2. Benson to Globe
BENSON TO GLOBE – 127 miles
Heading north out of Benson will bring you through stunningly fertile farm lands along San Pedro River. The road is wide and hard packed with no major obstacles. It’s a straight shot up to the small town of Mammoth where you can fuel up. Shove a pack of homemade tortillas in your pannier, the tiny Mexican restaurant next to the gas station in Mammoth makes them hot and fresh and they are possibly the best we ever tasted.
From Mammoth you will parallel the highway on a narrow dirt road on your way to Winkelman. The ride from Winkelman to Globe can be on paved Hwy 77 or an ALT Harder section over Pioneer Pass (6,154’). Cactus filled desert disappears into high elevation pine forests if you ride the stunning ridges over the pass.
2. Benson to Globe
BENSON TO GLOBE – 127 miles
Heading north out of Benson will bring you through stunningly fertile farm lands along San Pedro River. The road is wide and hard packed with no major obstacles. It’s a straight shot up to the small town of Mammoth where you can fuel up. Shove a pack of homemade tortillas in your pannier, the tiny Mexican restaurant next to the gas station in Mammoth makes them hot and fresh and they are possibly the best we ever tasted.
From Mammoth you will parallel the highway on a narrow dirt road on your way to Winkelman. The ride from Winkelman to Globe can be on paved Hwy 77 or an ALT Harder section over Pioneer Pass (6,154’). Cactus filled desert disappears into high elevation pine forests if you ride the stunning ridges over the pass.
Globe - Food, Gas, Lodging
Globe – Food, Gas, & Lodging Globe is located in the heart of Arizona’s magnificent Tonto National Forest in Gila County and is surrounded by some of the most spectacular mountain vistas in the Southwest. Globe is situated near the mid-point of the Legendary Old West Highway that stretches from Apache Junction, Arizona to Lordsburg, New Mexico. Globe is also the eastern terminus of the Apache Trail, which runs northwest to Roosevelt Lake, which also turns southwest to Apache Junction. Visit Website »
Mammoth - Food & Gas
Mammoth – Food & Gas Mammoth was founded c. 1872 as Mammoth Camp, serving the nearby Mammoth Mine. Until 2003, when it closed, Mammoth served as a bedroom community for the nearby San Manuel mine. The nearby ghost town of Copper Creek is a popular local attraction. Minerals from the old Mammoth-St. Anthony Mine are found in all major mineral collections. Tiger, Arizona was the townsite at the Tiger mine, but nothing remains of this ghost town. In November 2014 Mammoth was the subject of a fictional horror tale on the Reddit subreddit “”/r/nosleep””, which had a contagious disease wipe out the population. Naive users believed and spread the story, somewhat akin to the 1938 War of the Worlds panic. The town was inundated with phone calls from people trying to ascertain what was happening. Visit Website »
Pioneer Pass 6154'
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Winkelman - Food & Gas
Winkelman – Food & Gas At the confluence of the San Pedro and Gila rivers, Winkelman holds just the right ingredients to become a desert oasis. The rivers’ waters feed the area’s beautiful, sprawling desert landscape – enhanced by a majestic mountain backdrop – while also hydrating a diverse collection of wild residents. Visit Website »
AZ2 - Benson to Globe
AZ2 ALT Harder - Pioneer Pass
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