Day 1: Cusco Mtb Trails
Cusco is located on the south of the Peruvian Andes, surrounded by large mountain ranges and huge glaciers that have innumerable Inca paths and ancient trails that descend from the top of large mountains to different parts of the SACREDH VALLEY of the Incas, and other incredible MTB trails that end in the center of the city of Cusco. This is why it is considered the paradise of MOUNTAIN BIKE IN PERU. Cusco offers endless MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAILS for all tastes. Today we will ride a few MTB trails around the city. The trails we will ride are BROGGI DH, YUNCAYPATA,CORAO,INKILLTAMBO and HUAYLLARCITO which have technical sections, rock gardens, woods, sharp berms, gaps, drops, ramps, loose and steep sections, roots, and lots of fun shredding through the stairs, and narrow streets of San Blas neighborhood to have an epic finish at the main plaza of Cusco. This MOUNTAIN BIKE TOUR is a small example of the incredible and gnarly trails that CUSCO KINTI MOUNTAIN BIKING has waiting for you.
- Duration: 6 hours – shuttle time 2.5 hours – riding time 3.5 hrs
- Difficulty: intermediate
- Maximum altitude: 3867m – 12761 ft
- Minimum altitude: 3400 m – 11220 ft
- Up: 20 m (66 ft) – Down: 467 m (1541 ft)
- Distance: 30 km – 18.75ml
Day 2: SacreDH Valley
Today it is time to ride through the ancient MTB trails around the SACREDH VALLEY of the Incas, we will leave Cusco and stay in Ollantaytambo, a very beautiful small inca town. Once we put everything in the car, we will head to our first MTB ride at the POTATO PARK located in Pisac, from where we can enjoy a very nice MTB ride that passes through different Andean farming communities. We can also observe the archaeological site of Pisac with its incredible system of terraces on the slopes of the mountains. At the end of the descent, we can visit the picturesque market of Pisac and then go to another point of the SACREDH VALLEY to enjoy another unique and very fluid single track known as LAMAY that begins at the top of the Andes and ends in the town of Lamay. This is a place where you can taste or try the delicious guinea pig that is typical of the area. After lunch we will go to another mountain top of the Andes, above 4,445 m 14,668 FT, to ride down one of the most amazing MTB trails in the SACREDH VALLEY of the incas, the LARES MTBing. This trail is very fluid and has everything, riding on an old Inca trail that passes through nice canyons until we reach the town of Calca, where an epic day of MOUNTAIN BIKE ends. Then we drive to our destination which is Ollantaytambo, stopping at our favorite place to enjoy some craft beers and celebrate for another epic MTB day.
- Duration: 8 hours – shuttle time 3.5 hours – riding time 4.5 hrs
- Difficulty: intermediate - advance
- Maximum altitude: 4445m – 14668 ft
- Minimum altitude: 2924 m – 9649 ft
- Up: 10 m (33 ft) – Down: 1234 m (4072 ft)
- Distance: 54.8 km – 34.25ml
Day 3: Inca Avalanche
Waking up in this part of the SACREDH VALLEY is something unique and indescribable. Even more exciting is the prospect of MOUNTAIN BIKING through gnarly trails located around this great place. Today we will ride the renowned INCA AVALANCHE, which is the home of the most awaited DH race by hundreds of local and international riders who come together every year to be part of this MOUNTAIN BIKING festival. The INCA AVALANCHE begins above 4,300 m 14,190 ft near the top of the Veronica snowcapped mountain and flows until it reaches the vicinity of MACHUPICCHU. Riding down a gnarly trail that has small ramps, natural wallrides, passing around shepherd communities, Incan archeological sites, and especially a lot of adrenaline. We will ride this trail twice and then return to Ollantaytambo to enjoy a hearty lunch and some local drinks.
In the afternoon we go to another point to ride another outstanding MTB trail that begins in the archaeological site of PUMA MARKA. This trail is a mix of green terrain with rocks and flows through an ancient Incan road that takes us through unique places passing slopes full of Incan platforms, small streams, and some Andean communities until we reach OLLANTAYTAMBO riding through its beautiful narrow streets with water channels running next to the walls all the way down to the plaza where we can enjoy a few beers while watching a unique sunset in such a beautiful place. Depending on your plans you can stay in Ollantaytambo, continue to MACHUPICCHU or go back to Cusco.
- Duration: 7 hours – shuttle time 3.5 hours – riding time 3.5 hrs
- Difficulty: intermediate - advance
- Maximum altitude: 4316m – 15243 ft
- Minimum altitude: 2792 m – 9214 ft
- Up: 10 m (33 ft) – Down: 1524 m (5029 ft)
- Distance: 36.4 km – 22.72 ml