AREA RIDES
Just a selection I've put together.
Some are local, some not so local.
Guided Tours available.
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BIG BEND NAT'L PARK
Chisos Basin – 106 miles, 212 round trip via Hwy 118 to Study Butte.
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RIVER ROAD LOOP
232 miles total. Alpine to Terlingua to Lajitas and along the river to Presidio then up to Marfa and back to Alpine
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DEL RIO
204 miles one way, 408 round trip. Seminole Canyon Petroglyphs, ie. Seminole Canyon State Park and Lake Amistad
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CARLSBAD CAVERNS
248 miles, 496 round trip Via Van Horn (Hwy 54). Can easily be done in one day with a shorter tour of the caverns. It can also include stop at Guadalupe Mountains Nat’l Park but would surely make it a multiple day ride.
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McDONALD OBSERVATORY
57 miles one way. Can include stop at Indian Lodge of Davis Mountains State Park and the Black Bear Restaurant
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KENT LOOP
130 mile trip. Senic to say the least. Watch for cattle guards across the road and loose cattle.
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KENT LOOP TO PRADA STORE
150 mile trip. Visit the art installation and head back through Marfa.
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DMR LOOP TO PRADA STORE
125 mile trip. Davis Mountain Resort to the Prada art installation.
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BALMORHEA STATE PARK
57 miles one way, 114 miles round trip to one of the best swimming holes in Texas. Don't forget to stop at La Cueva De Oso Restaurant.
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KENT TO BALMORHEA LOOP
167 mile trip. This ride does include a portion of 15 miles on I-10
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OLD HOVEY ROAD
55 miles one way, 110 miles round trip. I used to call this the Texas Safari. You can see coyotes, javelina, deer, antelope and more. Maybe not as much as before, but it is a quiet lonely road so it’s still possible.
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RUIDOSO, NEW MEXICO
427 miles one way via El Paso and Cloudcroft. Includes Capitan-Lincoln loop. Horse racing during the season. During the skiing off season, ride up to Ski Apache. 6000 ft ascent to over 11,000 ft in 12 miles
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THE TWISTED SISTERS
651 miles round trip. Can be done in one day from Alpine. Hill Country at it's best. Don't forget the hamburger at the Frio Canyon Motorcycle Stop.
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MAZATLAN, SINALOA, MEXICO
835 miles one way. If we take off late, we stay in Camargo, get up early and we're there around 3pm. If we take off earlier we might stay in Torreon, then 6 hours to Mazatlan. The stretch from Durango to Mazatan crosses the continental divide, 140 miles, 115 bridges and 61 tunnels. Over 9000 ft. elevation. It's said it was like building a highway over 4 Grand Canyons. The Baluarte Bicentennial Bridge is 1,320 feet above the Baluarte River and is the highest bridge in the Western Hemisphere.
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COPPER CANYON
430 miles one way. Hotel Divisadero (meaning Continental Divide) and Hotel Mirador among options. Barrancas (Copper Canyon) National Park within walking distance. Tram rides as well as the fastest zip line anywhere (100+ mph), Creel hot springs and Basaseachi Water Fall day trips through high mountain forest
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