Albuquerque · see the sights
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Your whole outing, with time for stops. All rides start and finish at Old Town Plaza.
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The sights
Allow about 2 h 40: 1 h 00 of riding at an easy 7 mph, and 20 min at each of the 5 sights.
Old Town Plaza
Spanish settlers founded Albuquerque here in 1706.
The church on the north side of the plaza was built in 1793.
It is one of the oldest buildings in the city.
The plaza is for people on foot. Walk your bike across it.
Checked against Scenic USA: San Felipe de Neri; AAA: San Felipe de Neri Church; Visit Albuquerque: Old Town.
ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden and Tingley Beach
The Paseo del Bosque Trail goes past the Botanic Garden, the Aquarium and the ponds of Tingley Beach.
The trail is paved and has no street crossings for about 16 miles.
No bike parking is mapped near here. Lock the bikes to a public rack or railing.
Checked against City of Albuquerque: Paseo del Bosque Trail in brief; Visit Albuquerque: bike paths and trails; Islands.com.
National Hispanic Cultural Center
The National Hispanic Cultural Center opened in 2000 in Barelas.
Its tower holds a fresco of about 4,000 square feet by Frederico Vigil.
Bike parking about 230 ft away (10 places).
Checked against newmexico.org: National Hispanic Cultural Center; The Clio; nmculture.org: the Torreón.
Albuquerque Rail Yards
The Santa Fe Railway repaired steam locomotives here.
Most of the shops that stand today were built between 1914 and 1925.
The yards are fenced except on market and event days.
No bike parking is mapped near here. Lock the bikes to a public rack or railing.
Checked against ABQpedia: Rail Yards; Wheels Museum; City of Albuquerque: Rail Yards.
KiMo Theatre
The KiMo Theatre opened on Central Avenue in 1927.
Its Pueblo Deco style mixes Art Deco with art of the Pueblo peoples.
Central Avenue is a busy four-lane road. Stop on 5th Street and walk to the front.
Bike parking about 490 ft away (25 places).
Checked against City of Albuquerque: KiMo, about the theater; Cinema Treasures.
The words at each stop were written for this ride and checked against the sources named. Bike parking is from OpenStreetMap; it is not checked on the ground. Museums and churches have their own opening hours.
Along the way
- Raven & Blues Coffeehouse & Cafe (café), Café Enzo (café) · ice cream, drinking water
- Kaufman's Coffee and Bagels (café), Zendo Coffee (café)
- ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden and Tingley Beach
- Barelas Coffee House (café), La Michoacana (ice cream)
- National Hispanic Cultural Center
- Albuquerque Rail Yards
- The Wheels Museum (museum)
- Café
- New Mexico Holocaust Museum and Gellert Center for Education (museum), Kimo Theater Historic Site (sight), Sammy's Cafe and Deli (café) · ice cream, drinking water, toiletsGood place to stop
- KiMo Theatre
- Explora (museum), New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (museum), The Albuquerque Museum of Art & History (museum) · café
Drinking water is mapped at 3 points; the longest stretch without is 3.7 mi (mile 1.7–5.4).
Places are from OpenStreetMap within 60 m of the route (0.2 mi for a landmark such as a château or museum), and climbs from the modelled profile. Nothing here is checked on the ground and opening hours are not known. A good place to stop has food and water or toilets together, nearest the middle of the ride.
Ride from Albuquerque
7.1 mi · 15 ft climbing · 15 ft descending.
Busier roads (model stress 3–4): 19% of the distance. Steepest modelled 0.3 mi: 0.5%. Unknown surface: 45%.
Modelled route, not a verified itinerary or a rider-specific recommendation. Check current road access and conditions.
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Rides are modelled from OpenStreetMap and terrain data and are not field-checked yet. Times here are estimates at a sporty pace. Catalogue access does not mean a ride fits your ability or available time. Low traffic stress includes quiet/shared streets, not just separated paths. Check current conditions before you go. Boca Negra Canyon (8:30 to 4:30) charges a parking fee and the BioPark charges admission; the Nature Center's gates open 8 to 5, with no riding inside. Balloon Fiesta Park is ticketed and crowded in early October. Elena Gallegos Open Space opens at 7 am and closes at 7 pm from November to March and at 9 pm from April to October. Obey posted signs on the ditch banks. Summer afternoons pass 90 °F and bring storms from July to September, and Old Town sits at about 5,000 ft: carry plenty of water.
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