, R at Prescott East hwy, Stop at Circle K, then onto Hwy 69 heading back into Pct. R onto Diamond Dr, Eventually turns into William Dr, L at Lois Dr, L at Robin Dr back to Hwy 69, turn R onto 69, at Sunrise Blvd ( entrance to Yavapai Hills) turn R, then L onto Hornet Dr. Time to climb. Turn L onto Yavapai Hills Dr, which takes us back to Hwy 69. R onto Hwy 69 then R down Pct Lakes Pkwy all way to Hwy 89. R at 89, L at roundabout at Willow Lake Rd and coast back to Willow Creek ( almost)
The hills are backloaded on this ride.
23 miles, 1500 ft of climbing.

Helmets required, lights recommended, e bikes are a relief.

It's going to be kind of chilly with some windiness on Friday, so we'll head for shelter in the pines on Walker Road. The late-ish start time should help, but dress accordingly...

We will ride around behind the recently-renamed Pine Ridge Mall, take Palmer over to pick up MorningGlow, which we will descend to cross Lee Boulevard and follow Murphy Way to Liese Drive and on to Walker Road. Then it's up Walker to the South Shore of Lynx Lake for our first loop (with a regrouping at the restrooms by the lake), before continuing on up Walker to the mailboxes at the end of the pavement to regroup again. We will next descend to the South Shore entrance and again ride in to Lynx Lake for our third regrouping, then around the loop and down again to return to Panera via Ranch Drive and Gateway Boulevard.

The route is about 22 miles, with 1,600 feet of climbing. A great no-drop ride with a casual attitude, so come on out and join us. All bikes, including e-bikes, are welcome. Helmets are required, lights – front and rear – are highly recommended, and earbuds are discouraged.

Ride from Panera to Maverick on Hwy 69 in PV. Big loop
From Panera ride around behind the mall, then up Liese over to Costco. Out Hwy 69 then R onto Old Black Canyon Hwy. Can take this all way to PV, with short 0.9 mile stretch of hard packed dirt. Rest is paved. In PV we turn R onto Manzanita Tr, L at E Turquoise Circle, this takes us to Hwy 69. L on Hwy 69 then R on Fain Rd. Take L onto Lakeshore Dr, R onto Navajo then hop onto the bike path. L at Manley all way over to Sante Fe Loop, crossing Glassford HIll in the process. Sante Fe then L onto Granville Fairway, then R onto Prescott East Highway to Hwy 69. We'll ride up Hwy 69 to Prescott Lakes Pkwy, ride around behind Walmart and then back to Panera. Gonna be a little chilly at start, just wear another layer. And I'm sure it will be lots warmer in PV.

A little over 30 miles and just under 2000 ft climbing.
Helmets required, lights recommended, e bikes welcome
We'll be ready for Tucson!