MotoRevRoute Twisty Staff Pick
Salt River Canyon
Globe to Show Low
- Distance
- 88 mi
- Riding Time
- 1h 49m
- Climb
- 8,150 ft
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Surface
- Paved
- Character
- Twisty
- Saves
- 0
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Road Guide
- Best Season
- October to May. The canyon is very hot in summer.
- Fuel
- Fuel in Globe and Show Low, with few stops between.
- Watch For
- Steep grades and switchbacks, trucks, and gravel at turnouts.
Weather Along the Route
Forecast at the hour you reach each point, from the riding time. Leave Departure empty to leave now. Forecast from Open-Meteo.
US 60 between Globe and Show Low drops into the Salt River Canyon on a long series of switchbacks, crosses the river, and climbs the far side toward the Mogollon Rim. The canyon is sometimes called the mini Grand Canyon of Arizona.
Stops
- StartGlobe
- FinishShow Low
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