The newest extreme mountain biking race, and thrilling one-of-a-kind Costa Rica mountain biking tours, all happen in August 2016 at Hotel Hacienda Guachipelin by the Rincon de la Vieja Volcano in Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
Looking for an exciting mountain biking vacation this summer? One of the spots on the planet you cannot afford to miss on your mountain bike is Rincon de la Vieja Volcano in Costa Rica. Far from cities, traffic and asphalt, how cool is it to ride around a live volcano?
Over the years, Costa Rica has become one of the top places to go mountain biking, attracting mountain bikers from around the world to ride the Central American country’s roads, tracks and trails, and to compete in annual races.
The amazing mountain bike trails around Rincon de la Vieja take you across farms, past small towns, and on remote tracks far from civilization, capturing the essence of mountain biking. If you want to go mountain biking in Costa Rica, you need to experience the one-of-a-kind Costa Rica mountain biking tours at eco-adventure Hotel Hacienda Guachipelin.
Hacienda Guachipelin has two main mountain biking tours, and you can also do private rides.
Tropical Trails Singletrack Mountain Bike Tour rides singletrack trails with three different levels: beginner, intermediate and expert. Hacienda Guachipelin maintains 30 kilometers of shaded singletrack mountain bike trails with scenic views by the Rincon de la Vieja Volcano. Tours include a stop for waterfall swimming.
The Iron-Horse Mountain Bike Tour is a full-day multi-sport adventure that includes horseback riding, waterfall swimming, river tubing, and zip lining, in addition to mountain biking. A shortened half-day tour is also available with only horseback riding and mountain biking.
MOUNTAIN BIKING RACE AT RINCON DE LA VIEJA, COSTA RICA
The newest Costa Rica adventure race for mountain biking – 160K Rincon de la Vieja – tests mountain bikers of all levels on the rugged terrain around the largest volcano in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Starting from Hotel Hacienda Guachipelin, on Aug. 20, 2016, racers will compete in three distances: 160 km (100 miles), 100 km (62 miles), and 50 km (31 miles) at the Rincon de la Vieja Volcano. The longest and most grueling route of 160 km circumnavigates the volcano on gravel roads, singletrack, and river and volcanic rock trails through five microclimates with close to 11,000 feet of elevation gain.
On the event’s Facebook page, they posted comments about the 50k route at Rincon de la Vieja by Sigrid Miller, one of the advance team: “Last Saturday, I had the opportunity to ride the route of 50 km. It’s an adventure: it goes along paths amid forests surrounded by vegetation, there are fantastic downhills that are not very steep, part of the journey on gravel with a spectacular view, and you have to go through a river that is an adventure. Then you have to go up on singletrack and finally reach the finish line. In short, it is an adventure to be enjoyed.”
To compete in the 160K Rincón de la Vieja Mountain Bike Race, you can sign up on the event’s website; inscriptions close at midnight on Aug. 9.
Contact Hotel Hacienda Guachipelin for hotel reservations and adventure tours.
Article by Shannon Farley
