Course Information

With great cooperation from the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests and Show Low Bluff Development, the 2009 Tour of the White Mountains course continues to improve each year. All routes highlight the area's best trails consisting of smooth flowing single track, brief technical sections, occasional dirt roads, and cheek-to-cheek smile worthy descents. In short, all routes are incredibly fun!

Epic Rides will upload the 2009 maps as we near the end of summer.

In the meantime, we encourage you to reference the 2008 course maps (by Topofusion) found at the bottom of this page. The 2009 routes will be very similar, although we are likely to either reverse direction on Ice Caves or, pending a reroute by the local trails group T.R.A.C.K.S., continue with the current route as-is with a much more rideable Ice Caves in '09.

Some of the stand-out qualities to the Tour routes are:

Choose your own adventure - Multiple distance options to choose from; 65, 35, and 15 for the more adventurous and the 10-mile fun ride for anyone interested in a shorter less strenuous stroll on dirt roads.

For every uphill there is a downhill - For the most part, all routes have a gradual climb during the first half and gradual descent during the second half...feel the flow.

It's all good! - Each route utilizes literally some of the best trails the White Mountains Trail System has to offer including Los Burros, Country Club, Springs and Blue Ridge plus in 2008 we added the Panorama, Timber Mesa and Ice Caves trails.

Spin the uphill/Hammer the downhill - 70% of the climbing takes place on double track and jeep roads while 90% of the downhill is single track!

Location Location Location - The event starts & finishes at Show Low Bluff Development. While the expo, camping and start/finish area will feel remote just up the hill from Show Low proper, in reality, the event is now based much closer to the comforts and amenities of the wonderful mountain towns of Show Low and Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ.

Below is an array of maps for all of the Tour rides. Click on any below for a large sized, printable version. TOPOFUSION has provided us with these BEAUTIFUL maps of all distances including profiles and endless data (elevation, etc).

15 Mile Ride	35 Mile Ride
65 Mile Ride