This is a scenic and very challenging (at least for me) road ride out of Tucson. Definitely the local "challenge" spot... If you choose to go all the way to the summit of 9,157ft Mount Lemmon it is a total of 26 miles, with almost 5,000ft of elevation change. The average grade of the ascent is about 5 degrees, with a few 10-12 degree spots.
Views on the climb out are spectacular and well worth the effort!
I will have a link to a map very soon...
Directions: Take Catalina Highway from Tanque Verde Road, on Tucson’s east side, and travel north 4 ½ miles to parking area at National Forest boundary (Milepost 0), 1 mile north of intersection of Snyder Road and Catalina Highway. Catalina Highway eventually becomes Mount Lemmon Highway. Mileage is 26 miles to the top!
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I went 10 miles up the mountain on Saturday. I came up on the wheel of a guy at the about the 8 mile mark and he asked if we were almost to the top. I told him there was about 20 miles to go if you're going all the way to Ski Valley. He turned around. He was here from Oregon and had no idea just how long a climb it was.
Chris
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