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Owls Head Butte Metric Century
Sunday February 2, 2025
Route Distances: Metric Century or 40 miles
   Both routes are Semi Loops
Start/Finish: Ora Mae Harn Park, 13250 N. Lon Adams Rd, Marana, AZ 85653
The Owl Head Buttes consist of six Buttes or peaks of which all beg for your interest. The reward is wonderful views of Picacho Peak, The Catalina Mountains, and the rural greater Tucson areas. The area is thick with Sonoran Desert vegetation. The only downside would be the power lines dissecting the Buttes 

The 66 mile route with long stretches of straight flat roads will be perfect for practicing group or pace-line riding skills. Not ready for that many miles? The 40 mile Loop is a fun alternative. Pick the distance that suits you and come ride with us.
We will provide one support and gear (SAG) station (shown as Picnic basket on the maps below) where you can refuel with fruit, water, sports drink, snacks and sandwiches. The long route will be serviced twice with this sag stop. There will be a lunch offered at the park after finishing the routes. You must be back at the park and finished by 1:00 PM  to enjoy this because we will close and pack up by 2:15 PM. The sag stop will close at 11:45 AM to allow volunteers to pack up and then enjoy the lunch at the park. 

Watch for GABA Road Arrows and signs indicating all the turns of the course and turnaround points. The different routes will have different colored route arrows. If you want a paper map & cue sheets, please follow the links below and print at home to bring along.

66 Mile Semi-Loop

Note: Check in between 7:15AM till 8:00am. If you are on the road by 8:30AM- finish by 1:00PM that averages out to be 14.7 MPH. If you're not sure you can ride it in this time please opt for the shorter distance.

Stay after your ride and enjoy a Mexican style lunch, fruit, snacks, water, and other refreshing beverages

40 Mile Semi-Loop

Note: Check in 8:00AM- 8:45AM. If you are on the road by 9:00AM- and finish by 1:00PM this averages out to be 10 MPH.

Stay after your ride and enjoy a Mexican style lunch with fruit, snacks, water, and other refreshing beverages.

Route Map Metric Century
Route Map 40 Miler
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