There Will Be Dust XIII, November 22, 2025
AMA Sanctioned Recreational Trail Ride
Thank you for your interest in registering for There Will Be Dust (TWBD) XIII Recreational Trail Ride & Fundraiser. The ride will take place on Saturday November 22, 2025. There will be 3 routes available, Dual Sport Hard (A), Dual Sport Mild (B) and Adventure (C). It is recommended that your bike has the appropriate licensing decals affixed to the bike’s license plate. Rider entry fee is $95. $30 discount for TRS members.
Please review all the information provided below and contact TRS at trailridersofsoaz@gmail.com or (520)-235-6703 if you have any questions.
You MUST pre-register. There Will be no on-site registration. No exceptions.
ATTENTION: IF YOUY HAVE DONE THIS EVENT BEFORE, Check-in, Parking, Camping & Riders Meeting are in a new location. Read below for details.
Event Check-in Location (NEW LOCATION PLEASE READ)
Friday November 21, 4:00 to 6:00 PM and Saturday November 22, from 6:00 to 8:00 AM. Check in location is at an open space area on the east side Harshaw Road about a mile from the town.
GPS Coordinates: 31.54013, -110.73742
**Bring to check-in your Rider Number & completed AMA Liability & Insurance Waiver form to Check-in. These items will be emailed to you prior to the event. **
Event Parking & Camping Instructions (NEW INFORMATION PLEASE READ)
This area will be available to riders at Noon on Friday November 21.
All vehicle parking and camping will take place at an open space area on the east side Harshaw Road about a mile from the town. GPS Coordinates: 31.54013, -110.73742
Day Parking Only: No cost, free! Parking for cars, pick-up trucks, and pick-up trucks with small trailers.
Overnight Camping in RV’s & Toy Haulers, Trucks and Tents: $5 per night. First come first served. Location of the open space is on east side of Harshaw Road about a mile from town. GPS coordinates 31.540168, -110.737413.
Portable toilets are available at the open space location. Only propane fire rings for campfires are allowed. No open on the ground fires allowed.
Quiet Hours 10:00 PM – 6:00 AM
Map to the Open Space Area
Google Image
Other Accommodations:
- Hotel rooms in Patagonia. Stage Stop Inn 303 McKeown Ave, Patagonia, AZ 85624. Phone: (520) 394-2211.
RV Parks in Patagonia:
DMB RV Ranch
140 Naugle Ave,
Patagonia, AZ 85624
(520) 604-6082
Patagonia RV Park
566 Harshaw Ave.
Patagonia, AZ 85624
(520) 400-3857
Timeline
Friday Afternoon, November 21, 2025
Check-in: From 4:00 – 6:00 PM. There is No Walk-In Registration available. All registrations must be done on-line. All registrations must be done on-line by November 15.
At check-in you will:
- Turn in or complete a signed AMA Insurance/Liability waiver.
- Receive 2 rider number stickers. One number should go on the right side of your bike’s headlight mask. The other is a spare.
- Receive a free TWBD event sticker.
- Receive 1 free Raffle ticket and the tickets you ordered on-line.
- Receive your TWBD t-shirt if you ordered one.
Saturday November 22, 2025
Check-in: From 6:00 – 8:00 AM. There is No Walk-In Registration available. All registrations must be done on-line by November 15.
At check-in you will:
- Turn in or complete a signed AMA Insurance/Liability waiver.
- Receive 2 rider number stickers. One number should go on the right side of your bike’s headlight mask. The other is a spare.
- Receive a free TWBD event sticker.
- Receive 1 free Raffle ticket and the tickets you ordered on-line.
- Receive your TWBD t-shirt if you ordered one.
Mandatory Rider’s Meeting
Saturday November 22, 2025, at 8:00 AM
Meals
Breakfast: You are on your own.
There are several places in Patagonia to find a breakfast.
- Gathering Grounds (full breakfast & coffee)
319 McKeown Ave.
Opens at 8 AM.
- The Qual Covey (Serving organic coffee, smoothies & nourishing convenient food)
277 McKeown Ave.
Opens at 6:00 AM.
Breakfast Continued:
- Wildhorse Restaurant
309 W McKeown Ave
Opens at 8:00 AM.
- Patagonia Market (mostly for coffee, off the shelf snack and cooler items, no breakfast meal)
292 Naugle Avenue
Opens at 7:00 AM
Lunch: Your entry fee pays for a lunch. A box lunch style meal from the Longhorn Grill & Saloon will be served at the historic San Rafael Ranch House. The meal includes a sandwich wrap, chips, cookie, and water and or Gatorade. Meal choices are a beef, chicken, club or veggie wrap. Additional lunches for guests can be purchased on-line prior to the event. TRS encourages riders to leave the lunch stop by 2:00 PM to ensure getting back to Patagonia while it is still light and in time for dinner.
Dinner: Your entry fee pays for a dinner. The dinner meal will be available between 5:00 and 6:00 PM. The Wild Horse restaurant will be serving a buffet style Mexican meal which includes soft drinks.
The Wild Horse restaurant is located at 309 W McKeown Ave, Patagonia, AZ 85624, just east of the check-in area.
Alcohol will be available for your purchase at the bar.
Extra dinner meal tickets can be purchased on-line for your guests.
Route Information
Route Description/Difficulty: TRS has selected routes that are first and foremost fun. A detailed route information sheet will be provided separate from this communication. There will be active Avenza maps and GPX files. All routes will be ~100 or more miles depending on route choice.
There will be three route maps available for you to choose from. The routes will take the rider through the Patagonia Mountains, and the very scenic San Rafael Valley.
- Adventure
- Dual Sport Mild
- Dual Sport Hard
Three (3) routes:
Note, all mileages as of Sept 25th are preliminary.
Prior to the event you will be provided with a link to the GPS .GPX files, paper maps and a link to Avenza Maps. It is your responsibility to load the .GPX or Avenza map into your navigation device prior to arriving in Patagonia.
Adventure, AKA C, is a mix of paved roads and maintained gravel roads. Lots of great scenery.
Mileages, 85 miles to lunch stop, gas available in Sonoita at about 12 miles into the ride. If you provide a gas can with your gas, TRS will transport it to the Lunch stop at 85 miles. Please put you name and number on the can.
After lunch, 55 miles.
Special, TRS will also provide a turn by turn mileage info for YOU to print a sheet to navigate by if you don’t want to navigate by GPS. And a PDF map for you to print. This is only for the Adventure Route.
Dual Sport Mild, aka B, is a mix of paved roads, maintained gravel roads and some rougher roads. No sand wash, no rock gardens, lots of great scenery.
Mileages, 56 to Lunch and if you provide a gas can with your gas, TRS will transport it to the Lunch stop at 56 miles. Please put you name and number on the can.
After Lunch, 52 miles.
Dual Sport Hard, aka A, is a mix of paved roads, maintained gravel roads and some rougher roads and some really rough roads. Major elevation changes. Some rocks. Even a short section of single track through the manzanita. This section of single track shows as road on the map, it is not. Lots of great scenery.
Mileages, 68 to Lunch and if you provide a gas can with your gas, TRS will transport it to the Lunch stop at 68 miles. Please put you name and number on the can. Gas is Available in Sonoita at about 12 miles into the ride.
After Lunch, 54 miles.
Navigation
GPS Track Files & Avenza Maps: This navigation data will be sent via email to all TWBD participants about a week prior to the event. Questions about the Avenza maps and or GPS tracks can be answered at Check-in. TWBD participants are responsible for loading the Avenza map or GPX tracks into their personal navigation devices. Also be sure to have a handlebar mount for navigation device, such as a RAM mount.
Special Option for TWBD Navigation: In addition to the usual GPX files, TRS will also offer a set of Avenza Maps available through the Avenza Store for free download to all participants. This requires a smart phone with the free Avenza app installed. Then once the routes are finalized, a link to the maps will be provided.
Here is a good tip. Don’t use your high dollar phone for this. Rather, buy a ruggedized phone for about $100 and don’t activate it as a phone. All the downloading of apps and maps can be done via WiFi. I am using this one, Rugged Smartphone Unlocked, Ulefone Armor X6 (2020) IP68 Waterproof Cell Phone, 5.0-inch, Android 9.0 2GB+16GB, 4000mAh Battery, Global 3G Dual SIM, LED Light, Face ID Compass+GPS Shockproof (Orange).
If you are new to Avenza, please watch the Basics training video here. https://www.avenzamaps.com/help/tutorials/
Note that all the Forest Service Motor Vehicle Use Maps are also free on Avenza. And this phone with a GPS application like GAIA provides full navigation capability. All of this is way lower cost than a dedicated GPS unit and with the benefit of a much larger screen.
Petrol
No gas available in Patagonia. Fill up before you arrive. A Shell station is in Sonoita at the intersection of Highways 82 & 83. It is about 12 miles from Patagonia.
TRS can transport your gas can to the San Rafael Ranch House if you need additional fuel to complete the ride. This location is approximately the halfway point of the ride. TRS will transport gas cans to the lunch stop and return them to the check-in area after lunch. So be prepared, bring a full gas can along with you. Please clearly mark your gas can with your name or rider number.
Raffle Prize Party
Will be conducted immediately after dinner ~6:00pm. 1st Raffle ticket is free. Additional tickets can be purchased, 3 for $5, 7 for $10, 20 for $20. The location of the raffle Prize Party will be at the Wild Horse restaurant.
T-Shirts Sales
Due to lead time constants, T-shirt sales close on October 31st. You can purchase them on-line.
Safety – Safety – Safety
THIS IS NOT A RACE! Caution – ALL HIGHWAYS, DIRT ROADS AND TRAILS WILL HAVE TWO WAY TRAFFIC, everything from other bikes, bicycles, cars, trucks, side x sides and cattle. Please use extra caution in route sections with blind corners. As best you can, stay on your side of the road! STAY RIGHT. You will ride at or below the posted speed limit on the local streets. Caution, the speed limit along Harshaw Road as you leave town is 15 MPH, and is strictly enforced.
Every participant must check-out with a TRS “Crew “volunteer as you leave Patagonia to start your ride, check-in at your lunch stop and check-in again upon completing the ride.
We strongly encourage you to find a riding buddy if you are new to this style of event. Please plan to ride with others, it is not safe to ride alone.
Should you have an emergency call 911. There will be limited sweep rider coverage.
All participants are responsible for their own safety and should ride within in their range of ability. Carry the basic bike repair supplies, water, and a snack to consume along the ride. Because cell coverage is spotty, we strongly recommend a personal satellite communication device such as a Garmin inReach or SPOT type device.
For general assistance you can call these cell phone numbers. George Wysopal (520)-235-6703 or (312)- 399-3364 others?
Special Requests/Reminders from the Coronado National Forest
- Riders should ride only on the designated roads or trails.
- Leave gates how you found them and be aware that cattle may be in the area.
- To prevent the spread of invasive plants onto the Coronado National Forest, ensure that all vehicles and equipment moved onto the Forest are free of soil, seeds, vegetative matter or other debris that could contain or hold seeds. Wash bikes to remove seeds from invasive species prior to use on the Forest.
- Please be respectful of other forest visitors.
Respectfully,
The Trial Riders of Southern Arizona