Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes (Death Valley)
Furnace Creek, California, USA
Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes (Death Valley)
Distance: 41.35 km
Elevation Gain: 255 m
Elevation Loss: 257 m
Difficulty:
176 (Easy)
FIETS Index: 0.08 FIETS
Avg Grade: 0.72 %
Max cat climb: 4
Min elevation: -66 m
Max elevation: 44 m
Ride Category:
Flat
Nothing makes a better introduction to Death Valley than a visit to the 100-foot/30-meter-high Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes. These aren’t Death Valley’s tallest sand dunes, but they are the most accessible. A walk on these silky, rippled dunes will convince you that you’re someplace far from the familiar. The dunes have no marked trail because of the continually shifting desert sands, so improvise: Make a beeline from the parking lot to the highest sandy ridgeline. How far you wander is completely up to you. The best time to visit is just before sunrise or around sunset because of the incredible show of color and light. Long shadows and soft light make fantastic dune photos. In the early morning, you can spot animal tracks made during the night, especially the tiny footprints of birds and rodents. Full-moon nights on the dunes are spectacular, but night visitors must watch for rattlesnakes, especially in hot months.
| Rank | Rider | Date | Time | Power | W/kg | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Igor Tatarinov | May 27, 2020 | 01:05:41 | 309 W | 3.78 w/kg | 37.80 km/h |
| 🥈 | R VB | Dec 08, 2020 | 01:05:42 | 318 W | 3.74 w/kg | 37.80 km/h |
| 🥉 | SmP | Oct 09, 2021 | 01:05:52 | 293 W | 5.05 w/kg | 37.70 km/h |
| 4 | Homo Rotulans | Sep 04, 2019 | 01:05:55 | 308 W | 4.00 w/kg | 37.67 km/h |
| 5 | Des Garrett | Aug 06, 2019 | 01:06:23 | 307 W | 3.35 w/kg | 37.41 km/h |
| 6 | Jose Leandro | May 07, 2020 | 01:07:57 | 277 W | 3.79 w/kg | 36.54 km/h |
| 7 | Douglas Forer | Dec 03, 2021 | 01:08:19 | 283 W | 3.49 w/kg | 36.35 km/h |
| 8 | Raf Van Grieken | Nov 05, 2020 | 01:08:51 | 273 W | 3.64 w/kg | 36.07 km/h |
| 9 | Tom Smeets | Mar 29, 2024 | 01:09:45 | 261 W | 3.58 w/kg | 35.60 km/h |
| 10 | Tigo Star | Aug 26, 2021 | 01:09:54 | 259 W | 3.41 w/kg | 35.52 km/h |
| 11 | D Speelman | Mar 12, 2020 | 01:10:08 | 257 W | 3.29 w/kg | 35.41 km/h |
| 12 | Chris | Sep 26, 2021 | 01:10:56 | 249 W | 3.33 w/kg | 35.01 km/h |
| 13 | Christopher Epo | Jul 30, 2019 | 01:11:59 | 254 W | 2.95 w/kg | 34.50 km/h |
| 14 | Geir Skaugen | Sep 13, 2021 | 01:12:12 | 249 W | 2.93 w/kg | 34.39 km/h |
| 15 | Emiel Keizer | Apr 17, 2021 | 01:12:20 | 233 W | 3.43 w/kg | 34.33 km/h |
| 16 | Youri Tromp | Jan 18, 2020 | 01:12:33 | 244 W | 2.87 w/kg | 34.23 km/h |
| 17 | Tjeerd Huisman | Feb 14, 2021 | 01:12:35 | 245 W | 2.95 w/kg | 34.21 km/h |
| 18 | Zsolt Takács | May 03, 2021 | 01:12:59 | 228 W | 3.56 w/kg | 34.02 km/h |
| 19 | tomasz spyra | Jan 22, 2021 | 01:13:02 | 236 W | 2.81 w/kg | 34.00 km/h |
| 20 | Jos Tusveld | Dec 03, 2021 | 01:13:20 | 233 W | 2.95 w/kg | 33.86 km/h |
| 21 | Rogulkin | Mar 28, 2021 | 01:13:24 | 236 W | 3.23 w/kg | 33.83 km/h |
| 22 | Martin Budd | Aug 02, 2019 | 01:13:27 | 227 W | 3.17 w/kg | 33.81 km/h |
| 23 | Massimiliano Bernardi | Apr 25, 2020 | 01:14:51 | 216 W | 3.04 w/kg | 33.17 km/h |
| 24 | Luca Rampini | Dec 16, 2020 | 01:14:54 | 211 W | 3.20 w/kg | 33.15 km/h |
| 25 | David Martínez Soto | Sep 12, 2019 | 01:15:10 | 213 W | 3.13 w/kg | 33.04 km/h |
| 26 | James MacDonald | Mar 06, 2021 | 01:15:29 | 227 W | 3.44 w/kg | 32.90 km/h |
| 27 | Bertrand Falentin | Nov 22, 2020 | 01:15:30 | 212 W | 2.90 w/kg | 32.89 km/h |
| 28 | Stephane Chet | May 28, 2020 | 01:15:37 | 225 W | 2.59 w/kg | 32.84 km/h |
| 29 | Michael Graves | Oct 29, 2020 | 01:15:41 | 230 W | 2.28 w/kg | 32.81 km/h |
| 30 | makarov25 | Feb 20, 2020 | 01:15:52 | 219 W | 3.17 w/kg | 32.73 km/h |
| 31 | J F | Dec 09, 2021 | 01:15:58 | 218 W | 2.48 w/kg | 32.69 km/h |
| 32 | Rainer Klee | Sep 12, 2021 | 01:16:02 | 214 W | 2.52 w/kg | 32.66 km/h |
| 33 | Indalecio Lekerika | Sep 29, 2021 | 01:16:14 | 200 W | 3.51 w/kg | 32.57 km/h |
| 34 | Mirek Marek | Mar 19, 2021 | 01:16:15 | 216 W | 2.79 w/kg | 32.57 km/h |
| 35 | Goran Meglaj | Sep 03, 2019 | 01:16:17 | 206 W | 2.75 w/kg | 32.55 km/h |
| 36 | fabio lilla | Jan 05, 2022 | 01:16:23 | 209 W | 2.79 w/kg | 32.51 km/h |
| 37 | Ruurd Bakker | Dec 24, 2022 | 01:16:44 | 209 W | 2.30 w/kg | 32.36 km/h |
| 38 | Sławek Bikeman | Apr 04, 2020 | 01:16:47 | 211 W | 2.74 w/kg | 32.34 km/h |
| 39 | mario memmer | Jan 02, 2020 | 01:17:04 | 211 W | 2.48 w/kg | 32.22 km/h |
| 40 | Uwe Altmann | Oct 05, 2019 | 01:17:17 | 199 W | 2.55 w/kg | 32.13 km/h |
| 41 | Piotr | Mar 28, 2023 | 01:17:45 | 200 W | 2.70 w/kg | 31.94 km/h |
| 42 | B E | Jan 05, 2020 | 01:18:16 | 195 W | 2.75 w/kg | 31.73 km/h |
| 43 | Marcin Spychała | Mar 19, 2021 | 01:18:41 | 212 W | 2.02 w/kg | 31.56 km/h |
| 44 | Marc Stracke | Jan 29, 2020 | 01:18:52 | 202 W | 2.13 w/kg | 31.49 km/h |
| 45 | Patrick Vanholm | Nov 26, 2019 | 01:19:03 | 196 W | 2.72 w/kg | 31.41 km/h |
| 46 | Rainer Ertl | Jan 10, 2022 | 01:19:03 | 190 W | 2.53 w/kg | 31.41 km/h |
| 47 | John Hawkins | Sep 12, 2021 | 01:19:23 | 188 W | 2.47 w/kg | 31.28 km/h |
| 48 | David Avery | Jan 26, 2020 | 01:19:41 | 189 W | 2.28 w/kg | 31.16 km/h |
| 49 | Tony Barlow | Feb 13, 2020 | 01:19:49 | 182 W | 2.36 w/kg | 31.11 km/h |
| 50 | Trevor Mitchell | Apr 05, 2021 | 01:19:49 | 186 W | 2.48 w/kg | 31.11 km/h |
| 51 | Piet van Hulst | Feb 23, 2020 | 01:19:56 | 181 W | 2.66 w/kg | 31.07 km/h |
| 52 | Igor Zaus | Jan 04, 2020 | 01:19:59 | 182 W | 2.43 w/kg | 31.05 km/h |
| 53 | Antoine Pinel | Dec 03, 2019 | 01:20:07 | 184 W | 2.45 w/kg | 30.99 km/h |
| 54 | Tommy Donald | Sep 03, 2019 | 01:20:29 | 183 W | 2.44 w/kg | 30.85 km/h |
| 55 | Jonathan Peake | Dec 19, 2023 | 01:20:37 | 176 W | 2.55 w/kg | 30.80 km/h |
| 56 | Richard Cowan | Sep 30, 2021 | 01:20:49 | 184 W | 2.33 w/kg | 30.73 km/h |
| 57 | Matthias Marquardt | Sep 10, 2020 | 01:21:18 | 170 W | 2.70 w/kg | 30.54 km/h |
| 58 | Ron Peterson | Jan 08, 2020 | 01:21:19 | 182 W | 1.98 w/kg | 30.54 km/h |
| 59 | Matthew Babcock | Feb 21, 2020 | 01:21:20 | 169 W | 2.29 w/kg | 30.53 km/h |
| 60 | jeanette peterson | Jan 21, 2023 | 01:21:25 | 161 W | 2.63 w/kg | 30.50 km/h |
| 61 | Andrej Mlakar | Jan 15, 2022 | 01:21:37 | 192 W | 1.98 w/kg | 30.42 km/h |
| 62 | Patrick Byrnes | Sep 01, 2019 | 01:21:47 | 191 W | 1.91 w/kg | 30.36 km/h |
| 63 | Renaud Toussaint | Oct 03, 2021 | 01:21:49 | 180 W | 2.40 w/kg | 30.35 km/h |
| 64 | Alexey Demenev | Nov 04, 2019 | 01:21:57 | 185 W | 1.95 w/kg | 30.30 km/h |
| 65 | Paul Smith | Jan 20, 2022 | 01:22:15 | 176 W | 2.35 w/kg | 30.19 km/h |
| 66 | Petro Mol | Nov 11, 2024 | 01:22:27 | 176 W | 1.85 w/kg | 30.12 km/h |
| 67 | Frank S | Sep 16, 2021 | 01:22:32 | 179 W | 1.99 w/kg | 30.09 km/h |
| 68 | Mark Barton | Sep 01, 2019 | 01:22:44 | 182 W | 2.01 w/kg | 30.01 km/h |
| 69 | Daniel Maher | Mar 31, 2020 | 01:22:49 | 195 W | 2.29 w/kg | 29.98 km/h |
| 70 | Tim Oldham | Apr 12, 2023 | 01:22:54 | 167 W | 2.49 w/kg | 29.95 km/h |
| 71 | Eric Lanier | Sep 20, 2019 | 01:23:02 | 161 W | 2.47 w/kg | 29.91 km/h |
| 72 | Markus Leitner | Mar 25, 2021 | 01:23:04 | 168 W | 2.24 w/kg | 29.89 km/h |
| 73 | Robert Rheault | Sep 08, 2021 | 01:23:05 | 171 W | 2.34 w/kg | 29.89 km/h |
| 74 | Artur Chmielewski | Mar 22, 2022 | 01:23:17 | 163 W | 2.86 w/kg | 29.82 km/h |
| 75 | Bálint Tóth | Oct 16, 2020 | 01:23:21 | 172 W | 2.29 w/kg | 29.79 km/h |
| 76 | W van Koetsveld | Nov 23, 2021 | 01:23:27 | 168 W | 2.21 w/kg | 29.76 km/h |
| 77 | Cosma Ganassin | Jan 10, 2026 | 01:23:34 | 171 W | 2.19 w/kg | 29.71 km/h |
| 78 | Markus Geiger | Mar 21, 2021 | 01:23:42 | 170 W | 2.18 w/kg | 29.67 km/h |
| 79 | Fabio Zanirato | Jan 14, 2021 | 01:23:44 | 152 W | 2.67 w/kg | 29.66 km/h |
| 80 | Sebastian Meyer zu Selhausen | Mar 02, 2021 | 01:23:51 | 169 W | 1.92 w/kg | 29.61 km/h |
| 81 | Dave Threlkeld | Nov 16, 2021 | 01:23:55 | 169 W | 2.22 w/kg | 29.59 km/h |
| 82 | Jan Bojtos | Apr 29, 2020 | 01:24:00 | 176 W | 1.81 w/kg | 29.56 km/h |
| 83 | Roman Mospan | Jan 21, 2024 | 01:24:06 | 167 W | 2.20 w/kg | 29.53 km/h |
| 84 | tony court | Jan 17, 2021 | 01:24:08 | 170 W | 1.89 w/kg | 29.51 km/h |
| 85 | Silvano Turati | May 01, 2023 | 01:24:11 | 154 W | 2.37 w/kg | 29.50 km/h |
| 86 | Gu Po Muc | Jan 09, 2021 | 01:24:16 | 165 W | 2.20 w/kg | 29.47 km/h |
| 87 | Marko Rifelj | Jan 09, 2022 | 01:24:19 | 165 W | 2.06 w/kg | 29.45 km/h |
| 88 | rudi willen | Mar 22, 2023 | 01:24:25 | 178 W | 1.82 w/kg | 29.42 km/h |
| 89 | stephan farine | Apr 08, 2024 | 01:24:30 | 166 W | 2.08 w/kg | 29.39 km/h |
| 90 | Bojan Gorenc | Sep 08, 2021 | 01:24:33 | 174 W | 1.78 w/kg | 29.37 km/h |
| 91 | Jochen Schäffler | May 11, 2020 | 01:24:38 | 162 W | 2.10 w/kg | 29.34 km/h |
| 92 | GoustiFruit ⓋⒺⒼⒶⓃ | Feb 23, 2020 | 01:24:39 | 160 W | 2.42 w/kg | 29.33 km/h |
| 93 | Maarten Hendriks | Dec 28, 2019 | 01:24:41 | 153 W | 2.55 w/kg | 29.32 km/h |
| 94 | Hendrik Thielemann | Jan 25, 2023 | 01:24:42 | 165 W | 2.12 w/kg | 29.32 km/h |
| 95 | Henrik Sørensen | Nov 29, 2020 | 01:25:00 | 177 W | 1.97 w/kg | 29.21 km/h |
| 96 | Leonardo Cioci | Jan 27, 2021 | 01:25:00 | 160 W | 2.00 w/kg | 29.21 km/h |
| 97 | David Neilson | Mar 16, 2025 | 01:25:02 | 153 W | 2.19 w/kg | 29.20 km/h |
| 98 | Gabriele M | Jan 12, 2021 | 01:25:35 | 164 W | 2.19 w/kg | 29.01 km/h |
| 99 | JJosef Kluson | Nov 19, 2020 | 01:25:39 | 153 W | 2.04 w/kg | 28.99 km/h |
| 100 | Dru Dixon | Feb 19, 2024 | 01:25:41 | 156 W | 2.31 w/kg | 28.98 km/h |
| 101 | John Savill | Sep 09, 2021 | 01:25:44 | 162 W | 2.02 w/kg | 28.96 km/h |
| 102 | Eva Klusoňová | Sep 07, 2021 | 01:26:03 | 156 W | 2.08 w/kg | 28.86 km/h |
| 103 | Jomi Hastert | May 27, 2021 | 01:26:11 | 154 W | 2.11 w/kg | 28.81 km/h |
| 104 | Joe Calderwood | Jul 16, 2024 | 01:26:22 | 165 W | 1.69 w/kg | 28.75 km/h |
| 105 | low wai ming | Sep 17, 2020 | 01:26:30 | 157 W | 1.96 w/kg | 28.71 km/h |
| 106 | Hans Petiet | Aug 15, 2019 | 01:26:34 | 148 W | 2.06 w/kg | 28.68 km/h |
| 107 | Ingo Löhrmann | Jul 07, 2024 | 01:26:50 | 150 W | 2.19 w/kg | 28.60 km/h |
| 108 | Martin Manders | Oct 04, 2020 | 01:26:52 | 155 W | 2.07 w/kg | 28.59 km/h |
| 109 | Giuseppe Gigante | Jun 11, 2022 | 01:27:47 | 144 W | 2.09 w/kg | 28.29 km/h |
| 110 | Luke Bogash | Feb 02, 2024 | 01:28:00 | 161 W | 2.15 w/kg | 28.22 km/h |
| 111 | Raphael Crommentuyn | Jan 02, 2020 | 01:28:10 | 153 W | 1.74 w/kg | 28.16 km/h |
| 112 | Alain Antoine | Apr 10, 2021 | 01:28:11 | 155 W | 1.82 w/kg | 28.16 km/h |
| 113 | Jozef Ceginik | Nov 01, 2021 | 01:28:31 | 148 W | 1.90 w/kg | 28.05 km/h |
| 114 | Lesquale | May 12, 2020 | 01:28:59 | 148 W | 1.70 w/kg | 27.91 km/h |
| 115 | Phil Cat | Nov 06, 2020 | 01:29:09 | 143 W | 1.91 w/kg | 27.85 km/h |
| 116 | Wouter Mebis | Jan 05, 2020 | 01:29:26 | 146 W | 1.72 w/kg | 27.77 km/h |
| 117 | Ricardo Troccoli | May 11, 2020 | 01:29:52 | 141 W | 1.96 w/kg | 27.63 km/h |
| 118 | Jan Kees Wiemer | Oct 15, 2021 | 01:29:54 | 137 W | 2.04 w/kg | 27.62 km/h |
| 119 | Jan Hanou | May 15, 2020 | 01:29:57 | 137 W | 1.96 w/kg | 27.61 km/h |
| 120 | Tomasz Em | Sep 04, 2019 | 01:30:20 | 160 W | 1.68 w/kg | 27.49 km/h |
| 121 | Graham Lowe | Nov 08, 2022 | 01:30:40 | 152 W | 1.91 w/kg | 27.39 km/h |
| 122 | Kurt Stroebel | May 24, 2020 | 01:31:04 | 143 W | 1.70 w/kg | 27.27 km/h |
| 123 | JAREK MALCZEWSKI | Nov 24, 2020 | 01:31:31 | 140 W | 1.89 w/kg | 27.13 km/h |
| 124 | Thomas Schöfer | Mar 07, 2020 | 01:31:39 | 142 W | 1.53 w/kg | 27.09 km/h |
| 125 | Marco De Roberto | Nov 14, 2019 | 01:31:42 | 130 W | 1.97 w/kg | 27.08 km/h |
| 126 | Jayne Crowder | Nov 24, 2020 | 01:31:42 | 133 W | 1.80 w/kg | 27.08 km/h |
| 127 | Andrea Zerbinati | Nov 14, 2020 | 01:32:11 | 135 W | 1.57 w/kg | 26.94 km/h |
| 128 | Robert Cyckiewicz | May 03, 2020 | 01:32:37 | 128 W | 1.71 w/kg | 26.81 km/h |
| 129 | Sir Steve | Jan 13, 2021 | 01:33:05 | 131 W | 1.75 w/kg | 26.68 km/h |
| 130 | Ole Kristian Bangås | Jun 06, 2020 | 01:34:18 | 141 W | 1.53 w/kg | 26.33 km/h |
| 131 | Joseph | Sep 07, 2021 | 01:34:53 | 121 W | 1.68 w/kg | 26.17 km/h |
| 132 | Tania De Bruyne | Jan 17, 2022 | 01:34:55 | 126 W | 1.83 w/kg | 26.16 km/h |
| 133 | Manuel Bonnin | Jul 31, 2020 | 01:35:33 | 122 W | 1.63 w/kg | 25.99 km/h |
| 134 | Alastair Reynolds | Jan 02, 2020 | 01:35:35 | 122 W | 1.63 w/kg | 25.98 km/h |
| 135 | Edward Redfoot | Mar 27, 2022 | 01:35:36 | 117 W | 1.67 w/kg | 25.97 km/h |
| 136 | Wolfgang Wurster | Dec 31, 2021 | 01:35:49 | 125 W | 1.58 w/kg | 25.92 km/h |
| 137 | Anne-Sophie Farine | Dec 24, 2023 | 01:36:00 | 113 W | 2.17 w/kg | 25.87 km/h |
| 138 | Cesar Franco | Jun 10, 2020 | 01:36:16 | 108 W | 1.35 w/kg | 25.79 km/h |
| 139 | cojocaru romulus | Apr 25, 2020 | 01:36:36 | 136 W | 1.43 w/kg | 25.71 km/h |
| 140 | George Bussey | Jan 10, 2022 | 01:37:17 | 121 W | 1.36 w/kg | 25.52 km/h |
| 141 | Mike Buckhurst | Sep 21, 2021 | 01:38:09 | 119 W | 1.59 w/kg | 25.30 km/h |
| 142 | Jaroslav Španko | Apr 24, 2020 | 01:38:20 | 122 W | 1.39 w/kg | 25.25 km/h |
| 143 | Dan Pollock | Jun 07, 2020 | 01:39:20 | 101 W | 1.74 w/kg | 25.00 km/h |
| 144 | Flaviu Bozga | Feb 09, 2022 | 01:39:21 | 118 W | 1.57 w/kg | 24.99 km/h |
| 145 | Francisco B | Apr 19, 2020 | 01:39:24 | 121 W | 1.51 w/kg | 24.98 km/h |
| 146 | Peter Gertsch | Mar 01, 2021 | 01:40:10 | 114 W | 1.37 w/kg | 24.79 km/h |
| 147 | ALEXANDRA ROJAS ORTIZ | Jun 10, 2020 | 01:42:59 | 90 W | 1.30 w/kg | 24.11 km/h |
| 148 | Keith Loveman | Oct 04, 2021 | 01:46:03 | 102 W | 1.39 w/kg | 23.41 km/h |
| 149 | Michael B 1947 | Dec 30, 2020 | 01:47:40 | 96 W | 1.28 w/kg | 23.06 km/h |
| 150 | Jane Simms | Feb 08, 2020 | 01:50:30 | 92 W | 1.21 w/kg | 22.47 km/h |
| 151 | kc Claffy | Jun 28, 2021 | 01:50:34 | 91 W | 1.21 w/kg | 22.46 km/h |
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