Okanagan
Valley Mountain Biking Trails are located all over
the region and there are a few excellent bike service and repair
shops nearby to get you through the bumps along the way.
Bike
rentals, sales, and tours can be easily found throughout the Okanagan
Valley region.
The most
popular trail of the Okanagan Valley Mountain
Biking Trails is the KVR Trail. If you like
to do the scenic thing for long distances and maybe do some wilderness
camping along the way, well then, you’ll be attracted to the section
of TCT/KVR (Trans Canada Trail / Kettle Valley Railway Trail) from
Naramata to Penticton to Kelowna.
Another Okanagan
Valley Mountain Bike Trail that is beginning to
get attention is the Three Blind Mice Trail which is a healthy work
out, with good climbs and downhill riding along some single track
trail. many Okanagan Valley trails lead back to the parking lots
of which you started or leads into an Okanagan community.
Another
popular area for mountain biking is on the many ski hills in the
Okanagan. In the off seasons, late spring, summer and early fall,
these popular ski mountains transform themselves into major mountain
bike parks. Some mountain bike parks have designated areas in the
park equipped with jumps, rails and ramps. Ideal for getting some
wicked air time.
An
Okanagan Valley Mountain Bike Touring Guide
is often the best way to experience the wilderness because of their
familiarity of the trail routes and the remote wilderness camp sites.
Some mountain biking companies include a guide, supplying bikes
and equipment while others provide, to the experienced rider, trail
maps only. Many tour groups offer half day, full day and multi day
wilderness camping mountain biking trips.
A
Mountain Biking Guide
is always a wise move because the trail system does change with
the seasons. Floods could wash out bridges. Forest fires could have
changed the trail system. Fallen trees from wind storms could be
blocking all routes in and out. A mountain biking guide knows the
ways around these opportunities thrown at us by nature.
It
is important to keep your head up while exploring the mountain trail
systems as many of the mountain bike trails are shared routes also
used by hikers, dirt bikers and horseback riders. We encourage all
mountain biking trips to be done with safety in mind which will
ensure a high level of excitement without incident.
