The distance to the best tourist spots by train is less from the western end of the railroad. Take the ferry from La Paz, Baja California Sur. Drive down the highway that follows the eastern shore of the Gulf of Cortez. Bringing bicycles is a good idea in general. All the roads in the Sierra Tarahumara are dirt.
Mountain bikes offer a healthy and inexpensive alternative to the commercial bus rides.
Of course there are the hassles involved in transporting the bikes by bus, train, or plane, unless you carry them in a van to Creel and do all your riding around a base in Creel. I myself plan someday to get a Bike Friday, Llama model, for this purpose. It folds up into a suitcase. Last updated 96 Jul 05. Return to Loren Stafford's home page .