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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