ALBUQUERQUE DIRT FIESTA
– 6 OR 12 HOUR AND TRAIL RUN

We will not be holding Dirt Fiesta in 2024. Please joing us for one of our other events.

Come join us at Albuquerque Dirt Fiesta for a weekend of biking, running, and family fun! This event takes place in Tijeras, NM at the Oak Flats Group Area and combines the traditional 6- or 12-hour endurance bike races we love with a 5K, 10K, or 20K (half marathon) trail run.

About the race
Race Details
Trail run INFO
Schedule
Media

About the Race

We are sad to announce that we will not have the ABQ Dirt Fiesta this year. Unfortunately this race has not brought enough participants over the last several years to keep doing it. Don't worry, we have a brand new event coming to Glorieta just outside Santa Fe. Details on Glorieta Days coming soon.

Race Details

FEES & DEADLINES

Early Bird (register by April 30)

Prices vary by category

Regular (register by June 30)

Prices vary by category

Regular Plus (register by August 19)

Prices vary by category

Late Deadline (register by September 12)

Prices vary by category

Discounts

Juniors (under 18): Half price at checkout

Full-Time College Students: Half price at checkout (email Seth at elcapitan@ziarides.com for the promo code)

TRANSFERS, CHANGES & CANCELLATIONS

NORMAL POLICY:

Refunds are not offered but we totally understand that life happens. If you need to adjust your plans, we have several alternatives set up to make life easy for you and to ensure the event goes on for our other racers.

Transfers

Transfer your registration to another rider in BikeReg by August 25.
- Edit the entry to provide the new rider’s email address and also change any other information on the to placeholders (i.e. “edit this”) if you don’t want it to be visible to the new rider.
- If you don’t have your edit link, you can request one here: https://www.bikereg.com/edit/48127
- Once you’ve updated your entry and saved changes, go to the above link and put in the new rider’s email address and click “Send me a link to edit my entry”
- They’ll receive a link they can use to edit the information on the entry to be theirs instead of yours.
Transfer your registration to another race. Email Seth at elcapitan@ziarides.com by August 25. We will send you a registration code to be used for another Zia Rides event minus a $10 change fee.
If you want to be able to request a refund, then you should buy the race insurance available from Alliance through BikeReg. It is not expensive, and it ensures that if you get hurt, sick, or something comes up, you are able to request a refund.

Changes

BikeReg allows you to make some changes: https://www.bikereg.com/edit/48127

Cancellations

The safety of you, your crew, and our wonderful staff is the most important thing to us at Zia Rides! If a race must be cancelled or shortened due to Mother Nature or other uncontrollable circumstances, refunds will not be issued. Unfortunately, the money has already been spent and we still have to pay for the event whether it happens or not.

For the MTB event, prizes will be awarded to the top three racers in each category. For the trail run, prizes will be awarded to the top runner in each age category as well as the top three men and women in each race overall.

We realize that fast runners and riders are not the only people that make our events awesome. We want to see the fun folks that give our events spirit on the podium as well. These awards are a work in progress and will be awarded to individuals through your nominations. Nominate your fellow competitors at the SWAG booth and let us know which awards we should keep around!

Congeniality Award: Awarded to the most courteous rider on the course

Most Fun Rider Award: Awarded to the rider with the most spirit (Anders is not eligible to compete!)

Endo Award: Awarded to the rider with the worst luck

Marble Brewing Appreciation Award: Awarded to the largest financer of Albuquerque’s local craft breweries

Best Costume Award: Awarded to the rider who completes at least one lap in their goofy getup

Best Classic Bike Award: Awarded to the rider who completes at least one lap on a vintage bike

Best Mustache Award: Awarded to the rider with the best facial hair

Best Hype Man/Women Award: Awarded to the most enthusiastic supporter

Best Volunteer Award: Awarded to your favorite Zia Rides volunteer

Best Camp Award: Awarded to the camp with the best decorated tent

Best Family Award: Awarded to one of the awesome families at our race

Oldest Rider Award: Awarded to the oldest rider

Youngest Rider Award: Awarded to the youngest rider

Furthest Traveled Award: Awarded to the rider who travels the longest way to be here

PRIZES

Coming Soon

SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER

Sign Up

We always need volunteers! In return for your time we promise you food, SWAG, and our undying gratitude. Please visit the link above to see what volunteer opportunities are available and sign up.

STAGING AREA, CAMPING, & HOTEL

VENUE MAP
Albuquerque Dirt Fiesta Venue Map – 2021

PARKING
The venue is FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED. There are NO RESERVATIONS. There is also limited space in the staging area, and only vehicles and campers are allowed on the paved areas. To help control numbers in the staging area, we will be limiting the amount of space allowed to each team. We will also be charging for parking passes to cover the entire weekend:

Cars and trucks: $10

Small RVs and Trailers: $20

Large RVs and Trailers: $30

DIRECTIONS
Google Maps Link to Oak Flats

From Albuquerque, head east on I-40. Bear right to take the Exit 175. Stay in the centermost lane and go straight through the stop light. Continue south on NM-377 for about ten miles. The Oak Flats sign will be on your right after you pass the Tijeras Canyon. Turn left on Oak Flat Rd. and continue for about a mile. Turn left into the Oak Flat Campground. See you there!

ACCOMMODATIONS
Camping at Staging Area

Zia Rides has been given permission to camp at the beautiful Oak Flats Group Picnic area. Camping opens Friday at 12PM and closes Monday at 12PM. You can’t show up early, and you can’t stay late! Want to show up early and get a good spot, then we suggest that you volunteer.

All camping is FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED. There are NO RESERVATIONS. There is also limited space in the staging area, and only vehicles and campers are allowed on the paved areas. You must keep your RV/vehicles in a single parking space. We will not allow RVs to park horizontally across multiple parking spaces. If you can’t park your RV vertically into a single parking space, we ask that you leave it at home. I

Also, if you want to set up shade structures, you must do so OFF of the pavement. The pavement is for vehicles only! You will also not be allowed to extend awnings, etc. We will ask you to close them to make room for folks to park. There is plenty of room for tents, chairs, etc off of the paved areas. It’s much nicer off of the pavement anyway with plenty of trees for shade.

There is no potable water or electricity on site. Please plan accordingly. Zia Rides will provide dumpsters and there are bathrooms onsite.

Hotels

There are numerous hotels to choose from in Albuquerque. Keep in mind that depending on where you stay it will be a 20- to 30-minute drive to the racing grounds. Hotels on the far east side of Albuquerque are the closest to the venue, but they are not the nicest. The hotels in Uptown are far nicer and still reasonably close.

PETS
We love pets and welcome them at our events! If you bring your pups, please keep them on a leash or under control in your area.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

2023 ABQ Bike course map

2021 ABQ run map

Full Course Description Including GPX File – the course no longer includes Deadman trail

Video Preview of Course

Strava File – 6 hour course

Strava File – 12 hour course (updated for 2021)

The 12-hour course is 12 mi., includes 1,000 ft. of climbing, and the elevation ranges from 7,300 ft. to 7,700 ft. It is an alpine course in the Cibola National Forest outside of Albuquerque. The course has some wide-open fast sections of flowy singletrack, a few tough climbs, as well as several technical and rocky sections of trail. The course runs clockwise and takes advantage of the trails in the Pine Flats and Oak Flats areas including: Oak Flat Connector, Pine Loop, Pine Flat Connector, Gamble Oak, Pokerchip, Caida Del Pino, Mahogany, Easy Pickin’, and Ponderosa.

The 6-hour course follows many of the same trails as the 12-hour course, but it cuts out some of the technical sections.

The trail run is a short loop, so runners can enjoy the fun and festivities of a lap-based event which is what makes Zia Rides, Zia Rides. We will cheer you on and ring the bells as you come through once for the 5k, twice for the 10k, and 4 times for the 20k.