TOUrs (Coming Soon)

1.Denver → 2.Pitkin → 3.Lake City → 4.Ouray → 5.Moab → 6.Dotsero →

Ride some of the most iconic adventure-riding terrain in the American West — a true backcountry loop through Colorado’s high-alpine passes and Utah’s desert canyons.

Designed for intermediate to advanced ADV riders (with bypasses available for beginners), this route blends rugged dirt, flowing forest roads, technical alpine climbs, and long stretches of remote wilderness.

You’ll cross historic mining routes, soak in natural hot springs, navigate the legendary Colorado BDR, explore ghost towns at 11,000 ft, and carve through the red-rock landscapes of Moab.

This is what GS Adventure bikes were made for.

DENVER → MOAB

Itinerary

DAY 1 — Denver → Pitkin

  • Mileage: 208.3 miles

  • Ride Time: ~5 hours

  • Terrain: Highway, gravel, forest roads

  • Overnight: Stumbling Moose Lodge (Pitkin)

Kick off the adventure riding straight out of Denver and into the mountains. The day starts with highway miles to get you into the high country, then transitions to gravel and forest roads as you approach the old mining town of Pitkin. It’s a solid first ADV day: enough distance to feel like you’ve “left it all behind,” but not so technical that you’re cooked before day two.

DAY 2 — Pitkin → ouray (Orvis Hot Springs)

  • Mileage: 149.0 miles

  • Ride Time: ~5 hours

  • Terrain: High alpine gravel and mixed pavement

  • Overnight: Camp at Orvis Hot Springs

Today is all about high-alpine adventure riding. You’ll connect gravel roads and mountain pavement, riding in and out of forested ridges with big views. As the day winds down, you roll into Orvis Hot Springs, set up camp, and soak sore muscles in natural hot pools — the perfect ADV recovery ritual.

DAY 3 — Ouray → Little Dick Mine

  • Mileage: 103.4 miles

  • Ride Time: ~4 hours

  • Terrain: Desert scrub, sandy wash, and 2-track

  • Overnight: Dispersed camping at Little Dick Mine

The landscape shifts as you head toward drier, more open country. Expect desert scrub, sandy sections, and two-track— classic ADV terrain where line choice and throttle control matter, but it’s manageable for an intermediate adventure rider. You’ll finish at Little Dick Mine, setting up a dispersed camp in true backcountry: no crowds, big sky, and quiet.

DAY 4 — Little Dick Mine → Moab

  • Mileage: 79.7 miles

  • Ride Time: ~3 hours

  • Terrain: Red rock desert, mesa crossings, scenic approach

  • Overnight: Moab LODGING

Short on miles, big on views. This is a reward day: you’ll ride out from camp through red-rock desert and across mesas, watching the terrain slowly pull you toward Moab. With only about three hours of saddle time, there’s room to explore, grab photos, or just ease into town and enjoy the evening.

DAY 5 — Moab → Dotsero (I-70)

  • Mileage: 218.5 miles

  • Ride Time: ~3.5 hours

  • Route: I-70

  • Overnight: Lyons Gulch Campground

Time to cover ground. You’ll point the bike back toward Colorado and run I-70 — a scenic stretch of highway that still feels like an adventure thanks to canyon walls, river views, and big western horizons. A long but straightforward travel day that lands you at Lyons Gulch Campground, right off the river.

DAY 6 — Dotsero → Denver (I-70)

  • Mileage: 144.5 miles

  • Ride Time: ~2.5 hours

  • Route: I-70

  • Return: Denver

Your final ride is a relaxed cruise along I-70 back into Denver. It’s a chance to replay the week in your head — alpine gravel, desert camp, red rock, hot springs — before rolling back into city life. Drop the bike, swap stories, start planning the next route.

A real ADV Exerience

This 6-day adventure motorcycle route links some of the best backcountry riding in Colorado and Utah. Starting in Denver, you’ll climb into high alpine forests near Pitkin, relax in hot springs, camp under the stars at an old mine site, and drop into the red-rock country outside Moab before looping back, camping beside the Colorado River and returning to denver all the wiser.

The route mixes highway, gravel, forest roads, desert two-track, and scenic canyon pavement. It’s designed for riders who want a true ADV experience: remote stretches, changing terrain, and big scenery — without needing to bushwhack or race the clock.