Self-Guided Road Tours - Lizard Head Cycling Guides
   
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Self-Guided Road Tours

Self-Guided Bike Tours: Basic Overview

Want to get out on a fantastic bike tour but have a limited budget? Lizard Head Cycling Guides now offers a new service on select bike tours where we will move your gear from one point to another while you enjoy riding on a semi self-guided bike tour between those points. This is a basic bike tour service where you make all the arrangements for your daily lodging (or camping) and meals while we haul your gear plus provide other basic services as outlined below.

Self-Guided Bike Tours: What’s Included

Lizard Head Cycling’s self supported touring options are comprised of the tours in our backyard that we are most familiar with. As a result, we know what advice and limited support clients need on each stage of these tours.

What is a Self-Guided/Self-Supported tour?

On these tours guests ride self-supported between the hotels on their own.

  • Lizard Head Cycling does include an in-tour shuttle of Day 4 of its Boulder, Bryce & Zion tour (between Bryce & Zion) and on Day 3 of its Moab & The Back of Beyond self-supported tours.
  • Although Lizard Head Cycling does not ride along with guests on its self-supported/guided tours, when we see clients on the road between hotels, we do check in with them – we are out there for our guests. 🙂

What is Included on Self-Guided/Supported Tours?

The shuttle from the meeting hotel to the tour start location, the shuttle at the end of the tour back to the meeting hotel, daily luggage movement between hotels, basic mechanical support at the hotels (floor pump, basic tools, mechanical advice). GPX files of the routes and a list of self-supported water and food locations for each stage.

What should the self-guided client carry?

Full rain gear, pump, tubes, tire irons, multi-tool, food, water, snacks, & sunscreen.

Is there food and water along the way?

The answer is Yes and No… it depends on the stage. We provide clients with a list of self-supported options for each stage.

What about road bike rental?

Road bike rental is $250 per person and includes a water bottle plus a pack with a tube, tire irons, mechanical support and multi-tool. Minimum private group size is 6 riders or paid equivalent. If your group is smaller than 6 riders, we can work to have other riders join your chosen week. Deposit amount is $500 per person.

Self-Guided Bike Tours: Tours Offered

We offer this service on the following bike tours. Please click to each individual tour page for more detailed descriptions on the itineraries so that you can plan your tour with us.

SELF-GUIDED Boulder, Bryce & Zion

Boulder, Bryce & Zion

The mountains and high desert of southwest Utah are a cycling and hiking mecca. The Boulder, Bryce and Zion bike tour delivers a combination of nearly car free roads, jaw-dropping scenery and plenty of time to stop and explore.

☛ More info on the Boulder, Bryce & Zion bike tour.

2023 Self-Guided Tour Dates: 6-Day Tour @ $1,170 per person.
Please note that tour discounts do not apply to self-guided tours.

This tour runs from Monday to Saturday unless noted otherwise.

  • August 27 to September 1, 2023 Sunday to Friday (Book Now!) – TOUR OPENED 4 riders needed to make GO

Tour Status Notes: NO STATUS = Date Set, no riders have signed up. TOUR OPENED = Tour Opened, rider minimums not met. TOUR A GO! = Tour is Go, rider minimums met. SOLD OUT = Tour Full, rider maximums met.

Lodging Options: (subject to availability)

Self-guided guests are on-their-own to secure accommodations in the nightly ending towns. Below are places we stay during our tours to use as a guide and there may be other nearby options available. Please make sure to secure your reservations well in advance as some establishments typically sell out early.

SELF-GUIDED Moab & The Back of Beyond

The Moab & The Back of Beyond Tour delves into the heart of redrock canyon country of Southeastern Utah and Southwestern Colorado. Ride through the supernatural landscapes of Arches & Canyonlands National Parks, climb the scenic La Sal Mountain Loop and pedal beneath 800-ft redrock sandstone walls along the Colorado River.

☛ More info on the Moab & The Back of Beyond bike tour.

2023 Self-Guided Tour Dates: 6-Day Tour @ $1,190 per person. Please note that tour discounts do not apply to self-guided tours.

No tours are scheduled at this time.

Tour Status Notes: NO STATUS = Date Set, no riders have signed up. TOUR OPENED = Tour Opened, rider minimums not met. TOUR A GO! = Tour is Go, rider minimums met. SOLD OUT = Tour Full, rider maximums met.

Lodging Options: (subject to availability)

Self-guided guests are on-their-own to secure accommodations in the nightly ending towns. Below are places we stay during our tours to use as a guide and there may be other nearby options available. Please make sure to secure your reservations well in advance as some establishments typically sell out early.

SELF-GUIDED Northern New Mexico

Our “Norte de Nuevo México” (Northern New Mexico) self-guided bike tour is designed for cyclists who seek the Land of Enchantment’s best climbs, enjoy bike-friendly routes, savor the local Chile Verde, and relish luxurious hot springs. This self-guided Northern New Mexico tour runs similar to our standard fully-supported Norte de Nuevo México Bike Tour, but with a few changes to make for a more relaxed overall itinerary.

  • Day 1 Gallina to Abiquiu (37 miles/+1750 ft)
  • Day 2 Abiquiu to Ojo Caliente (30 miles/+1910 ft)
  • Day 3 Ojo Caliente to Rio Grande Gorge Bridge (29 miles/+1635 ft)
  • Day 4 Shuttle to Questa and then ride to Angel Fire (41 miles/+2615 ft)
  • Day 5 Angel Fire to Taos (24 miles/+750 ft)
  • Day 6 Taos to El Santuario de Chimayo (45 miles/+4050 ft). Shuttle to Santa Fe to end tour.

Overall Route Map

Below is an example of the daily routes for this tour and are subject to change based on season, available accommodations, road closures, and other factors. The actual routes will be made available to registered participants before their tour, so please view these routes as a general outline as to what to expect.

2023 Self-Guided Tour Dates: 7-Day Tour @ $1,270 per person. Please note that tour discounts do not apply to self-guided tours.

  • September 17 to 22, 2023 (Book Now!)
  • September 24 to 29, 2023 (Book Now!) – TOUR A GO!

Tour Status Notes: NO STATUS = Date Set, no riders have signed up. TOUR OPENED = Tour Opened, rider minimums not met. TOUR A GO! = Tour is Go, rider minimums met. SOLD OUT = Tour Full, rider maximums met.

Lodging Options: (subject to availability)

Self-guided guests are on-their-own to secure accommodations in the nightly ending towns. Below are places we stay during our tours to use as a guide and there may be other nearby options available. Please make sure to secure your reservations well in advance as some establishments typically sell out early.

SELF-GUIDED Utah Mountains and National Parks

Lizard Head Cycling Guides offers a 6 or 7-day Utah Bike Touring options. The Utah route is a point-to-point bike tour across Utah featuring the rugged backbone of the state. Over the course of the tour we ride all 124-miles of Utah’s incomparable Scenic By-Way 12 and two stretches of road that rank up there with the most scenic in North America – The Hogback and the descent into Zion National Park.

Mileage averages about 55-miles per day on the Utah itineraries.

☛ More info on the Utah Mountains & National Parks bike tour.

2023 Self-Guided Tour Dates: 7-Day Tour @ $1,275 per person. Please note that tour discounts do not apply to self-guided tours.

Tour Status Notes: NO STATUS = Date Set, no riders have signed up. TOUR OPENED = Tour Opened, rider minimums not met. TOUR A GO! = Tour is Go, rider minimums met. SOLD OUT = Tour Full, rider maximums met.

Lodging Options: (subject to availability)

Self-guided guests are on-their-own to secure accommodations in the nightly ending towns. Below are places we stay during our tours to use as a guide and there may be other nearby options available. Please make sure to secure your reservations well in advance as some establishments typically sell out early.

 

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