Hull Canyon-Jerome Cue Sheet

Mingus Summit to Clarksdale Descent

The descent from Mingus Summit down Hull Canyon and through Jerome, should be most exciting, at night, and high speed. The goal is to get down safely, the difference between a conservative descent and a fast descent would be only a few minutes, and not going to make or break our RAW time.

The baseline schedule had us starting the descent at about 10 pm and the descent to Jerome should take somewhere between 15 and 20 minutes. Exciting minutes. There are two sets of hairpins, one above and one below Jerome. Through Jerome there is another interesting hairpin and super narrow streets. There are lots of hazards along the narrow streets in Jerome. After Jerome, the descent is even steeper, but less technical. The five mile run from Jerome to Clarksdale should take less than 10 minutes.

Depending on how much light we think we need, we may stop at the Summit Rest Area add a second or even a third light for this descent (the spare Light & Motion lights can mount on either of the aero extensions).

Start descent at Mingus Summit Rest Area, on right https://goo.gl/maps/jLJESnYJZrB4S1bS9
Start down the road, 30 mph speed limit, no shoulder, -5% for next 2.8 miles https://goo.gl/maps/BGP79eBEgcPAREEk9
TS07+26.2 First right turn at 26.2, MP 338, guardrail on left https://goo.gl/maps/rQN7N7zokGthqJSU9
TS07+27.3 left/right/left/right https://goo.gl/maps/fSYfqXiEYqki913VA
last turn full right U https://goo.gl/maps/vVF2rcLkosnCnWFu7 20 mph, dirt road bailout straight
TS07_28.1 climb for 0.4 miles @ 5%, then resume descending https://goo.gl/maps/6YapGFBs7X2LKrm1A
TS07+28.5 summit little climb, go around left hand turn resume 6% descent https://goo.gl/maps/zh33A6XnPaJyMHBL8
Guard rail on right, several moderate turns are road works way down valley https://goo.gl/maps/WE3qDYVDYWp8z9ti9

TS07+29.4 series of three right hairpin turns over next mile
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TS07+31.1 DANGER PAIR HAIRPIN TURNS, RIGHT/LEFT signed at 15 mph
   paved shoulder on inside goes away as you approach apex with poor pavement goo.gl/maps/cJa5NjDmjkMxBdRf7
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TS07+31.7 Paved scenic view parking lot on right https://goo.gl/maps/hx4aBnyepwdEqQV56
TS07+32.1 slight rise as you come into Jerome
TS07+32.3 Enter Jerome, road narrows https://goo.gl/maps/QUsBMdyYBgo4yChy9
TS07+32.8 DANGER Clark St. to Main St. Hairpin Right , look for railing to rail, large historic industrial building to left, firehouse on outside
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   DANGER DANGER STORM DRAIN ON INSIDE OF TURN https://goo.gl/maps/ExwYwsmqpRQ8by3NA
DANGER WATCH FOR PARKED CARS ON INSIDE AFTER EXITING TURN https://goo.gl/maps/ojnJ5zyCSD1dRMqJ6
DANGER HYDRANT AND BOLLARDS ON LEFT, STAY LEFT AT FORK https://goo.gl/maps/APa78QmC7CNchjkH9
   DANGER ONE WAY SECTION WITH PARKING ON LEFT, 10% DOWNGRADE STAY LEFT https://goo.gl/maps/WKPNXvVxsQNcuP7V7
DANGER REJOIN TWO WAY ROAD ON RIGHT BEND, STAY RIGHT https://goo.gl/maps/npzkZ6HHhLk1Ayhg8
DANGER DANGER STORM DRAIN ON RIGHT https://goo.gl/maps/SgdeGUPHBPgp8m4u9

TS07+33.1 Exit downtown, left hand turn https://goo.gl/maps/npzkZ6HHhLk1Ayhg8

TS07+33.2 Gentle Right Turn https://goo.gl/maps/dBQ6rtemKsM7NfZy5
DANGER ROUGH SURFACE ON INSIDE, COBBLES, HIGH CURB, UNPAINTED RAILING https://goo.gl/maps/5srwRi818hYbnYG9A

TS07+33.3 Continue steep 10% descent, road narrows https://goo.gl/maps/epJDXeTkUGGSBR2bA
DANGER OPEN CULVERT ON RIGHT, THREE ORANGE REFLECTORS ON POLE

TS07+33.5 Road widens, old school on right https://goo.gl/maps/ZYNaZv8HJ3B29P1NA

TS07+33.8 DANGER HAIRPIN RIGHT https://goo.gl/maps/HujTutH76ynNkPLh9
DANGER POOR PAVEMENT ON INSIDE, STAY LEFT OF WHITE LINE

TS07+34.4 DANGER HAIRPIN LEFT https://goo.gl/maps/VWAqgBFjCiY7mAPL9
TS07+34.5 Continue descent 6-7%
TS07+37.3 Enter Clarksdale, end of sketchy descent https://goo.gl/maps/HAex7c843oLvsuTW7
TS07+37.5 Rotary Right. Street Lighting. Take First Exit https://goo.gl/maps/KJWiGzCm8rCwdU1z8
Pass through Clarksdale, multiple rotarys
TS07+42.8 WALMART SUPERCENTER ON RIGHT!