Additional Information
Take the Challenge! Bike, Hike, or Run in State Trust Land designated for conservation, and help spread the message that the Preserve needs to be completed.
Through a special land use permit, we have been granted access by the Arizona State Land Department for this special event to support McDowell Sonoran Conservancy.
The timed Challenge will be held on Saturday, February 28 with registration at 7 a.m. at Alma School Road, north of Dynamite. Parking is available at the shopping center on the corner of Alma School Road and Dynamite thanks to Hurd Real Estate, and a shuttle will be available to take people to the trailhead. Separate courses for mountain bikes, trail runners and hikers will lead participants through beautiful mountains and desert. Hikers will experience the historic Brown’s Ranch on their 9 mile trip, riders will bikee a 22 mile course past Granite Mountain and Balanced Rock and runners will race 15K past Cone Mountain.
The post-challenge fitness expo and celebration will be held from 9 a.m. until Noon and will include food and beverage, music, merchandise and fun for hike, bike and runner enthusiasts of all ages.
Challenge Schedule
7:00 a.m. Registration opens
8:00 a.m. Bikers start
8:15 a.m. Runners start
8:30 a.m. Hikers start
9:00 a.m. Fitness Expo
Cost is $35 per participant. Additional T-shirts will be available for $10. Space is limited, so register early! For more information and to register visit our website at www.mcdowellsonoran.org or go to www.active.com and look for our event.
