Media Coverage
Read what others are saying about the San Juan Hut Systems. Below you will find excerpts and links to articles and reviews from those that have experienced a San Juan Hut Systems trip.
Mountain Flyer Magazine
Durango to Moab
“We had just covered the first 12 miles of a 215-mile mountain bike tour from Durango to Moab, Utah, as part of the San Juan Huts do-it-yourself adventure. Over the course of seven days, our plan was to ride through some of the most awe inspiring country accessible by mountain bike, and our tracks would rarely cross others’.”
Read the Full Mountain Flyer Article (3.4MB)
Tail Winds Magazine
Hut to Hut Durango to Moab
“When I first heard about the Juan Huts many years ago, it sounded too good to be true. Ride hundreds of miles of incredible trails through breathtaking scenery for a week, and at the end of each day there is a hut waiting for you – fully stocked with food and sleeping accommodations.”
Read the Full Tail Winds Article (715KB)
The Desert Leaf
Hut to Hut : A Mountain Bikepacking Adventure
“Eating at restaurants and staying in hotels? No way. The Durango to Moab route follows world class bike trails and remote, dirt roads far from the beaten path. The secret to this weeklong mountain bikepacking adventure without the weight is utilizing the San Juan Hut System.”
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National Geographic Adventure
Telluride to Moab Bike Route 7/2002
“This is why Mountain Bikes were invented”
“Biking through the high southern Rockies, we’ve glimpsed cowboys, marmots, elk, and other exotica, and spent each night in a comfy, well-stocked hut.”
See the National Geographic Adventure Guide entry
Read the National Geographic Review (8.6MB)
Outside Magazine
Telluride to Moab Route 6/2005
“With enough vertical feet and hundred-mile views to keep your blood pumping for a week… this 215 Mile route lets you and up to seven pals pedal from the San Juan’s 14,000-foot peaks and spruce-carpeted slopes down to the twisting canyons of Utah’s red-rock country.”
Read the Outside Magazine Review (1.7MB)
Backpacker
Durango to Moab Mountain Bike route 9/2004
“Our most memorable evening spent on a cliff, 2000 feet above the Dolores River, and much farther, in spirit, from settled life.”
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Men’s Journal
Telluride to Moab Mountain Bike Route 9/2002
“Americas Most Spectacular Ride (No Tour Guides)”
“From Telluride’s snowcapped peaks to Moab’s desert canyon’s, the San Juan Hut System is as much fun as you can have on two wheels.”
“You won’t find any trailing vans loaded with spare rims and energy bars on the nation’s only point-to-point backcountry hut route for bikers, a seven-day odyssey through rugged national forest and BLM wilderness.”
Read the Men’s Journal Review (3.1MB)
Boca Raton Magazine
Telluride to Durango Mountain Bike Route 6/2007
“Over the next seven days we would be challenged and humbled. And we would be rewarded with experiences we will never forget.”
Read the Boca Raton Magazine Review (2.5MB)
Utah Outdoors
Telluride to Moab Mountain Bike Route 9/2001
“From the sweeping alpine meadows to steep desert canyons to remote mountain ranches, stark contrasts in biology and scenery are ever-present throughout the seven-day San Juan huts mountain bike adventure.”
“The route is remote…riders must possess survival skills. To survive what?”
“Logistically, the San Juan Huts System from Telluride to Moab is fairly simple: You bring yourself, your bike, your clothes and any bike repair items you may need, and the hut is stocked with the rest (food, water fuel, sleeping bags, mattresses, and toilets)”
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Bike Magazine
Durango to Moab 12/2006
The backcountry terrain from Durango to Moab juts mercilessly over mountain passes and across the expansive Uncompahgre Plateau. It is remote and untamed here, yet supremely beautiful.”
Collegian Travel & Adventure Magazine
Durango to Moab Mountain Bike Route Winter 2004
“Obviously, we did not go on this trip to lounge in huts; there was riding to be done. The constant bombardment of gorgeous panoramas beckoned us forward each day. The Shear diversity of terrain was outstanding.”
