Road BikingT New Mexico

by Nicole Blouin

Overview

This guide provides all the information and maps necessary for 40 of the top bicycle tours in New Mexico.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780762711901
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	08/01/2002
Series:	Road Biking Series
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	286
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Nicole Blouin (Santa Fe, New Mexico) is a professional writer specializing in outdoor sports. An avid cyclist, mountain biker, and climber, she is the author of three previous guidebooks.

Table of Contents

	Preface	viii
	Acknowledgments	ix
	Introduction	xi
	Overview	xi
	Scenery	xii
	History	xiii
	Terrain	xiv
	Climate/Seasons	xv
	Traffic and Road Safety	xvii
	Equipment	xix
	About the Routes	xix
	Bike Rides
1	La Plata-Animas Cruise	1
2	Tour de San Juan Cruise	6
3	Cumbres-Toltec Challenge	13
4	O'Keeffe Country Challenge	19
5	Enchanted Circle Classic	25
6	Blueberry Hill Ramble	34
7	Hondo-Seco Cruise	40
8	Taos Ski Valley Challenge	45
9	Dixon-Penasco Challenge	51
10	Bandelier Cruise	57
11	Jemez Mountain Trail Challenge	64
12	Cochiti Lake Ramble	71
13	High Road to Taos Classic	77
14	Capital City Cruise	86
15	Santa Fe Century Classic	95
16	Old Santa Fe Trail Cruise	103
17	Santa Fe Hill Climb Challenge	110
18	Tesuque Cruise	117
19	Eldorado Ramble	123
20	Pecos River Valley Challenge	129
21	Mora River Valley Cruise	135
22	El Malpais-El Morro Classic	141
23	Jemez Dam Ramble	148
24	Albuquerque Bike Path Ramble	153
25	Albuquerque Perimeter Loop Challenge	160
26	Sandia Crest Challenge	168
27	Oak Flat Cruise	173
28	El Valle South Ramble	179
29	Portales-Clovis Cruise	185
30	Cliff-Gila Challenge	191
31	Gila Inner Loop Classic	197
32	Gila Cliff Dwellings Challenge	206
33	City of Rocks Cruise	213
34	Ski Apache Challenge	219
35	Smokey Bear Country Cruise	225
36	Cloudcroft to Ruidoso Cruise	232
37	Sunspot Scenic Byway Cruise	239
38	Taylor Ranch Ramble	245
39	White Sands Moonlight Ramble	251
40	Mesilla Valley Cruise	257