The ultimate goal is an athlete who can recognize when fitness is at its peak and who is confident enough not to push further trying to get something more.Ī good training program delivers the final significant training stimulus far enough out from your goal event to allow for both adaptation and complete recovery. Insecurity is what drives athletes to make mistakes in the week leading up to an important challenge.Ĭonfidence is perhaps the most beneficial trait of an elite athlete, and the best among them are wise enough to let their confidence guide them. Yet, just like that “one more” drink, it’s the prospect of getting a little extra something that gets you in trouble. In the week leading up to a race or event, athletes can do more to undermine their training than they can to enhance it. The Taos area has many loops ranging from 12 to 50 miles.īack roads with rural terrain are not to be missed, including: the Hondo-Seco-Valdez loop, a road classic the Taos Ski Valley climb, super scenic and cool on a hot day and US Hill, another classic climb with a ripping fast return.Training can be a lot like drinking: to have a great time you need to know when to stop. This 107-mile beauty follows highway 518 over US Hill, past Sipapu Ski Area, down Holeman Hill and through the town of Mora. Longer, harder, and more scenic than the Enchanted Circle. An 85-mile loop through the towns of Questa and Red River and near Angel Fire. Stop by Taos Cyclery for maps, tips, rentals, and gear. And above all, talk to people who cycle here.
Taos roads are narrow with little to no shoulder, but this shouldn’t discourage any cyclist from enjoying epic scenery and world-class climbing. The road riding in Taos is as underrated as it is challenging. Trail surface: doubletrack and singletrack trails. trails climb steeply to various peaks and forest roads and follow small streams and narrow canyons on extremely rough terrain. The Angostura Trail follows the beautiful Rio Angostura up a narrow canyon through the steep hills near the Sipapu Ski Area. Open from mid June through October, weather permitting. The terrain is best suited for the intermediate and higher level rider.
For the more adventurous, one can pedal to the top of 12,163 ft. Spectacular overlooks, single and double track routes through beautiful evergreen forest, aspen, and meadows.
Northside is a mapped and signed looped trail system designed especially for mountain biking. This self-guided fee-based mountain biking area is on 1,200 acres of private alpine wilderness. MODERATE with Shuttle to STRENOUS, varied mileage Stunning alpine meadows, awesome downhill singletrack (Heaven on Earth section is just that) and then a final ride back to the start along the mostly downhill Khyber Pass Rd. Without a doubt one of the best mountain bike rides in New Mexico. View trail head on Google Maps.īeautiful riding on mostly singletrack tread through mixed forest of aspens and pine trees. Trail surface: paved roads, doubletrack and singletrack trails. Spectacular views out to the Taos Valley, Taos Mountain and Wheeler Peak, and west to the Jemez Mountains. The first 3 miles of the ride gain more than 2,000 feet up the famous “South Boundary” (Forest Road 164) on mostly tight singletrack through stands of piñon and juniper trees in a beautiful high-desert environment. Paved roads, doubletrack and singletrack trails for the expert cyclist looking for a hard technical ride with a big uphill. Views down into the river gorge are breathtaking. View trail head on Google Maps.Ī great family ride, mostly flat among the silvery sagebrush-covered expanse of the Taos Valley floor From Cebolla Mesa, you’ll see sweeping views across the Taos Plateau, up to the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, and across to the Brazos and Tusas Mountains in the west. This is a good place to let the kids see what they can do. You will find neither major obstacles in the trails, nor daunting pitches. Hard-packed dirt trails that roll gently through piney woods on old logging roads.
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