Mountain Biking the Okanagan Valley
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. |
