Southwest Biking Travel Guide

Southwest Biking Travel Guide

• Southwest Overview
• Southwest Hotels
• Southwest Attractions
• Southwest Feature Articles

Other Guides for Southwest

• Southwest Travel
• Active and Adventure Guide
  • Aerial Sports
  • Biking
  • Caving and Canyoneering
  • Climbing
  • Hiking and Backpacking
  • Paddling
  • Skiing
  • Snow Sports
• Family Guide
• Gay and Lesbian Guide
• Parks and Outdoors Guide
  • Camping
  • Fishing
  • Horses and Riding
  • Nature
  • Road and Rail Journeys

Top Biking Destinations In Southwest

• Kaibab National Forest, AZ
  (69 mi.)
• Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, AZ
  (155 mi.)
• Palo Duro Canyon State Park, TX
  (18 mi.)
• Lake Tahoe, NV
  (141 mi.)
• Albuquerque, NM
  (174 mi.)
• Santa Fe, NM
  (8.5 mi.)
• Taos, NM
  (54 mi.)
• Tucson, AZ
  (149 mi.)
• Boulder City, NV
  (20 mi.)
• Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, NV
  (17 mi.)
• See All Southwest Destinations

Travel Guides In Southwest

• Grand Canyon, AZ (84 mi.)
  • Parks and Outdoors Guide
  • Active and Adventure Guide
  • Family Guide
• Kaibab National Forest, AZ (69 mi.)
  • Parks and Outdoors Guide
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, AZ (155 mi.)
  • Parks and Outdoors Guide
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Flagstaff, AZ (24 mi.)
  • Parks and Outdoors Guide
• Great Basin National Park, NV (177 mi.)
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Valley of Fire State Park, NV (45 mi.)
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Palo Duro Canyon State Park, TX (18 mi.)
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Dallas, TX (7.4 mi.)
  • Gay and Lesbian Guide
• Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX (7.4 mi.)
  • Family Guide
• Lake Tahoe, NV (141 mi.)
  • Active and Adventure Guide
  • Family Guide

United States Biking Subregions

• Mid-Atlantic
• Midwest
• Mountain West
• Northeast
• Pacific Coast
• Southeast
• Southwest

Active and Adventure Travel Destinations

• Mid-Atlantic
  • Maryland
  • New Jersey
  • Pennsylvania
  • West Virginia
• Midwest
  • Indiana
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • South Dakota
  • Wisconsin
• Mountain West
  • Colorado
  • Idaho
  • Montana
  • Utah
  • Wyoming
• Northeast
  • Maine
  • Massachusetts
  • New Hampshire
  • New York
  • Vermont
• Pacific Coast
  • Alaska
  • California
  • Hawaii
  • Oregon
  • Washington
• Southeast
  • Alabama
  • Arkansas
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Mississippi
  • North Carolina
  • Tennessee
  • Virginia
• Southwest
  • Arizona
  • Nevada
  • New Mexico
  • Texas

On This Page:

• Top Destinations
• Feature Articles
• Trip Ideas
• Practical Advice
• Adventure Trips
• Gear
• Fitness
• Attractions
• Hotels

Southwest Biking Destinations

• Arizona
• Nevada
• New Mexico
• Texas

Top Biking Destinations	Related Travel Guides	Find Hotels
Lake Tahoe		Hotels
Tucson		Hotels
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area		Hotels
Kaibab National Forest		Hotels
Albuquerque		Hotels
Santa Fe		Hotels
Taos		Hotels
Boulder City		Hotels
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area		Hotels
Palo Duro Canyon State Park		Hotels

Feature Articles

• Angel Fire Resort
  Angel Fire, NM
• Austin On My Mind
  The capital of the Lone Star State has one of the country’s best stretches of urban singletrack.
• Big Bend National Park
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  Wheel Through Endless Texas Badlands
• GORP Big Bend National Park - Biking
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• GORP - Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Arizona & Nevada - Biking
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Trip Ideas

• Spins and Spas
  
• Backyard Playgrounds
  Dallas/Ft. Worth
• Amara Creekside Resort
  Sedona, Arizona

Practical Advice

• Fix a Busted Tire with a Buck
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  Flatten your bike tire on a thorn and you can patch the inner tube or swap in a new one—no problem. Damage the tire itself (say, by tearing your sidewall on a sharp rock)—much bigger problem. Here's a quick field solution to keep you on the roll.
• Fix a Flat
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• Adventure Travel 101
  GORPTravel’s Kate Tucker and Linda Long answer our burning questions about the tao of adventure travel
• Bike Touring: A Packing List
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• Bike Touring: A Packing List
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GORPtravel Adventure Trips & Guided Tours

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  Arizona's White Mountains Biker
  Timberline Adventures
  from $1895, 7 days
  In the context of a new 7-day program, we'll ride from the Verde Valley into Zane Grey country atop the Mogollon Rim. We'll visit Payson, Show Low,...
  
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  Grand Canyon & Sedona: High Desert Country
  Austin Lehman Adventures
  from $1798, 6 days
  Climb Red Butte, or what the Havasupai Indians refer to as the sacred Wii'i Gdwiisa, "clenched fist mountain," for 360-degree views of Grand Canyon...
  
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  Grand Canyon-Bryce-Zion Multi-Sport
  The World Outdoors
  from $1598, 6 days
  Grand Canyon, Bryce and Zion - a land that inspires adventure. Journey into these majestic parklands and discover a kaleidoscope of wildly diverse...
  
• 
  New Mexico: Poblanos, Peaks, & Pueblos
  Austin Lehman Adventures
  from $2498, 6 days
  From Santa Fe to Taos and the Rio Grande, enjoy the best of the authentic Old Southwest on this 6-day New Mexico adventure. ...
  
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  New Mexico Rambler
  Timberline Adventures
  from $2495, 9 days
  In so many ways, the New Mexico Rambler brings together the best of bicycle touring in the Southwest. The rolling high desert of Northern New Mexico,...
  

Gear

• Train: Bell Volt Bike Helmet
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• Complete Gear Archives: Cycling
  From in-depth gear review articles and Gear Guy Q&A highlights to the latest—and past—entries in Outside magazine’s award-giving Summer and Winter Buyer’s Guides, a detailed overview of all things related to cycling.
• Rock Steady
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  This year’s trail bikes are lighter and more forgiving than ever. We tested the best.
• Women’s Cycling Gear Essentials
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• Bike Commuting Gear Essentials
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Fitness

• The Rowbike
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  Video
• Saddle Up
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  Spring is here. Time to wipe the cobwebs off your bike, oil your chain, and kick your fitness into a new gear. Here's how.
• The Crazy Bet
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  Win a $6,000 Custom Made Frame Set!
• The Master Plan
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  A sport-by-sport guide to everything you need to excel.
• Century Rides
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  Choose one of these 15 road rides from around the country and start training.

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Attractions

Cape Royal Scenic Drive

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Grand Canyon North Rim
Grand Canyon National Park, P.O. Box 129
Grand Canyon, Arizona 86023

Description: On this drive you'll see some of the North Rim's most spectacular scenery and attain the highest... Read More

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Madera Canyon

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End of 16-mile paved road
Exit 63 off Interstate 10
Tucson, Arizona 85747

Description: This riparian area in the Santa Rita Mountains 38 miles south of Tucson is a bird watcher's... Read More

Expert Rated & Recommended

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum

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2021 N. Kinney Rd
Tucson, Arizona

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Don't be fooled by the name. This is a zoo, and it's one of the best in the country. The Sonoran... Read More

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Hotels

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Arizona Inn

2200 East Elm Street
Tucson, AZ 85719 Map

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Tanque Verde Ranch

14301 East Speedway
Tucson, AZ 85748 Map

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Sunglow Ranch

14066 South Sunglow Rd.
Pearce, AZ 85625 Map

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