Tour of the Gila

We have found Gold in the Gila (pronounced Hee-lah) with empty roads, big climbs, delicious New Mexican meals and a sense of adventure in The Land Of Enchantment.

The Gila are enchanting & remote mountains in southwest New Mexico that each May hosts the annual Tour of the Gila Road Race. It is apparent why this area is becoming a draw to both road & mountain cyclists. The areas roads afford smooth pavement, minimal traffic & climbing that jumps back & forth across the continental divide.

The Gila Bike Tour’s quiet roads are the real draw to this area; they climb, dive, twist and turn from start to finish. This tour delivers car-free roads and plenty of climbing through cool Ponderosa Pine forests. The quiet roads allow cyclists to ride two abreast so they can talk away the vertical miles.

The Gila Bike Tour climbs Emory Pass to take in 150-mile views. Cyclists will ride the twists & turns of the Gila Monster to the Gila Cliff Dwellings; climb & cross the continental divide & experience the one-of-a-kind town of Silver City.

The Gila Mountains were America’s first designated wilderness area. While working as a Forest Service  ranger in these mountains, Aldo Leopold, wrote the Wilderness Doctrine that later became the Wilderness Act of 1964.

Historically the Gila region of Southwest New Mexico has been a home to individuals living outside the law & making their own way: a no man’s land. The Apache Indian, Geronimo, was born at the headwaters of the Gila river near Day-3’s Gila Cliff Dwelling ride.

• Duration:  7-days
• Ride Type: Road
• Level: Intermediate+ / Advanced
• Mileage Ranges: 25 – 105
• Price:  $3,140

• Arches National Park The Devils Garden Trail 
• Dead Horse Point State Park 
• The Manti-La Sal National Forest 
• The Paradox Valley
• “Most Beautiful miles ever Ridden” *

• 6-days of guide service 
• Mechanical support
• Support vehicle
• Transfer to and from Moab region
• 6-nights of lodging, including 2-nights at the spectacular Gateway Canyons Resort
• 4-breakfasts, 6-lunches, 4-dinners
• Entrance fees
• Energy food, snacks, and non-alcoholic refreshments