New Mexico Enchanted Lands South

On this 575-mile loop, we’ll enjoy the diversity of two areas in New Mexico’s south: the white sands to the east and the Gila National Forest to the west. We’ll even crank over the Continental Divide twice!

Once in the saddle, we’ll intersperse riding and rest days for a balance of pedaling and recovery as we travel through towns that hosted mining booms; learn about the Apache and Mogollon cultures, waves of miners, and infamous outlaws who inhabited the area; and see geological formations that took eons to create. On our off-bike days, we’ll hop in the van to visit natural sites including the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, El Camino Real Historic Trail Site, and the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument.