Tri-City Dual Sport Loop – Guthrie-Stillwater-Cushing

This dual sport loop takes you along dirt roads from Guthrie to Stillwater to Cushing and back to Guthrie. The loop features a number of interesting stops along the way with a bit of Oklahoma History sprinkled in the mix. It can easily be ridden in an afternoon – about 4-5 hours if you blast the route and don’t stop, but it is better to plan 6-7 hours so you can explore the locations, read a bit of history about the spots, enjoy lunch and stop to take pictures along the way.
While you can start the loop from any location, we start in Guthrie and travel clockwise to Stillwater, then Cushing, then back to Guthrie.
Guthrie to Stillwater
Begin your journey with breakfast at Stables Cafe in downtown Guthrie, on the corner of Highways 33 and 77. Stables offers a vast menu for breakfast, lunch and dinner and is a regular motorcycle hangout.

Follow the route east and a bit north to Summit View Cemetery just outside Guthrie. Summit View features their very own “Boot Hill” section and is home to an infamous outlaw named Elmer McCurdy. You see, McCurdy was just an unknown petty thief and train robber when he died, but after his death he traveled a circuitous route that ended up in a museum in Santa Monica, a freak show in the circus, and even a guest appearance on the “Six Million Dollar Man” television show.







After leaving Summit View Cemetery, follow the route across I-35 and you will come across a home with cow skeletons on the fence.



Stillwater to Cushing
After lunch in Stillwater, the route takes you south and east and skirts the north bank of the Cimarron River, following mostly dirt and gravel roads. It travels along part of the Oklahoma Adventure Trail and eventually crosses the Cimarron River. An old bridge and a graffiti bridge embankment is found along the way.



Cushing to Guthrie
Once you arrive in Cushing, visit their downtown area or stop by Braum’s for an ice cream. The route takes you south out of Cushing past the airport (watch for skydivers) and through the huge oil storage facility that Cushing is known for. Head further south to the ghost town of Avery, then the route turns back west and zig-zags through Iowa Indian tribal headquarters and on to Langston and then back to Guthrie.






Below is a Google Map showing the route.
Guthrie-Stillwater-Cushing is clockwise rather than counter-clockwise, eh?
Thanks for pointing that out. Fixed!
Are there tracks for this route available for download?
Yep. Look at the page closely, specifically right below the map of the route. Click the DOWNLOAD link.
Thanks! I live in Guthrie and I’ve been planning to lay down some tracks for a loop around Guthrie. There is a lot of interesting riding in the area.
I’m having trouble downloading these tracks into BaseCamp. Are they available in a different format? Any tips?
Try right clicking on the download link and choosing “save as”.
Thanks for the quick reply! Worked like a champ.
Can this drive be made in a Jeep?
Yea, piece of cake. It can easily be done in a most pickup trucks except after a heavy rain.
James,
Steven Marshall and I rode most of this route today. It was great. We skipped the direct route back to Guthrie and instead decided to meander our way South and West back to OKC from Agra.
Thanks for all you do for the community!
-Daniel
Glad to hear someone is riding the loop!
I would love to ride this with my dad but there are a few things I would like to know, since my current bike is a old 50cc. What is the highest speed limit and what is the total distance?
It is almost all dirt roads so about any speed will do.
I have spent countless hours trying to download this track to my gps with no luck. What I need is 500 pts tracks. This file looks nothing like any tracks I have loaded. I’m thinking all the text descriptions and waypoints are causing me problems. Is it possible that you have a less complex version of this file?
I just uploaded this to GAIA GPS. It is an app you can download to your phone and follow on your smartphone. I can also email you a Google Map with the tracks (KML file) or directly email you a GPX file.
Hi James, would you mind emailing me both the KML and the GPX files? I will be riding this loop in a couple weeks!
Thanks!