Cattail Falls This hike isn’t on the Big Bend National Park map, partly to protect the fragile environment. It starts uneventfully on a gravel road that is closed to vehicles, and then after a mile or so the trail branches up to the right. Stairs climb up before leveling out and then descending into the …
Dona Ana Trails The BLM’s Doña Ana Trails in Las Cruces are worth it if you’re in the area, which we are. Derek and I rode 17 miles with 1666′ of climbing. From the parking area the trail climbs ever so slightly but is generally very fast. We rode almost all the trails out there …
Trail 403 is a challenging trail that goes from Washington Gulch over to Gothic Road. For this ride we drove to the trailhead. 403 isn’t very long at just 4.2 miles and that’s a shame. After the initial mile long climb, it’s rolling, flowing singletrack through flowers and pine forests and then ends with a steep switchback descent …
Ridgway Area Trails This network of trails in Ridgway, Colorado is purpose built and they nailed it. With grant money from Colorado Parks and Wildlife, they constructed over 30 miles of single track. The trails are all laid out very well with climbs switch backing up hillsides in a meaningful manner. We rode a 21 mile …
Lower Calf Creek Falls Over the last four months we have hiked to a lot of waterfalls. Tucson had some of my favorites! Lower Calf Creek Waterfall was the easiest to get to. The drive along Highway 12 to get to the hike was amazing!! This hike was 6.2 miles with around 600′ elevation gain, …
Although we prefer riding our mountain bikes to hiking, there have been some amazing hike that we have done here in Tucson. There is a lot of wilderness area near Tucson, along with two different Saguaro National Parks near town. Since bikes aren’t permitted in either area we had to explore by foot. When the …