There is an absurd amount of trails and places for any given mountain biker to ride across any country you might want to visit, ranging from mild tour rides to adrenaline intense rides on steep descents or technical and challenging single trails, there is just about anything for anybody as long as you are willing to pay the price.

Nowadays you can just go online and search for mountain bike holiday destinations and you will find more than enough businesses mtb related, some new, some already experienced but lots of offers for all levels of experience and across all over the world.

Here are 7 destinations every mountain biker should ride at least once in his lifetime.





5- The Pyrenees/Spain

With a Max elevation of 3,400m, the pyrenes are like the underdogs on this list as many other more known destinations like the Alps normally take the first choice amongst the mountain bikers community.

But don´t be fooled the Pyrenees are a place of beauty and inspiration, situated between France and Spain and stretching from golf of Biscaya on the north to the Mediterranean sea in the south across 491km of abrupt and imposing ridges that will leave you speechless on one side and foothills that reach beyond what the eye can see on the other side.

The Pyrenees also have a high number of waterfalls adding even more allure to the already abysmal sights.

Most foothills of the Pyrenees are on the Spanish side and that why most of the mtb holiday businesses are Spanish.

Being a place of seclusion many of the trails are often old paths between ancient villages on the other side there are also places like Zona Zero with amazing man-made trails, altogether the scenery is breathtaking the experience unforgettable and the trails are just amazing





4- British Colombia/Canada

If you are a seasoned mountain biker you probably know British Colombia as the land of the Northshore due to its huge amount of wood features which indeed are one of the key signatures of the BC mtb community.

The BC is one of the 10 Canada provinces, located between the pacific ocean and the rocky mountains, BC is the third biggest Canada province.

BC is known for its beautiful landscapes having anything from beaches to mountains with amazing green and lush forests in between

It is without a doubt one the most important mountain bike locations in the world due to its landscape and the mountain bike culture who has grown around it.





ranging from the pacific ocean to the rocky mountains

the BC offers just about anything a mountain biker could want since gravity oriented bike parks like the world-known Whistler bike park to singletrack trails deep within the lush Canadian forest and not forgetting the huge amounts of wooden features also know as Northshore.

The whole province breaths mountain biking and if you are serious about it you should ride there at least once in your lifetime













3- Moab, Utah /USA

Moab is a small North American town in the desert of Utah, surrounded by Arches, Canyons and the Colorado River, it has a unique red rock landscape and Mountain biking there it is just an experience you can not have anywhere else on the planet.

Being a place known for the practice of mountain biking it will of course not miss a lot of bike shops around town which you will probably need as the number of trails around Moab is immense.

From the more, then 100 trails available Slickrock Trail and Porcupine trim Trail are two of the most known but there are much more and for all levels of experience or riding styles.

If you like the majority of mountain bikers are used to ride in, well the mountains, or in the woods, the typical Mountain biking places to ride, then riding in Moab will be an experience you will never forget and attesting to that is the Red Bull rampage event not far away from Moab in Vergin Utah.

To sum it up the Moab Mountain biking experience is a must go and there's a lot of businesses providing that out there for you!





2- Patagonia/Chile (The Andes)

Known as the End of the world or the land of the lonely trails the Chilean Patagonia belongs to the Andes Mountain range which runs along 7000km and across 7 South America Countries like Argentina and Chile and Ecuador.

The Chilean Patagonia is like a magical land of seclusion with landscapes that defy imagination as you get to ride vast dusty trails on high plateaus amongst glaciers, lakes, and volcanos or beautiful valleys with lush forests amongst which the ancient monkey puzzle forests, locally called araucaría.

You will also be astonished by the scenery while riding down foothills surrounded by snow-capped volcanos or go fishing flying fishes.

There are an enormous amount of trails for you to get lost obviously with the help of true Patagonians who live there for generations, to ride in Patagonia is not just an amazing adventure but also a cultural experience as you get to live and taste that hospitality of the land.

To ride the Chilean Patagonia is an experience you will want to tell your sons or grandsons later as not all persons on earth get to have such an amazing adventure on their lives to tell about





The Dolomities/ Italy (The Alps)

The Dolomites are part of the southern limestone Alps mountain range which by itself belongs to the highest and longest European Mountain range System, the Alps.

No other Mountain Range in the Alps is as spectacular to ride as the Dolomites. Located in the north est of Italy and making a border with Austria in the North and Venetian plain on the South they are 90 km length North to South and 100km east to west and with Marmolada being its highest point with 3,343m of altitude the Dolomites are spread across Rivers, Valleys, meadows and passes and due to their geology together with erosion create the most amazing shapes making the senary unique and somewhat grotesque

There are more than 1000km of trails to be ridden and around 30 mountain bike routes connecting many villages making a huge network of trails being Val de Gardena on of the most known and touristic points which although being famous for ski resorts is pushing strong into the Mountain bike world.

There is no shortage of mtb guides, tours and holidays to book and believe me if you are looking for some amazing unforgettable mouth opening mtb holidays the dolomites should be one of your first destinations







