Lizard Head Cycling Guides

Moab’s Back of Beyond Bike Tour delves into the heart of redrock canyon country of Southeastern Utah and Southwestern Colorado. Ride through the supernatural landscapes of Arches & Canyonlands National Parks, climb the scenic La Sal Mountain Loop and pedal beneath 800-ft redrock sandstone walls along the Colorado River. To end the tour we now spend two nights at the spectacular Gateway Canyons Resort (nights 5 & 6)!

This carefully crafted cycling adventure spins a stunning route through the picturesque Grand Mesa, Gunnison, and White River National Forests plus over some iconic mountain passes (called “cols” in Europe) including Kebler Pass, Cottonwood Pass (newly paved), Independence Pass, and McClure Pass. We also visit and spend time in both Crested Butte, Colorado and Aspen, Colorado – two different, but equally enchanting Rocky Mountain towns.

It is a below-sea-level desert basin surrounded by ragged mountains, salt flats, extreme temperatures and endless sands. Death Valley is also a place of almost supernatural beauty that must be experienced first hand.

Lizard Head Cycling Guides has created a tour through this wondrous terrain. In the late winter and into early spring a colorful bloom of rare wildflowers can occur after a “wet” winter bringing life to this seemingly lifeless wasteland. The weather in February and March in Death Valley is generally warm and dry with temperatures in the upper 70’s to low 80’s and cool, clear nights in the mid 50’s. The dark night skies in Death Valley are perfect for star gazing.

The Death Valley bike tour is an ideal tour to get the body moving again after a winter off the bike.

Offering the best that St. George and Zion National Park have to offer in a combined 4-day/3-night road riding and hiking tour through some of the most magnificent terrain in the high desert of southwest Utah.

The Wallowa Mountains of northeastern Oregon, sometimes referred to as the “Alps of Oregon”, offer very remote riding through dense alpine forests and steep canyons which spill out into large open valleys. This region was the ancestral home to the Wallowa band of the Lower Nez Perce who once held one of the largest Native American reservations here until the push of settlers heading west reduced the size of the reservation instigating the Nez Perce War in 1877. Times are more peaceful these days and the myriad friendly small and old western style towns, even a few ghost towns, dot the region between the vast openness of the wide valleys and high mountains.

Highlights of the Wallowa bike tour include the charming artist’s town of Joseph, the Snake River Canyon, Rattlesnake Hill and much more…

This tour is geared towards intermediate to advanced cyclists looking fair amounts of climbing along remote back country roads.

Picking the “best of the best” from our Spanish Peaks & Great Sand Dunes tour and our Colorado Cols tour, this audacious two week adventure weaves it’s way through the majestic peaks of Colorado’s most mighty 14’ers. See the state of Colorado at “Bike Speed”.

While this tour does not have as high of passes that our Colorado Cols has, don’t be fooled. It packs just as much climbing with more distance in six days. Northern Colorado is not an undiscovered place for cyclists, but it’s more remote aspects keep the roads relatively quiet. The long roads between the towns in the north means big days among grand scenery. Northern Colorado offers a bit of everything from high prairies, rocky peaks, and tight canyons. We stay amazing towns that are known for hot springs, moose viewing, and breweries. Come ride with us through some of the treasures this state has to offer.

It is an exceptionally scenic route that showcases the high mountains, National Parks & hot springs (ahhh!) of the Four Corners Region. Cyclists can join he Z-2-T and ride for 4-days, 1-week or the entire 2-weeks. Over the course of its 2-weeks the tour climbs the elevated plateaus of Utah, the mighty San Juan Mountains of Colorado and the continental divide in New Mexico.

Considered as one of Bicycle Magazine’s Top Ten Rides, the Nova Scotia bike tour offers one of the top cycling destinations in North America with majestic ocean views and seafood to enjoy throughout the tour. We have incorporated healthy mileage, all the sights and several days along the majestic Cabot Trail into our Nova Scotia bike tour.

Each day serves up multiple ride options. Cyclists choose to ride as much or as little as they want. Our Moab Desert Climbing Tour offers a choice selection of rides that include the Colorado National Monument, Grand Mesa (weather depending), and Canyonlands National Park. NOTE: Clients can also choose to ride an optional route into Arches National Park.

What the Moab’s Desert Climbing Tour is About…
The Moab Desert Climbing Tour was created to explore on two wheels the mind-bending  geology of eastern Utah’s and western Colorado’s canyon country. This is rugged country with deep canyons bordered by high mountains. Elevations range from 4,500-feet to 10,800-feet. The tour aims to offer cyclists a jump on the competition or simply an early season goal. Since this is an early season ride, cyclists generally arrive on this tour without many miles in their legs. The itinerary reflects this reality. Cyclists will be given the opportunity to both exhaust themselves fully and if needed, jump in the van when they have had enough. After one pours Moab’s Desert Ride Camp into their legs, it is a good bet they’ll reach a higher level of fitness for the coming season.