Inaugural tour — Nov 24–28, 2027 · 15–20 spots
The territory reveals itself through effort.
Apply for a spotFour days of gravel cycling through the Central Valleys and the Sierra Norte — mornings earned on gravel and stone, evenings spent with the mezcaleros, weavers and local cooks turning Oaxaca's own ingredients into dinner.
Every day, twice
Ride by day. Taste by night.
Each stage ends the same way: bikes handed to the mechanics, and the group at a table — home-style Oaxacan cooking from the day's local ingredients, a private mezcal masterclass, hands-on time with master artisans.
The experience
Stage I — Zapotec tapestry
95 km · Mitla ruins & Teotitlán weaving
Stage II — Artisan's loop
85 km · Alebrijes & black clay
Stage III — Sierra ascent
70 km · Cloud forest & mezcal
Stage IV — Riverside loop
60 km · River's edge
Zero friction. Start your application.
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Four days. One hotel. No packing.
Every route departs from and returns to Grana, our boutique hotel in Oaxaca Centro — a different expedition each morning, the same bed every night.
Teotitlán weaving — natural dyesStage I
The Zapotec tapestry
95 km750 mRolling / flatMixed surfaceAncient Zapotec trade routes through the Tlacolula Valley, with a coffee break overlooking the ruins of Mitla.
Stellar stop — Mitla, the gateway to the underworld
San Martin Tilcajete — alebrijesStage II
The artisan's loop
85 km600 mValley / rollingMixed surfaceFrom alebrijes in San Martín Tilcajete to black clay in San Bartolo Coyotepec — a tactile homage to living hands.
Stellar stop — San Martín Tilcajete, the birthplace of alebrijes
Camino Artesanal, Sierra NorteStage III Queen stage
The Sierra ascent
70 km1,400 mHigh mountainArtisanal stone / tarmacA hand-laid Camino Artesanal climbs into the cloud forest of the Sierra Norte.
Stellar stop — El Punto, the zenith reward
Oaxaca market — local ingredientsStage IV
The riverside loop
60 km500 mRolling valleyMixed surfaceA flowing, reflective ride toward the Jalapilla River — a joyful close to the week.
Stellar stop — Río Jalapilla, the river's edge
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Detail — Oaxaca street artPhilosophy
Freedom is luxury.
Real luxury isn't a turn-down service. It's the freedom to fall in love with a place — the road, the light, the people — and know that everything behind the scenes is already taken care of.
Freedom from friction
We borrow the discipline of world-class endurance events — course marking, mechanical support, contingency planning — and apply it, invisibly, so you never have to manage anything. Real freedom starts there.
Freedom from performance
There's no script, no staged photo stop, no guide reciting facts through a rope line. The history gets told the way it should be — from the saddle, rider to rider, as the Sierra Norte — Zapotec sacred ground for centuries — rises into view.
Freedom to connect
There's no better way to know a place than at the pace of a pedal stroke — fast enough to cover real ground, slow enough to actually see it. A bike gets you past the postcard and into the workshop: real time with the mezcaleros, the weavers of Teotitlán, the potters of San Bartolo Coyotepec, watching them do the work they've always done. That's what two wheels give you that a bus never will.
Who's behind it
Built by someone who has done this before.
Oaxaca Unpaved is led by Eduardo Moreno, a retired professional triathlete and world-class sports event director — born and raised in Oaxaca, and still able to name every unpaved road in the valley by heart. The same rigor once used to direct international endurance events now runs a group of fifteen to twenty.
Freedom is luxury. Everything else — the precision, the silence, the heritage — is just how we get you there.
See the four stagesInaugural tour
Nov 24–28, 2027
Riding days: Nov 25–28
Traveling solo? Upgrade to a private room for +$1,800 USD — let us know in your application.
This isn't a package price. It's the cost of removing every friction point between you and four of the finest days of riding in North America — reviewed and confirmed individually, rider by rider.
Bring your own bike, or rent a premium bike from our fleet for +$1,000 USD — sized and tuned before you land. You'll choose in your application.
Inclusions
- Four nights at Grana, our boutique hotel in Oaxaca Centro — the same room, every night.
- Round-trip shuttle from Oaxaca International Airport (OAX).
- Full-time 4x4 support vehicle and mechanical staff, with daily bike detailing.
- On-site medical service throughout the entire experience.
- Curated coffee stops at the stellar stop of every stage.
- Home-style Oaxacan dinners made with local ingredients, and a private mezcal masterclass.
- Hands-on cultural workshops with master artisans in San Martín Tilcajete and San Bartolo Coyotepec.
- The official roadbook, and a guide team that rides with you, not ahead of you.
Not included: international flights, travel insurance and gratuities.
Where you stay
One hotel. Every night.
Grana — a boutique property in the heart of Oaxaca Centro. The same room waits for you after every stage. No transfers, no repacking.
15–20 spots. Applications reviewed individually.
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Photography as testimony, not decoration.
Sierra Norte
Mitla
Evening, boutique hotel
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Every rider is reviewed individually to protect the experience for a group of 15 to 20.
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