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Catalina Highway (Sky Island) |
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State:
Arizona
Submitted
By: Craig Littlefield
Date Submitted: Nov 06
Motorcycle Type: 05 BMW K1200S
Motorcycle Road Length: 29 Miles (one way)
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Road Scenery: 
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29
miles each way going from 2800 feet elevation to almost
10,000 feet into the Santa Catalina Mountain Range.
Views of canyons, valleys, lush forest, rocky outcrops,
and breath taking vistas all the way. It's the only paved
road that leads you to the top of Mt. Lemmon and is noted
as being one
of the most scenic roads in all of the South West.
It dead ends at a dirt road so you get to do it twice, once
each way.
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Road Quality:
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Nice
25 to 50 MPH curves the whole way. Recently resurfaced.
Little traffic and few officers of the law.
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Roadside Amenities: 
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Some
small restaurants in a small village, Summerhaven, at the
top. Don't go for the food, go for the ride.
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Written directions:
Start
your route at the start (west end) of Catalina Hwy
(at the intersection of Catalina Hwy and Tanque
Verde Road in the North East corner of Tucson Arizona
… just click on the online map link above to see
it). Once you get on Catalina Hwy, just head northeast
and it is 4 miles til the twisties start and the
curves and scenery just keep on getting better and
better! Your route ends when you get to the small
town of Summerville, AZ.
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