Glorieta Camps with Zia Rides – Glorieta 2.0, Inc. Glorieta Camps
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The GloriDays Mountain Bike Festival at Glorieta Camps in Glorieta, NM, aims to enhance community engagement and promote New Mexico as a premier mountain biking destination. Participants can look forward to diverse activities, including endurance races and beginner rides, while fostering local economic growth through vendor showcases and increased tourism. Ultimately, the festival seeks to strengthen community ties and elevate the local outdoor recreation culture.
Glorieta Adventure Camps is set to revitalize the Historic Route 66 path and Old Santa Fe Trail on their property into a multiuse trail accommodating mountain bikes, adaptive bikes, electric bikes, and small ATVs. This initiative will create one of the first adaptive trails in Santa Fe County, enabling individuals of all abilities to enjoy outdoor adventures and fostering inclusivity in the local community. The project will also feature trail construction, signage at the trailhead, and educational interpretive displays to enhance visitor experience.
Zia Rides is company that puts together grass-roots, professionally organized, family friendly bike events throughout the four corners area of the US. Zia Rides was founded in 2007 and has been holding 3-6 well organized events per year ever since. As our reputation as grown, so has our footprint. Our events for 2024-25 are planned in Silver City NM, Cañon City CO, Gallup NM, Glorieta NM, Pinetop-Lakeside/Show Low AZ, Fountain Hills AZ, and Tucson AZ. The events are well attended with 400-1000 participants plus hundreds more supporters and spectators. We have a loyal following and an extensive footprint in the region. At our core, we are a passionate group of bikers dedicated to providing everyone who joins us with an amazing Southwestern experience. For this reason, our events are held on our favorite singletrack mountain biking trails in amazing venues to highlight the unique beauty of the region. Our main goal is to share these spaces with as many people as possible. From first-time bikers to professionals, we want to treat participants to a fun experience. It does not hurt that our events also feature some of the best local food, drink, and live music around in our vendor areas. We believe that the best memories are made when you have awesome adventures with fun people. We love biking, we love racing, and we love the Southwest. We build our well-oiled, grass-roots, mountain bike events so that our participants can take part in what we know will be an incredible time.