WhenSeptember 19, 2025 Distance53.7 mi Time10h 4m Elevation Gain3743 ft Elevation Loss5072 ft Avg Speed8.9 mph Download GPX 61: Gila Alt Morning sounds: Raindrops on my tent; the bugle of a nearby elk; a singular cow moo in the far distance; a bird call a can’t identify, sounding like a ticker tape; a hummingbird’s wings; […]
Category: CDT
61: Gila Alt
60: San Francisco Mountains
WhenSeptember 18, 2025 Distance35.4 mi Time11h 42m Elevation Gain6768 ft Elevation Loss5814 ft Avg Speed4.2 mph Download GPX 60: San Francisco Mountains It makes perfect sense, but is also a bit funny that I could describe the CDT route almost entirely in terms of familiar ski resorts. While this extent of the CDT is entirely […]
59: Pie Town
WhenSeptember 17, 2025 Distance66.8 mi Time11h 47m Elevation Gain4131 ft Elevation Loss2881 ft Avg Speed9.3 mph Download GPX 59: Pie Town Part of the fun of this trip is getting to “discover“ and experience places that are part of the lower of the CDT or GDMBR. Pie Town is one such place. Located in the […]
58: El Malpais
WhenSeptember 16, 2025 Distance72.0 mi Time11h 12m Elevation Gain2808 ft Elevation Loss3638 ft Avg Speed10.6 mph Download GPX 58: El Malpais Riding from the top of Mount Taylor down to Grants, New Mexico, is as technical as anything I’ve ridden on this trip so far. Classic desert riding. Rocky, loose, Sharpe, and with plenty of […]
57: Mount Taylor
WhenSeptember 15, 2025 Distance49.3 mi Time10h 33m Elevation Gain5571 ft Elevation Loss5289 ft Avg Speed7.2 mph Download GPX 57: Mount Taylor Super low energy today. Nevertheless, I dragged myself up and over Mt. Taylor, a common “alt” on the CDT and the tallest thing around by a good measure. Though a bit of a slog […]