Not only do we run an international bike tour business, but we also own and operate two premiere bicycle stores – www.LasVegasCyclery.com and www.MoabCyclery.com. We have learned over the years that every cyclist is different and prefers different types of bikes for different types of terrain. That is why we offer the best bicycles for rent in the business. If for some reason you are not happy with the quality of your rental, we will refund the cost of your entire bike rental. If you are bringing your bike with you, check with your airline’s baggage policy in advance and be sure to pack your bike accordingly. If you are shipping your bike to your destination, confirm the address with our office and allow enough time for your bike to arrive. We’re happy to help you ship your bike. Whatever you need to get the most out of your tour, we are here to make it happen.
Overview
New Mexico: a Cyclist’s Land of Enchantment. Tucked way back into the broad shoulder of the New Mexico Rockies looms a mountain biker’s paradise. Some of the best trails in all the Western Hemisphere are also some of the least frequented, by virtue of their isolation. Get ready to be floored by our mountain bike journey through New Mexico’s highest range country, more than 10,000-feet above sea level. Be one of the very few to drift over these majestic High Plains in the archaeological epicenter of the Southwest, past the heritage sites of Aztec, Zuni and 1400-year old Pueblo culture.
Our highly exclusive New Mexico Rockies singletrack tour is headlined by a long-time local favorite, the South Boundary Trail. At the southern edge of The Rockies, we drop in at a rarefied 8600-ft and ascend to 11,000. We close out in the charming, culturally rich community of Taos. Looking east, we take in the visually arresting Cimarron range, with its numerous 11,000-ft. peaks. Glancing south, where Utes once gathered to connect with the Great Spirit: the Angel Fire. Angel Fire is Named for a dawn and dusk phenomenon. A splash of brilliant orange light created by the morning sun occurs and seems to dance across the tree covered slopes. Not unlike The Northern Lights, Angel Fire verges on the supernatural, a vision of the divine. Now fold that experience into buffed out trails that are unparalleled, truly world-class.
Headed north, we transition from High Desert expanses to sweep over glorious alpine trails above the 500-acre Red River ski and mountain bike park. An unbelievable ride up to Lost Lake lends breathtaking views into Wheeler Peaks Wilderness. Our wrap-up ride rolls from the Northside Ski Resort to the summit of Frazer Mountain, among New Mexico’s highest points at 12, 200-ft.
Downtime is enriched by visits and warm interactions within the small communities between trailheads, melting pots of Old European ethnicities and Far West tribes. Superb New Mexican cuisine highlights every stop. Tailored to the seasoned mountain biker keen for something really different, this tour offers deep insight into regional history and an off-the-beaten-path destination.
Day 1-2: Meet in Santa Fe. Shuttle to Garcia Park; descend South Boundary Trail to Taos. Ride Magic Carpet and Divisadero Trail. Enjoy stroll through Taos.
Day 3-4: Ride Angel Fire trails using chair-lift access. Shuttle to Red River; ride the epic Lost Lake Trail. Stroll through Red River.
Day 5: Ride singletrack from Taos Ski Valley up to Frazer Peak, then back. Finish in Taos, shuttle back to Santa Fe.
Special Departures: Luxury Inns and Restaurants
Escape Adventures operates under a special use permit on the Carson National Forest. Escape Adventures is an equal opportunity provider.
Lodging
Accommodations may vary depending on your departure date. Call us at 1.800.596.2953 for more details.Night 1 & 2 Casual Inn: The Historic Taos Inn | Taos, NM
125 Paseo Del Pueblo Norte
Taos, NM 87571
A legend throughout New Mexico, the Historic Taos Inn delights guests with its quirky, quintessential Southwestern style. Long considered “the social center of Taos,” this award-winning inn in the heart of town’s charming historic district has been called “one of America’s great inns” by National Geographic Traveler. From its adobe-style architecture to its warm embrace of New Mexico’s storied community of artists, this much-loved retreat exudes the rich heritage of old-world New Mexico. Whether they’re sipping margaritas, listening to a live band in the Adobe Bar or building a fire in their in-room Kiva fireplace, guests of this Taos’ treasure are immersed in the rustic romance of a bygone era.
“The Taos Inn was such a quaint and great experience. The staff is so friendly and helpful. We had a little table and chairs outside our room to enjoy a drink and had delicious coffee in the morning there too. Our bed was super comfortable and my shower was nice and hot.”
Night 1 & 2 Luxury Upgrade: El Monte Sagrado | Taos, NM
317 Kit Carson Rd
Taos, NM 87571
Lush landscapes and sacred grounds, soothing waters flowing from an indoor waterfall, a world-class spa and 7,000 square feet of event space make El Monte Sagrado Taos Spa and Resort a Southwest original. Nestled at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, El Monte Sagrado is a short walk from one of the most unique tourist destinations in the world; it is your gateway to culture at the heart of Northern New Mexico.
“Very tastefully decorated resort. Beautiful rooms! Very clean and welcoming. Relaxing grounds and great location to downtown Taos. Will definitely stay here again.”
Night 3 & 4 Casual Inn: Best Western Rivers Edge | Red River, NM
301 W River Street
Red River, NM, 87558
The Best Western River’s Edge offers amenities found nowhere else in town, such as complimentary hot breakfast, air conditioning and coffee in every room. The ski area’s main Platinum Chairlift and a nature trail through Carson National Forest are both directly across the river, which winds around a picnic area and a hot tub on the backside of the property.
“A great choice! Perfect location to everything. Hotel was clean and very comfortable.
Breakfast was awesome every morning. Everyone that worked there was
extremely nice, welcoming and accommodating.”
First-Class Camping Tours
The food tastes better, the sky is certainly bigger, and your mind is clearer.
There is nothing better than rolling into camp to fresh made chips and salsa, homemade guacamole, and Dutch oven enchiladas. Then making your way to a sweet and inviting campfire, sharing your favorite anecdote or image from the day’s activities while marshmallows roast. Enjoy a small-batch, local beer before retiring to your tent. Inside: a sturdy raised cot, fluffy sleeping bag, and a plush full size pillow. Wow. You earned this. Sweet dreams.
The majority of our selected campgrounds feature indoor facilities and showers. Conversely, in more remote backcountry camping scenarios, we’ll provide portable toilets and private solar showers.
Camping gear may be rented or you may bring your own. All of our camping gear is tested and hand-chosen from top manufacturers to ensure you get a good nights’ sleep. Our camp gear package includes a tent, sleeping pad, raised cot, sleeping bag, sleeping bag liner, full size pillow, and ground tarp.
Campground Details
Nights 1 & 2: Garcia Park primitive camp
Nights 3 & 4: Red River Campground
Activities
This Trip is Rated Fitness Levels 3-5 and Technical Levels 3-5While every Escape Adventure trip is designed to appeal to active adventure seekers, and in many cases, particular skill levels, there is always a different idea of what that exactly means. That is why we have designed the chart below to help make sure you join the proper tour. We know your pace may vary from one day to the next—and your traveling companions’ may differ as well. We present a range of mileage options on each tour as well as provide support vehicles as much as possible. That way you can take a break and do as little or as much as you would like each day.
| Day | Activity | Easy | Moderate | Seasoned | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles | Feet Gain | Miles | Feet Gain | Miles | Feet Gain | ||
| Day 1 | Mountain Biking | Moderate: 15 Miles | 2566 Ft. Gain | ||||
| Day 2 | Mountain Biking | Moderate: 12 Miles | 620 Ft. Gain | Seasoned: 17 Miles | 1857 Ft. Gain | ||
| Day 3 | Mountain Biking | Moderate: 7 Miles | 322 Ft. Gain | Seasoned: All Day DH Ski Lifts PLUS Moderate Ride. Miles | Ft. Gain | ||
| Day 4 | Mountain Biking | Seasoned: 14 Miles | 2327 Ft. Gain | ||||
| Day 5 | Mountain Biking | Seasoned: 14 Miles | 3226 Ft. Gain | ||||
Find out more about Choosing a Tour.
All-Inclusive Prices
All internal land expenses and services are covered in the cost of your tour. This means from the time we pick you up at our meeting point, until we drop you back off to head home, all transportation, food preparation, meals (except where noted on itineraries), snacks, non-alcoholic beverages, group supplies and community gear (portable chairs, large awnings, coolers, utensils, etc.) are included. Backcountry permits, licenses, park fees, reservations, and accommodations (lodging) are also included, along with at least two professionally trained trip leaders, a mobile first aid and mechanic station, spare bikes, and a support vehicle(s). Trip price does not include airfare, lodging prior to trip start or bicycle rental and/or camping gear (if on a camping tour) unless otherwise noted on itinerary or website.
Renting Bicycles
Renting Camping Gear
We rent high-quality camping gear for all of our camping tours. These include a tent, sleeping pad, raised cot, sleeping bag, sleeping bag liner, full size pillow, and ground tarp. Your Trip Leaders will always help to ensure your equipment is set up properly each night.
Camp Gear Kit Rental: $100.00
Free With Every Tour
When you join an Escape Adventures tour in 2024, you will receive a FREE custom sublimated Limited Edition Jersey!
Mountain Bike Rentals
Make your trip as comfortable as possible on the body, as simple as possible for traveling, and hassle free on tour. By choosing to rent a bike from us, we will fit you with the newest, highest quality gear in the industry. Escape Adventures provides only high-end bicycles from Santa Cruz and Specialized. We replace our rental fleet each season to ensure all our rentals meet our high standards. All of our mountain bikes are equipped with full suspension frames and disc brakes designed for a smooth, comfortable ride. For those who are touring with a companion who may not be as fit or need a little help up the hills, we now have electric mountain bikes (electric pedal assist) available on select tours.
For multi-sport tours, daily bike rental fees are charged on mountain biking days only.
Santa Cruz Bronson Carbon Full Suspension Mountain Bike ($85/day)
Carbon frame w/160mm (6in) Front and 150mm Rear Travel
29″ front 27.5″ rear Wheel Size and plush VPP suspension
SRAM GX Eagle 1×12 drivetrain & Code Disc Brakes
FOX 36 Float Performance fork, RockShox Super Deluxe Select+
and Reverb dropper post
Mountain Bike Rentals
Make your trip as comfortable as possible on the body, as simple as possible for traveling, and hassle free on tour. By choosing to rent a bike from us, we will fit you with the newest, highest quality gear in the industry. Escape Adventures provides only high-end bicycles from Santa Cruz and Specialized. We replace our rental fleet each season to ensure all our rentals meet our high standards. All of our mountain bikes are equipped with full suspension frames and disc brakes designed for a smooth, comfortable ride. For those who are touring with a companion who may not be as fit or need a little help up the hills, we now have electric mountain bikes (electric pedal assist) available on select tours. Looking to upgrade? We have carbon mountain bike rentals available as well – call our office for details.
For multi-sport tours, daily bike rental fees are charged on mountain biking days only.
Specialized Full Suspension Mountain Bike ($70/day)
This new Specialized Full Suspension bike is the best bang for your buck! This bike features 140 mm of front and rear travel, which is plenty of cushion to soak up any bump in the trail. Visit the Specialized site for more information. Individual components on rental bikes may vary slightly. Call for more information.
Mountain Bike Rentals
Make your trip as comfortable as possible on the body, as simple as possible for traveling, and hassle free on tour. By choosing to rent a bike from us, we will fit you with the newest, highest quality gear in the industry. Escape Adventures provides only high-end bicycles from Santa Cruz and Specialized. We replace our rental fleet each season to ensure all our rentals meet our high standards. All of our mountain bikes are equipped with full suspension frames and disc brakes designed for a smooth, comfortable ride. For those who are touring with a companion who may not be as fit or need a little help up the hills, we now have e-bikes (electric pedal assist) available on select tours.
For multi-sport tours, daily bike rental fees are charged on mountain biking days only.
Specialized Full Suspension Mountain Bike ($70/day)
This new Specialized Full Suspension bike is the best bang for your buck! This bike features 140 mm of front and rear travel, which is plenty of cushion to soak up any bump in the trail. Visit the Specialized site for more information. Individual components on rental bikes may vary slightly. Call for more information.
Specialized Carbon Stumpjumper Full Suspension ($85/day)
With the Specialized Carbon Stumpjumper, we’ve bottled up that “new bike day” feeling and put it into a radical new trail bike so agile, so lively, so in-tune with the trail, that it feels like an extension of your body. Levitate up the climbs. Decimate the descents. The Stumpjumper is going to make you rethink how a trail bike should ride.
Why travel with Escape Adventures?
Our Commitment to You
For over 25 years, the hallmark of an Escape Adventures tour is personalized, hands-on service. Before, during, and after each trip. We are a company of honesty and integrity and we stand behind our product 100%. From the moment you learn of our trips, to the time you return home and start planning your next trip, we are here to bring you the best possible experience. From our Guaranteed Trip Departure Confirmation Policy, making sure your trip is never cancelled*, to our 100% Satisfaction Guarantee Policy, backing the unrivaled consistent quality of all our tours, our commitment to you is never compromised.
* Scheduled Domestic trips only.
Our Commitment to the Environment
Our environmental commitment is second to none. It is our way of doing business, our way of being. We run our tours the same way we run our company, with an eye on the triple bottom line: People, Profit & Planet. At Escape Adventures, we elected to pursue a more comprehensive approach to actually reduce our carbon footprint, rather than just offset it. We overhauled our entire operation — from our vehicles, to our buildings, to our procedures — to become an outdoor industry leader in the charge to help our people and our planet.
Exceptional Service and Exceptional Guides
Leading tours naturally followed from our passion of exploring our favorite places with our friends. Our support staff includes our reservation team who is there to answer your questions about the tours, our service team who prepares your bike and gear for the tour, and our guide team – the ones who take you into the great outdoors. The highest level of responsibility, good nature, integrity, and dedication are standard traits of all those who work at Escape Adventures. We our proud of it and we think you should know it.
The Best Support Vehicles
Having custom-made vehicles allows us to take you to places few other outfitters can, or will go. Every Escape Adventures tour is accompanied by at least one support vehicle, trailer, and in some cases a second and third transfer van. After purchase, we custom engineer our trucks, vans, and trailers by our on-staff mechanic to meet the unique needs of different tours. For example, certain trucks are specifically designed for The White Rim and The Maze, while others are designed for The Grand Tetons and Yellowstone. Each of our guides is required to be trained in safe vehicle operation, 4X4 driving, and basic maintenance. Our experienced guides make it look easy, transporting you and up to 12 guests, along with their bikes, fresh food, camping gear and plenty of drinking water to a remote location.
The Best Bicycles and Gear
Make your trip as comfortable as possible on the body, as simple as possible for traveling, and hassle-free on tour. By choosing to rent a bike from us, we will fit you with the newest, highest quality gear in the industry. Escape Adventures provides only high-end bicycles from Santa Cruz and Specialized. We replace our rental fleet each season to ensure all our rentals meet our standards. All of our mountain bikes are equipped with full suspension frames and disc brakes designed for a smooth, comfortable ride. For those who are touring with a companion who may not be as fit or need a little help up the hills, we now have eMountainbikes (electric pedal assist) available on select tours.
The Best Food
Our food isn’t just good, it’s good for you.
Food is a big part of the Escape Adventures experience. Our guides prepare all of your meals on our camping trips. Expect three delicious meals a day consisting entirely of freshly prepared foods. These include fresh organic fruits and vegetables as well as meats. We also have energy snacks aboard our support vehicles. Don’t be surprised if your guides purchase fresh fruits and healthy snacks throughout the day while you are out riding. They may just show up on the trail with a local treat! Many of our guests are vegans or vegetarians, whom we are more than happy to accommodate. If you have special diet requirements or limitations, just let us know when you sign-up and we’ll work with you to meet your needs.
Scheduled Departure Dates
June 2024
6/24July 2024
7/1 7/8 7/15 7/22 7/29August 2024
8/5 8/12 8/19 8/26September 2024
9/2 9/9 9/16Private & Custom Tours
The idea of taking your friends or family somewhere cool and amazing is actually pretty easy. Tell us what you’re thinking. We’ll make it happen.
Any trip in this catalog, any specific time frame, any group size, we can custom-fit if not comfortably accommodate. A Custom and Private Escape Adventures trip affords the ultimate bonding, or team-building experience for:
- Clubs and co-workers
- Family reunions
- Corporate retreats
- Friends
To shape a Custom or Private Trip, we begin a dialogue: first, to develop a group specific itinerary, tailored to respective abilities and preferred tempo. Next we schedule, bookmarking and working in your optimum or ideal getaway dates. Size-wise, we can build a multi-day trip for as few as two people, scaled up to as many as 30 plus. Contact us today to start the custom trip building process.
Rates on Private and Custom Departures:
All Private Escape Adventures Trips are priced in the structured method below. Some Custom tours are priced differently if they vary from the Classic Escape Adventures itinerary and price. In this situation we will provide your group with a custom itinerary and price.
- 10+ GUESTS Price as advertised*
- 8-9 GUESTS +$400 per person to trip price*
- 6-7 GUESTS +$900 per person to trip price*
- 4-5 GUESTS +$1,900 per person to trip price*
- 2-3 GUESTS +$2,500 per person to trip price*
* Pricing, availability and guest minimums are all subject to change at any time. Certain dates have a minimum number of guests required, please contact us for details. All private tours on The White Rim must meet a 13 person paid minimum. All private tours on The Maze must meet a 7 person paid minimum.
