Mountain Biking Trips

Follow the footsteps of Alaska's gold miners by mountain bike. Many of our local trails were originally established as hunting and trading routes by Alaskan Natives then used by the men looking for gold. Some were developed by the miners and those who followed but most offer routes of varying difficulty into the mountains for cyclists. We offer these rides as van supported day trips with accommodations at lodges and/or campgrounds. These rides can vary in difficulty from "anyone can do it" to the only way through is mud to your knees, the only way up is to carry the bike over the boulders and hold on for the downhill. What they all have in common is the beautiful scenery ofl Alaska. We pick the terrain to suit rider's abilities and desires. There is something for cyclists of all abilities and fitness levels.

Areas we lead mountain biking trips in the summertime are the Matanuska Valley, Talkeetna Mountains, Chugach National Forrest on the Kenai Peninsula's singletrack trails, Chugach State Park, Denali Highway van supported, road to McCarthy and side trails in that area, Counsil, Teller and Kougarok gravel roads of Nome, roads and trails on Prince of Wales Island in  Southeast Alaska, Copper Highway in Cordova, Iditarod Trail, Knik Glacier, Petersville road,Canol Trail in the Yukon, Canada, Denali Highway and Snowmachine Routes in the wintertime. With our specialized Fat bikes we are always exploring new routes for beach rides in the summertime and new routes for winter riding as well.In April we offer biking trips in the Southwest especially in Utah and southern Colorado.

New in 2008 we will vistit the Russian Far East on an exploratory Mountain Bike Tour.

Prices begin at $170.00 per day per person two person minimum.

Check out our Winter Biking Adventures or join us for a unique Fat Bike Adventure in Western Alaska.

Mountainbiking & Hiking Tour Nome

Iditarod , Kigluaik Mountains, Hot Springs, Musk Ox, Reindeer

Nome is one of the few places off the main highway system you can fly to and find 300 miles of gravel road. The once bustling gold rush town has about 3000 inhabitants today. This tour is van supported.Nome is the finish of the famous Iditarod Sled Dog Race and our human powered race. In the summertime it is a different place and full of wildlife and wildflowers, birds, reindeer, musk ox, bears, wolves, moose. We will ride sections of the Nome-Teller Highway (Teller Road/72 miles). Heading northwest from town, the route crosses through rolling tundra and grasslands and passes through the western end of the Kigluaik Mountains, where we will find some incredible hiking and scenery.The road ends at the native village of Teller (population 274, 87 percent Eskimo), once a gold-boom town of 5,000 but now oriented toward commercial fishing and subsistence wildlife harvesting. A herd of more than 1,000 reindeer grazes in the area; some of the herd is harvested by the residents.
About halfway from Nome to Teller, Wooley Lagoon Road cuts a short way south to the beach, homes, fish camps, and wetlands of Cape Wooley.
Nome-Taylor Highway (Kougarok Road/89 miles) provides access to the splendid Kigluaik Mountains—an under-appreciated feature of the peninsula. A campground is located at Salmon Lake (Mile 38), not far from the pass through the range. About 65 miles out from Nome, a road branches to the west for about 8 miles to Pilgrim Hot Springs.
Nome-Council Highway (Council Road/73 miles) heads east along coastal flats and bars, and then continues inland at Dickson and on to Council, a traditional seasonal camp for the Fish River Eskimos. We ’ll come to the ghost town of Solomon where many remaining structures hint at the town’s thriving gold-rush past. Just beyond Solomon, to the right of the road, you can’t miss the three wonderfully rusted, turn-of-the-century locomotives from the long-defunct Council City and Solomon Railroad. During the gold rush, Council was home to as many as 15,000 people Today there are a number of vacation homes and only about eight permanent residents. The end of our trip we will spend at a cozy B&B before flying back to Anchorage.

season: June-August

price: $ 3900.00 per person

duration: 10 days

number of people: 2-6 persons

Mountainbike Tour Singletrack Trails on Kenai Peninsula

Some of the most exciting and best Mountainbiking is found on Alaska’s famous Kenai Peninsula. Avoid the crowds that gather on the Peninsula by joining us on some of the best riding in Alaska on singletrack trails. We will follow old mining trails and native trading routes and even travel parts of the original Iditarod Trail.
We start this trip in Anchorage and drive along the scenic Turnagain Arm where we have a chance to see Beluga whales in August. We start our first ride in the historic community of Hope. There are numerous cabins along the 38 mile Resurrection Pass route for stops.
Especially biking on these trails we get the chance to see wildlife along the route.
The next days we can choose between Johnson Pass trail ( 21 miles) and Lost Lake trail( 15 miles) some of the most 6 miles of downhill. We will climb through dense forrest and then top out above treeline with a beautiful alping lake before desending down towards Seward. with Ressurrection Bay in our view on clear days.
We have the option on exploring Exit Glacier the next day and taking a cruise in Kenai Fjords before heading back to Anchorage.

Trips not possible before late June, when the trails are dried up.

season: June-August

price: $ 1600.00 per Person

duration: 7 days

number of people: 2-6 persons

difficulty: technical singletrack

Denali Highway Van supported

Der 216 km lange Denali Highway( seit 1957) durchquert eine der schoensten Wildnisstrassen der Welt. Vor 1957 war der Alaska Railroad oder ein Buschflieger der einzige Anschluss zum Denali National Park. 1972 ersetzte der geteerte Parks Highway diese Schotterstrasse, zumeist vermieden von Reisenden mit Leihfahrzeugen und Wohnmobilen. Der Denali Highway ist ein Paradies fuer Naturliebhaber und Abenteuersuchende und gesaeht mit vielen Arten von Wildblumern im Monat Juni.
Elche, Baeren, Karibous und Woelfe haben  hier ihr zu Hause.

season: June/July

price: 1300.00 per Person

duration: 8 days

number of people: 2-6 Persons

Mountainbike Adventure Talkeetna Mountains

Join us for a 5-8 day mountainbike and hiking adventure in the Matanuska Valley. We will explore old mining trails on bike and on foot. The Talkeetna Mountains have some outstanding scenery and wildlife. There is moose, caribou, wolves, eagles, dall sheep in these wild mountains accessable by trails. We will pick up clients at the Anchorage airport or in the Valley in Palmer or Wasilla and take them on daily hikes or mountainbike rides. We will plan trips according to peoples fitness level.
Guests can stay at our rustic cabin at our property in the village of Chickaloon or stay in a closeby B&B or Lodge.
Price : $ 250.00 per person per day includes guide and gear and food.
Lodging at B&B or Lodge at an additional cost.

season: June-August

price: $ 1600.00 per Person

duration: 7 days

number of people 2-6 Persons

Mountainbike Adventure on Prince or Wales Island

Prince of Wales is the third largest island in the US, 135 miles long and 45 miles wide. A mountianous , heavily forested island with a cool, moist, maritime climate.The island offers us a unique cycling experience with very little traffic on its roads in the late summer season.Join us on this once a year advdventure in Southeast Alaska.There are over 1000 miles of unpaved forrest roads on the island.We will be on gravel roads and sometimes paved highways exploring the quaint towns along the way and spend the night on campgrounds, public use cabins and B&B's or Lodges. We will explore the old growthforrest, enjoy quiet beaches and coastlines and vistit sites such as the El Capitan Cave along the way.The island offers good wildlife viewing opportinites from bald eagles, black bears and Sitka black-tailed deer only to be found in this part of Alaska. We will visit small towns such as Hollis, Craig, Klawock, Thorne Bay,
Coffman Cove, Naukati, and Labouchere Bay.The Interisland Ferry will
bring us from our starting point in Ketchikan to Hollis.

season: August/September

price:starting at $2100.00 per Person

duration: 10-14 days

number of people: 2-6 Persons

Mountainbike Tour Denali National Park

Enjoy this late season ride into Denali National Park without the crowds and a tour bus. We have the Park to ourselves after getting on the last bus of the season with our bikes and head to the Kantishna Roadhouse. After spending the night, we ride along a gravel road where we have a chance to spot bears, caribou, wolves, moose, dall sheep and more.

dates:end of summer into the park on the last bus of the season

ride: 90 miles our from the Kantishna Roadhouse back to the Park Entrance and back to Anchorage on the Alaska Railroad.

price: 1995.00 per Person

duration: 8 days

Copper River Highway MountainBike Tour

This trip starts with a scenic trip on the Alaska Ferry from Whittier to the small fishing town of Cordova which can only be reached by airplane or boat. The Copper River Highway leads about 50 miles on a gravel road to Miles Lake with the magnificient Childs Glacier. In the heat of the summer it is so active that the ground trembles like during an earthquake when ice blocks as large as houses breack off standing by the lake.We will cross a landmark along the way the "Million Dollar Bridge" damaged by the 1964 Good Friday earthquake.The bridge has been repaired recently. We will spend a couple of days at the Childs Glacier Recreation Area before cycling back to Cordova where we will spend the night in a B&B before heading back to Anchorage.

Canol Road/Trail vehicle supported

We will cycle the northern part of the Canol Road from Ross River and on beyond Macmillan Pass depending on river flows. This road was put in during World War II by the Us Government to launch the Canol (Canadian Oil) Project in 1942. It went all the Norman Wells at one time. Today many of the bridges are washed out and the rest of the old road has been designated as the Canol Heritage Trail by the NWT government. We will ride parts of the road vehicle supported and for the adventurous cyclist we have the opportunity to go beyong Macmillan Pass and explore more parts of the old road. The best time for the trip is in late July/early August when the higher elevations are snow free and before the first snow of the winter. There is also less moskitos laster in the summer.

 

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