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Biking Trails, Clubs and Activities
Really see New Mexico, up close
and personal! Get out that old bicycle (or get a spiffy new one),
your helmet and spandex, and peddle the net for bicycle activities!
A fun way to see the Land of Enchantment!! The following links
are from around New Mexico. Various biking clubs and associations,
as well as touring companies, will post their events and upcoming
adventures on their own Web sites. Listings are in alphabetical
order.
- Bike and Chowder Club - A very informal group of cyclists
interested in cycling & eating --
not necessarily in that order!
- Chaco Canyon National Historic
Park - Biking tours through
some fascinating NM history! A GORP site.
- Fort Stanton Special Management
Area - Caving, hiking,
biking and horseback riding. Explore more than 25,000 acres of
back country in Fort Stanton, where the 19th-century cavalry,
Buffalo Soldiers, Kit Carson and Billy the Kid roamed and soldiered.
Fort Stanton Cave has 8 miles of passage to roam around in. The
entire area, except the state historic fort / correctional facility
are public lands for your enjoyment. Camping and picnics permitted
on BLM public lands within Fort Stanton Special Management Area.
Camps must be located 1/4 mile from paved highways, and no more
than 100 feet from a designated road or the Rio Bonito River.
Check with your local BLM field office about permits and permission,
or call the Roswell Field Office at (505) 627-0272. Located
60 miles west of Roswell on U.S. Highway 380, and 15 miles east
of Ruidoso/Alto, via State Road 220. Other activities at
the FSSMA include:
- Tlaloc Mountain Biking Trail - 18.6 miles longs, elevation from 6,200
to 7,100 feet, easy to moderate.
- Capitan Horse and Mountain
Bike Trail - 7.5 miles
long, elevation from 6,200 to 6,800 feet, few areas steep and
rocky, easy to difficult.
- Lincoln Horse and Mountain
Bike Trail - 10 miles
long, elevation from 6,200 to 6,800 feet, steep and rocky in
places, easy.
- Rio Bonito Petroglyph National
Recreation Hiking Trail
- Explore the distant past on this trail where the prehistoric
Mogollon Indians lived. View ancient petroglyphs. 2 miles long.
Easy to moderate.
- Known World Guide Service - Quality professional guided white
water rafting, mountain biking, fly fishing, and hiking adventures
in New Mexico, USA, Southern Chile and old Mexico. Come experience
the best in professional guiding, service and instruction.
- Lincoln County Tours - Mountain biking, hiking, sightseeing,
art and museum tours. Providing guests with a premier mountain
experience while discovering the unique character of Lincoln
County in Southwestern New Mexico. 1009 Mechem Unit Two, Suite
Four, Ruidoso, NM (505) 257-6069
- Mesilla Valley Bicycle Coalition* - The Mesilla Valley Bicycle Coalition
is a grassroots organization made up of the individuals from
Las Cruces and Mesilla, New Mexico. Many of the following links
came from this site.
- Native Sons Adventures
- New Mexico Cycling - Dedicated to promoting cycling in New
Mexico. Emphasis on bicycle racing.
- New Mexico Department of
Tourism - a good listing
of bike trails separated by regions of the state.
- Rim Rattlers IMBA Club - A brand new club for the experienced
or new mountain biker in Las Cruces, NM! Click above for information
about the club, its members, work schedules, meeting minutes,
newsletter and more.
- Turquoise Trail of New Mexico - Maps and information about this scenic
and historic NM trail that runs through the Cibola Forest and
Sandia Peak. Near Albuquerque.
- WWW.PEDALING.COM - a new website with hundreds of self
guided bicycle routes. There are five routes listed for New Mexico.
OTHER
SITES PERTAINING TO BIKING
- Bicycle Advocacy Online
- Bicycle Federation of America's
Internet Resource Center
- Las Cruces Bicycle Facilities
and System Master Plan
- The policy plan for bicycle facilities in Las Cruces and the
surrounding Metropolitan Planning area.
- State of New Mexico Driver's
Manual with a link to
Chapter 5 - Sharing the Road New Mexico Statutes pertaining
to bicycles
- University of New Mexico
Lobo Cycling Team
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