Explore this fascinating and otherworldly part of the US

Death Valley and Red Rock MTB

Duration
5 days
From
$1,895 USD

Don’t expect to see wilderness, expect to experience wilderness over 5 days mountain biking and exploring this iconic part of the US. While big swathes of North America deals with snow and icy roads, you will enjoy exemplary outdoor wintertime adventure in the heart of the Mojave Desert, from Death Valley National Park to Red Rock Canyon. Roam America’s largest national park outside Alaska: 3,373,063-acre Death Valley National Park.

  • Category
    Mountain Biking
  • Type
    Fully Guided
  • Duration
    5 days
  • Culture Level
    Familiar
  • Skill Level
    2 - Novice
  • Activity Level
    2 - Moderate
  • Elevation
    2 - Moderate
  • Terrain
    Arid
  • Distance
    67.7 miles
  • Avg. Daily Distance
    13.7 miles
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Quick Stats

  • Duration
    5 days
  • Main Destination
    United States
  • Distance
    67.7 miles
  • Avg. Daily Distance
    13.7 miles
  • Elevation
    2 - Moderate
  • Terrain
    Arid

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Itinerary Details

  1. Day 1Spicer Ranch

    After meeting in Las Vegas you'll shuttle to Beatty, Nevada and the all-new Spicer Ranch Mountain Bike Park. This park is purpose-built mountain bike trails meshed with wild burro trails making a fantastic array of riding! Plutonium Ridge (the tour operator's favourite), takes you far into the backcountry of the Mojave Desert overlooking Beatty Wash.

    After descending a fast ridgeline back to Spicer Ranch, and if your legs are willing, try out the Dynamite Trail. Exhilarating 2-mile loop!

    Terrain | 100% Singletrack. No Van Support


    • 10.6 - 14.9 miles
    • Camping/Inn| Spicer Ranch/ El Portal Motel
    • Lunch and Dinner
  2. Day 2Titus Canyon

    Titus Canyon -where you’ll ride up and over White Pass and Red Pass to the top of the Grapevine Mountains. The reward for the climb? A scenic 5,600-foot descent through Titus' increasingly narrow canyon walls to the valley floor.

    After this spectacular ride, you’ll shuttle back to camp in Monarch Canyon.

    Terrain | 100% Jeep Road. 100% Van Support

    • 14.9 - 25.5 miles
    • Camping/Inn| Monarch Canyon/Stovepipe Wells
    • Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
  3. Day 3Chloride Cliffs

    Chloride Cliffs - Leaving camp, you'll ride up the old Chloride Cliffs jeep road for a rare king-of-the-hill view of both the Badwater lowlands and Mt. Whitney. Today’s highlight is a chance to prospect abandoned crystal mines in the top of the mountain. Later, you’ll descend nearly 2,000 feet back to camp!

    In the afternoon, an optional two-mile hike through Monarch Canyon offers the opportunity to explore a ghosted stamping mill and a clear portal view from atop a seasonal waterfall.

    Terrain| 100% Jeep Road. No Van Support

    • 11.8 miles
    • Camping/Inn| Monarch Canyon/Stovepipe Wells
    • Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
  4. Day 4Sand Dunes and Cottonwood Valley

    After packing up, you'll descend to the bottom of Death Valley on mountain bikes to Mesquite Sand Dunes. Here you will have an hour to explore the beauty of Death Valley and the relaxing wind-blown dunes under your feet. Take a quick stop at Stovepipe Wells for some ice cream and lunch then it's off to Red Rock Canyon, West Las Vegas.

    Once in Red Rock, get ready for some of the fastest, finest single-track in the west! You'll follow some of the tour operator's favourite trails in Cottonwood Valley for the remainder of the afternoon before retiring to the Element Hotel. You will be having dinner at Bonnie Springs, Old Nevada Ghost Town. Can you say rustic?

    Terrain | 50% paved, 50% Singletrack, Partial Van Support.

    • 18.6 - 29.8 miles
    • Element Hotel
    • Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
  5. Day 5Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area -Mustang Trails

    You'll start the final day riding Red Rock's Mustang Trail single-track system. Initially stomped out by horses and burros over 100 years ago, these trails are now shared by mountain bikers and wild mustang descendant’s who roam free and are protected in the National Conservation Area.

    You'll then ride to the small town of Blue Diamond for lunch before shuttling back to Las Vegas.

    Terrain | | 100% Single-track, No Van Support

    • 11.8 - 14.9 miles
    • Breakfast and Lunch