Bryce and Zion Colors MTB| Inns only
Bryce Canyon and Zion National Parks stand as brilliant masterpieces of color. Here, every day is different. Wind through peculiar passageways of hoodoos, and pink twisted cliffs! Bryce and Zion National Parks offer a great experience for riders of all ability levels.
Highlights
- Bryce Canyon NP
- Zion Canyon NP
- Red Canyon State Park
- The World famous trails of Red Canyon’s Thunder Mountain, Cassidy and Casto Canyon, symbolize but a few of this tour’s many higlights
Details
| Type | Mountain bike |
| Duration | 6 days |
| Level | Moderate |
| Support | Guided |
| Daily distance | 12 – 25 mi |
| Total distance | 140 mi |
| Group size | min. 6 max. 13 |
| Lodging | Inns |
| Bicycle | Not included |
| Month | May, June, July, August, September |
| Start | St. George |
| Finish | St. George |
| States or country | Utah |
| Airport start | Las Vegas McCarran Int. Airport (LAS) |
| Airport finish | Las Vegas McCarran Int. Airport (LAS) |
Starting from $ 4,295.00
*Please note the prices are subject to change depending availability *
Itinerary
Elevation Range: 3,000 – 11,000 ft.
Day 1: Brain Head
After meeting in St. George, we’ll travel as a group to Brian Head Peak for a light lunch, introductions, and a pre-trip meeting. Our adventure begins as we descend the exciting Bunker Creek single-track. Mountain Bike Action Magazine rated this single-track as one of the top ten best trails in America. It descends 2,885 feet over 12 miles to Panguitch Lake. If your legs are willing, you may opt for an evening ride around the lake passing the many small cabins and lake-side summer homes.
Total Mileage | 12 miles + 9 optional Terrain | Single-track & Double track, No Van Support
Day 2: Red Canyon
Get ready for some of the best single-track in Utah–Red Canyon! From Butch Cassidy Draw we’ll ride out to the Casto Canyon trailhead, passing views of Slate Mountain and Powell Point. Casto Canyon, crosses a small creek bed up to 44 times, and takes us into the “Land before Time”, a dizzying array of hoodoos and pick cliffs. We’ll meet the van for lunch at the end of the canyon. After lunch, we ascend single-track to the top of Brayton point and start a ripping descent back through the “Land before Time” to the van and shuttle to our hotel near Bryce Canyon or our camp in Red Canyon.
Total Mileage | 22 miles Terrain | Single-track & Double-track, No Van Support
Day 3: Thunder Mountain and Bryce
After breakfast and packing up our camp, we’ll ride a loop from Red Canyon utilizing the new bike path and the Thunder Mountain trail. The Thunder Mountain Trail is one of the most scenic mountain bike trails we have ever found; on any trip! This trail takes us around huge red hoodoos, through canyons, and into green pine forests. After our morning ride, we load our bikes and shuttle to Bryce Canyon national Park. Hike through beautiful hoodoos on the famous Wall Street Hike.
Total Mileage | 14 miles (Thunder Mountain), 2-4 miles hiking Terrain | Single-track, No Van Support
Day 4: Virgin River Rim/Navajo Lake
Today we will shuttle to Cascade Falls and hike a short 1 mile trail to a cascading waterfall cave. Then ride VRR trail overlooking Zion National Park. Once we drop down to Teah Camp, the scenic 12 mile single-track around Navajo Lake awaits. This aspen-forested single-track is a fun ride around the scenic shoreline.
Total Mileage | 9 miles (Virgin River Rim), 12 miles (Navajo Lake), 1 mile hike Cascade Falls
Terrain | Single-track, No Van Support
Day 5: Navajo Lake to Zion
Depending on yesterday’s events, enjoy the ride around Navajo Lake on the rolling 12 mile single-track followed by the incredible backcountry ride to Zion National Park. The first 15 miles descends over 3,000 feet, followed by a 15-mile combination of long ups and downs until we meet the paved road into Zion National Park. After a quick shuttle through the mile-long tunnel through the park, a 20- mile descent takes us through Zion and into Springdale. We will be staying in a comfortable inn for our last night situated beneath the Zion cliffs.
Total Mileage | 15-47 miles Terrain | Single-track and Jeep Road, Van Support
Day 6: Zion National Park
We have one last day to soak up Zion’s multi-hued cliffs and massive stone monoliths. Today we venture off on Zion’s trademark trail, the Zion Narrows. Walking along and through the river, we take in unparalleled views of Angels Landing and the enormous cliffs that make Zion, well, Zion! For the more adventurous, opt to ride into the Zion Canyon on the bike path then hike the Narrows. After lunch we’ll shuttle back to St. George arriving around 3:00 p.m. For those taking our shuttle, we’ll arrive in Las Vegas around 5:00 p.m. PST.
Total Mileage | 1-3 miles hiking, biking 12 miles Terrain | Paved Road, River Walking
* This is a general itinerary. Tour itineraries are subject to change based on the group, available accommodations and other unforeseen circumstances such as the weather, local conditions, government intervention, that may affect the quality of the trip and/or safety of the participants. Please view this itinerary as an outline as to what to expect on this tour.
Bicycle
Specialized Full Suspension mountain bike Approx: $455.-
The Specialized Full Suspension mountain bike may be the most amazing designed alloy bike ever made. It will exceed all of your expectations of how a trail bike should ride. 1X11 gearing, hydraulic brakes, and the latest and best suspension technology available.
High-end bicycles from Specialized. We replace our rental fleet each season to ensure all our rentals meet our high standards. All of our mountain bikes are equipped with full suspension frames and disc brakes designed for a smooth, comfortable ride.
Specialized Stumpjumper Expert Full Suspension Approx $ 585.-
With the all-new Stumpjumper Expert, we’ve bottled up that “new bike day” feeling and put it into a radical new trail bike so agile, so lively, so in-tune with the trail, that it feels like an extension of your body. Levitate up the climbs. Decimate the descents. The Stumpjumper Expert is going to make you rethink how a trail bike should ride.
Lodging
Night 1, 2 & 3: Quality Inn Bryce Canyon
Night 4: Duck Creek Village Inn
Night 5: Bumbleberry Inn
Spectacular sights, a charming old town area and exhilarating recreational activities can all be found at this Quality Inn.
The Quality Inn offers charming guest rooms and deluxe suites. Many modern amenities include an onsite restaurant, free Wi-Fi, tour planning and business center in this resort.
Duck Creek Village Inn is located in Dixie National Forest, directly across from Duck Creek Village. All rooms come with Satellite TV, WiFi, Tea/Coffee maker, blow dryer, and private Shower/Toilet room. Duck Creek Village Inn has front porch seating outside each room, an outdoor fire pit gathering area, barbecue facilities, paved parking and old growth big pines providing shade.
Bumbleberry Inn offers great amenities such as an in ground hot tub, heated outdoor pool, large grassy property perfect for your family vacation, and free high-speed WiFi. Amenities include: air-conditioned rooms, hair dryer, mini-refrigerator, coffee maker, microwave and flat screen TVs in Every Room
Note: You will be riding and sleeping at elevations over 4000 ft for this trip. Weather predictions in this area are often unreliable due to the elevation, so it is best to be prepared for cold evenings and inclement weather.
Included:
- 5 nights Inn
- Two guides
- All meals starting with lunch on the first day through lunch on the last day, Snacks.
- Support Vehicle
- First Aid
- Bike Maintenance
- Park fees
- Souvenir Shirt
Not included:
- Airfare to and from our departure point
- Lodging before or after the tour
- Rental Bike
- Gratuities to guides
Pricing / Tour dates
Tour price 2023: $ 3409.-pp. single fee Inn from $495.-
Also available a camping version of this tour: $ 1947.-pp
See Bryce and Zion Colors MTB Inns only
Rental Bike:
Specialized Stumpjumper FSR Full Suspension Approx: $455.-
Specialized Stumpjumper Expert Full Suspension $ 585.-
Tour dates 2023:
23 july – 28 july
30 July – 4 Aug
6 Aug – 11 Aug.
13 Aug – 18 Aug.
20 Aug. – 25 Aug.
27 Aug. – 1 Sep.
3 Sep. – 8 Sep.
10 Sep. – 15 Sep.
17 Sep. – 22 Sep.
24 Sep. – 29 Sep.
Conditions
Deposit $500.- pp
The deposit payment for a tour must be paid within two weeks after the booking is confirmed.
The remaining payment is due 90 days before the start of the tour.
For tours that are booked within 90 days before the start of the tour you will pay 100% of the tour price
Information
Our food isn’t just good, it’s good for you.
Food is a big part of the experience. Our guides prepare all of your meals on our camping trips. Expect three delicious meals a day consisting entirely of freshly prepared foods. These include fresh organic fruits and vegetables as well as meats. We also have energy snacks aboard our support vehicles. Don’t be surprised if your guides purchase fresh fruits and healthy snacks throughout the day while you are out riding. They may just show up on the trail with a local treat! Many of our guests are vegans or vegetarians, whom we are more than happy to accommodate. If you have special diet requirements or limitations, just let us know when you sign-up and we’ll work with you to meet your needs.
