2025 Utah and Western States (ID, WY, MT, NV, CO, AZ, CA, NM) Mountain Bike Tours and Mountain Bike Festivals Event Calendar
September 6, 2025 — Santa Fe Big Friggin Loop, New Mexico Endurance Series, Santa Fe, NM, Classic trails, a handful of new trails, less roads (paved or otherwise), less hike-a-bike, and generally less tedium. It will also be FULLY SELF-SUPPORTED! Bring your favorite method of water treatment, as there will not be a water drop this year., nm-es.weebly.com/santa-fe-big-friggin-loop.html
September 12-14, 2025 — Lincoln County MTB Festival, Caliente, NV, Friday: trail work, BYOBBQ, and bike movie at the park, Saturday: shuttles, vendors, dinner, raffle, live music, and bike games, Sunday: group rides and swap meet, CAMBA , 775-549-5992, [email protected], calientemtb.org
September 14, 2025 — Banana Belt Mountain Bike Race, Salida, CO, This classic race leads racers south out of town up a 3,000ft climb to the Rainbow trail, across the front of Methodist Mountain and back down to town., Jon Terbush, 860-466-0910, [email protected], salidamountaintrails.org
September 19-21, 2025 — Roam Bike Fest, Fruita, CO, Roam Bike Fest is a three day gathering (aka party) of female riders, influencers, and play makers all here for one purpose: to have a ridiculously fun weekend exploring, learning, and shredding trail in a world-class riding destination. No pandering, no skills clinics, just plain unsucky fun., Ash Bocast, 530-521-8913, [email protected], roamfest.com
September 20-21, 2025 — Chuska Challenge Mountain Tour, Tour de Rez Cup, Red Valley, AZ, The Navajo Nation’s premier mountain bike event of the year, taking place the final weekend of September in the Chuska Mountains. The Chuska Challenge Tour includes 35-mile and 20-mile noncompetitive options, offer riders some awesome riding in some of the most beautiful country in Dine’ Bikeyah. The competitive Mountain Bike Race includes avariety of routes and distances, and includes awards for top riders. �There will be a Skills Course set up for riders to play on throughout the weekend, and there will be a Youth Race on Saturday. On the Sunday of Chuska weekend, there will be a 55-mile and 35-mile Arizona Endurance Series event on the Cove Classic route, Tom Riggenbach, 928-429-0345, [email protected], navajoyes.org, runsignup.com/Race/AZ/RedValley/ChuskaChallengeMountainBikeRide
September 27-28, 2025 — NOCO MTB Fest, Fort Collins, CO, Held at Lory State Park, demos, music, skills contest, poker ride, beer gardens, food trucks, group rides, take a kid mountain biking, benefits Overland Mountain Bike Association, Kenny Bearden, 970-430-5336, 970-493-1623, [email protected], nocomtbfest.com
October 3-5, 2025 — Outerbike Moab, Moab, UT, An opportunity to ride next year’s bikes and gears on world class trails. Participants get bike demos,shuttles, lunch, beer, and admission to parties and films, 7000 N. Hwy 191 at Moab Brands Trailhead, Mark Sevenoff, 800-845-2453, 435-259-8732, [email protected], outerbike.com
October 10-12, 2025 — Afterbike MTB Weekend, Hurricane, UT, Ride with us on world-class singletrack at the foothills of Zion National Park. Join us for 3 days of bike festival shenanigans, awesome demo bike & gear, Expo with great food and shopping,� bike shuttles, skills clinics, Zion Brewery beer garden, dinner, prizes and more!, DJ Morisette, 435-635-5455, [email protected], otesports.com, facebook.com/events/1328487012208224
October 12, 2025 — Ride the Rift, Taos, NM, 4 different courses: a 12+ mile loop for more advanced and athletic intermediate riders, a 4 1/2 mile loop for novice adults and kids who can ride some singletrack and don’t mind going uphill a bit, a shorter true beginner loop�and a 1/3 mile kiddie loop for strider bikes, training wheels, and kiddos that aren’t ready for full on singletrack, Field Institute of Taos , [email protected], ridetherifttaos.com
October 18, 2025 — Zuni Mountains 100, New Mexico Endurance Series, McGaffey Lake, NM, Unsupported epic mtb ride, nm-es.weebly.com
October 23-26, 2025 — Moab Ho-Down Mountain Bike Festival & Film Fest, Moab, UT, Mountain bike festival with dual stage enduro race, group shuttle rides, bike films, townie tour with poker run, dirt jump comp and costume party! The festival is a fundraiser for local trails and the bike park!, Chile , 435-259-4688, [email protected], Moab MTB , [email protected], moabhodown.com, chilebikes.com
November 1, 2025 — Sacramento Rim Roller, New Mexico Endurance Series, Cloudcroft, NM, Unsupported epic mtb ride, nm-es.weebly.com
November 1-2, 2025 — Women’s MTB Skills Clinic and Camp, California Dirt MTB Series, Grass Valley, CA, Held at The Ranch, Jet Lowe, [email protected], ybonc.org/events
March 27-28, 2026 — Hurricane Mountain Bike Festival, Hurricane, UT, Ride with us on world-class singletrack at the foothills of Zion National Park. Join us for 3 days of bike festival shenanigans, awesome demo bike & gear, Expo with great food and shopping,� bike shuttles, skills clinics, Zion Brewery beer garden, dinner, prizes and more!, DJ Morisette, 435-635-5455, [email protected], hurricanemtbfestival.com, otesports.com
May 1-3, 2026 — MECCA MTB Festival, Huntington, UT, 40th Annual, Held at the Buckhorn RV Resort, Registration begins Friday at 1:00 p.m. followed by a warm up ride, refreshments, games and a prize drawing. Saturday is full of all-day guided rides, ranging from beginner to advanced followed by a yummy dinner, games and more fun. Sunday – guided (or on your own) scenic ride. Family friendly., Terri Bennett, 435-749-0755, 435-749-2386, [email protected], biketheswell.org
June 6, 2026 — RAT Race, Ridgway, CO, An XC/endurance mountain bike race held on the Ridgway Area Trails (RAT) system. RAT is an all volunteer Chapter of the Colorado Plateau Mountain Bike Trail Association (COPMOBA), a nonprofit dedicated to building and maintaining sustainable singletrack in Western Colorado. The course covers approximately 35 miles of trail, with an option to complete a single 22-mile lap. Online registration typically opens on March 1, Tisha McCombs, [email protected], Ridgway Area Trails , 970-579-1166, [email protected], copmoba.org/ratrace
November 6-8, 2026 — Sedona Mountain Bike Festival, Sedona, AZ, Held in the heart of Sedona next to trails, bike park, and downtown. Main Expo/Festival area at the beautiful Posse Grounds Park; Bike Demos, Shuttled Rides, a Beer Garden, great Bands, and endless singletrack., Sedona MTB Festival , 928-282-1106, [email protected], sedonamtbfestival.com
