Great Divide Mountain Bike Route no. 6 - Pie Town, New Mexico - Antelope Wells, New Mexico (308 miles) | Adventure Cycling Association

This cycling map from the Adventure Cycling Association is waterproof and sized to fit a map window or a jersey pocket.

It provides cyclist-specific information:

• Locations of bicycle shops.
• Food and water supply points.
• Overnight accommodation, including campsites, small hotels and cyclist-only lodging.

Route description

This stretch begins in Pie Town, home to the Pie-o-Neer Cafe, famous for its ... yep, you guessed it. From Pie Town all the way to the Mexican border the route toys with the Continental Divide, crossing it no fewer than 11 times. After skirting the barren Plains of San Augustin, then climbing across the exceptionally steep and rugged mountains of the Gila National Forest, where each steep descent is followed by an equally steep climb, the route pulls into Silver City. Here the mountains end and the desert begins.

South of Silver City the route enters true desert, rich with lizards and road runners. For several miles north of Separ the route follows directly along the Continental Divide, providing stunning views of the empty country stretching away in every direction. The exceptionally low-traffic State Highway 81 leads to the international border at Antelope Wells, through a wild-western landscape that provides a memorable end to the world's longest mountain bike route.