Utah cliffs route

[jimfab]

Everybody?

Anybody know anything about the Utah cliffs route on the ACA site? They say 250ish miles 50% dirt / pavement. Sounds like a good long weekend trip to me. IMO this area of the world was made during the creators " artistic phase ". Some of the worlds most stunning landscape. I am guessing that since it hits over 9k that it is spring / fall trip? anybody ever done it know anything about it, wanna do it?

http://www.adventurecycling.org/routes/utahcliffsloop.cfm?pg=detail

Cheers-JF

[ScottM]

I don't know much about it, but it's great to see more dirt routes from ACA.

One could easily add a little singletrack into the mix, just check out either of the 2-epic routes -- Dixie 311 and Trans Utah. 

[longman]

you got me thinking about this route, I did a lot of pavement riding down that way in 2004 after starting from Seattle on a 3 month ride. It is indeed a beautiful part of the country. I found this on Crazy Guy...

http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/categories/?o=RrzKj&category_id=311&doctype=journal

hope these journals help, I'm going to have a look at them and maybe plan to do it next fall

[jimfab]

Thanks or that link!

I am sold on this one! I would love to tour the entire length of highway 89A someday. The whole thing is epic ( Congress, AZ to northern Utah ). This one is on my list for sure. Going to get the map sometime next week.

Thanks- Jim

[DaveC]

You'd have to hitch a ride through the tunnel in ZNP (bikes aren't allowed).  You could add singletrack up on the Markagunt (Virgin River Rim, etc).  It'd be a fun tour. 

[jimfab]

The sign says " escort required ". I think a ST connector would be nice or head south through Colorado city in Arizona. I guess that an Ex-boxer called the Chicago kid , from Salem Oregon lives in Colorado city Arizona near the Utah border