Permanents

Other Arizona Permanents

What is a permanent?

A permanent is very similar to a brevet (bra-vay) except it can be done solo. Controls are at locations where the rider can either obtain a receipt of some sort at a store or a locale where he must answer questions about something special there and mark down the time. Permanent mileage counts towards RUSA medals but not ACP medals). You must be a member of RUSA to ride a permanent but membership is not expensive.

What's cooking?

Just submitted a route going from Superior to Winkelman, Tucson, Florence and then back. It will be called San Pedro and the Gila Monster 250k since it follows both the Gila and San Pedro rivers.

Existing Permanents in Arizona-

Route name- Desert Mountain Tour
RUSA Route number- 27
Distance (km)- 319
Format- loop
Climbing (ft)- 2600
Location- starts/ends in Mesa, AZ
Dates available- 09/01-05/31
Contact- Paul Layton Fee $10
Date approved- 2004/11/09
-The Desert Mountain tour is a route that forms a circle of the Superstition Mtns, South Mtn, Casa Grande, Picacho Peak, Coolidge and back to the start (circling the SanTan mtn range in the process). It is 194 miles in length and includes around 2600 ft in climbing so it is pretty flat. Route was originally designed as an easy double century for a first timer.
Desert Mountain Cue Sheet

Route name- Legends, Superstitions and Ruins
RUSA Route number-81
Distance (km)- 200
Format- loop
Climbing (ft)- 3800
Location- starts/ends in Mesa, AZ
Dates available- 09/01-05/31
Contact- Paul Layton Fee $10
Date approved- 2005/09/05
-The Legends, Superstitions and Ruins Permanent is a route that forms a circle of the Mesa, Tortilla Flat up in the Superstition Mtns, Coolidge, Chandler, Gilbert and back to the start (circling the SanTan mtn range in the process). It is 126 miles in length and includes around 3800 ft in climbing most of which is in the first 50 miles.
Legends, Superstitions, and Ruins Cue Sheet
Legends, Superstitions, and Ruins Profile and Map.

Route name- Dirty Mogollon Madness
RUSA Route number-420
Distance (km)- 200
Format- loop
Climbing (ft)- 5000
Location- starts/ends in Clint's Well, Az
Dates available- 5/21 - 10/21
Contact- Paul Layton Fee $0
Date approved- 2008/05/02
-The Dirty Mogollon Madness Permanent is a route that forms a circle of Clints Well, the Mogollon Rim, Mormon Lake, and Stoneman Lake. This is a route that is way out there. Run nearly completely on dirt roads it wanders through the pine forests of Arizona.

Route name- San Pedro and the Gila Monster 250k
RUSA Route number-364 & 365 (depending on starting location.
Distance (km)- 250
Format- loop
Climbing (ft)- around 8000
Location- starts/ends in Florence, AZ or Catalina Arizona
Dates available- Year round (consider carefully in summer though).
Contact- Paul Layton Fee $5
Date approved- 2008/01/07
-The San Pedro and the Gila Monster 250k Permanent is a route that forms a circle of the Mesa, Tortilla Flat up in the Superstition Mtns, Coolidge, Chandler, Gilbert and back to the start (circling the SanTan mtn range in the process). It is 126 miles in length and includes around 3800 ft in climbing most of which is in the first 50 miles.
San Pedro and the Gila Monster 250 cue sheet
San Pedro and the Gila Monster Profile and Map option 1.
San Pedro and the Gila Monster Profile and Map option 2.

Route name- Grand Canyon Randonnee
RUSA Route number-175
Distance (km)- 1200
Format- Out and Back with a loop
Climbing (ft)- 29000
Location- starts/ends in Springerville, AZ
Dates available- 05/01-10/31
Contact- Paul Layton Fee $10
Date approved- 2006/10/04
-The Grand Canyon Randonnee permanent is a route setup to mimic a full 1200k Randonnee but as a permanent. It starts in Springerville and rides along the Mogollon rim between 5000 and 9000 feet all the way to the Grand Canyon where the route forms a route as we turn around. On the way back you are treated to a beautiful ride along the Canyon rim and also through Wupatki and Sunset Crater National Monument. With a few exceptions most of the route winds its way through the cool pines of the Arizona hinterland.
Grand Canyon Randonnee Cue sheet