Biking in Albuquerque

The City of Albuquerque strives to be a bike-friendly community where people can bicycle for recreation and essential transportation. Albuquerque is ranked as a Silver-level Bicycle Friendly Community by The League of American Bicyclists!

The City offers over 500 miles of bikeways, including on-street bike lanes and off-street multi-use trails. The Department of Municipal Development manages on-street bikeways and the Parks and Recreation Department manages off-street bikeways. Other government partners support an expanded network across the metro area.

Bike Maps and Trail Guides

Bike Maps and Trail Guides

Bike Maps and Trail Guides

A section of the interactive bike map showing routes throughout the city.

Free Community Bike Shop & Resources

Free Community Bike Shop & Resources

Free Community Bike Shop & Resources

A man examines a bike in the process of being assembled on a table.

Biking for Transportation

Biking for Transportation

Biking for Transportation

A woman wearing a helmet rides her bike in a painted bike lane section of a paved road next to a car. Trees are visible in the background.

Biking for Recreation

Biking for Recreation

Biking for Recreation

A cyclist bikes down a paved path next to an arroyo. He is wearing a helmet and a yellow shirt with a red Zia symbol on the back. The Sandia mountains appear in the background. Cars can be seen driving down the interstate in the bottom left hand corner.

E-Bike & E-Scooter Info

E-Bike & E-Scooter Info

E-Bike & E-Scooter Info

A row of electric bikes on a concrete floor of a covered, open building in a park.

Bike Laws

Bike Laws

Bike Laws

Two APD officers on bikes taking a rest on a grassy field with hot air balloons in the background.

City Programs & Plans that Support a Bike Friendly Community

City Programs & Plans that Support a Bike Friendly Community

City Programs & Plans that Support a Bike Friendly Community

A small group of people standing and holding bikes review and discuss a series of posters with maps and diagrams on them in a parking lot near a residential area.

Get Involved/Civic Engagement

Get Involved / Civic Engagement

Get Involved/Civic Engagement

A teen holds a bicycle wheel up in front of the audience.

May is National Bike Month

May is National Bike Month

May is National Bike Month

A family with two kids pose and smile at the audience. The mother is kneeling and hugging a small girl with one hand stabilizing her bike. The dad is standing with one hand on his bike and the other on his older daughter's back.

Community Clubs & Events

CiQlovía & Community Clubs

Community Clubs & Events

A group of adults pose and smile with the audience. All are either holding or sitting on their bikes. There are a mix of street and dirt bikes. Behind them is a park with lush green grass and trees. A One Albuquerque Esperanza yellow tent appears in the background.

Other Agencies that Support Bicycling

Other Agencies that Support Bicycling

Other Agencies that Support Bicycling

A long range bikeway map screenshot showing routes across the greater Albuquerque metro area, including Rio Rancho, Bernalillo, and Los Lunas.