Our first ride in Silver City was up the Continental Divide from the Jack’s Peak Trailhead and the whole way up I was thinking this sure would be better as a descent. So, we put together a loop that...
Devils Garden
Today we mountain biked past/through a place called Devils Garden. I’ll never get why so many places are called Devils Garden…we’ve been to quite a few! It was a bit of a slog to get there. This was another...
Monastery and Sapillo Continental Divide Rides
Over two days we rode two additional sections of the Continental Divide Trail by Silver City. Both were incredibly scenic and were deserted. Actually, we did see one person once. Both days were out and back rides. Day one...
Boston Hill & Silver City,NM
Boston Hill Open Space Boston Hill in Silver City, NM has a little trail network that offers great views of the town below. It’s a series of three hills that were mined for silver back in the late 1800’s....
Bear Mountain Mayhem
Some of the ride here have such cool names, like the Burro Enduro we rode the other day. This one is called Bear Mountain Mayhem and is a pretty big loop at 30.3 miles and 3091′ of climbing topping...
Continental Divide Trail to Hornbrook Mountain
There are 820 miles of the Continental Divide Trail in New Mexico! We’ve already ridden several sections of it in the state and added another section from camp. We rode 25.1 miles and climbed 2581′ on a gloriously sunny...
Big Tree Loop
After a couple hard days riding we were looking for a more chill day. The ride we did started from the Dragonfly Trailhead in Silver City and the trails are located in the Gila National Forest. We rode 16.5...
Continental Divide and Little Cherry Creek Trails
The Continental Divide Trail (CDT) crosses the Silver City area and while we rode one section the other day, there are more sections to explore. Derek found us another loop to ride that included the section of CDT from...
The Burro Enduro
Our new boondocking spot for the next couple weeks is by Silver City, NM and again, really quiet. It took us awhile to get level and we got creative with our supply of leveling wood, blocks, etc. We definitely...
More Cloudcroft Rides
Will White Ride This ride can be summed up by saying it was rocky. Our ride was 22 miles with 2652′ of climbing topping out at 9600′. Most of the ride was technically doubletrack but there are so many...