DBTC Vineyard Voyage – Glenwood Springs to Palisade

The Vineyard Voyage takes everything good about cycling touring — the open road, the earned meals, the sense of genuine distance covered — and wraps it in one of Colorado’s most scenic corridors. Six nights starting in Glenwood Springs, following the Rio Grande Trail west through the canyon, and arriving in Palisade wine country where the vineyards run along the Book Cliffs. There’s also a day through Colorado National Monument, which is as dramatic as Colorado road cycling gets.

This is a fully organized club tour — $1,300 per person plus a $50 DBTC fee covers accommodations, support, and the guided experience that makes multi-day touring accessible even if you’ve never planned a trip like this. Led by experienced DBTC ride leaders, the pace is demanding enough to be satisfying but organized enough to take the logistics stress off riders.

If you’ve been eyeing a cycling tour but aren’t sure where to start, this is one of the better introductions available in Colorado. The combination of spectacular terrain, manageable daily distances, and wine country afternoons makes it a trip people come back to year after year. Spots are limited — check dbtc.org for registration details.