Salkantay Peak & Sacred Valley Hard Enduro Bike Trip

Arrival to Cusco city (3500 masl), ancient capital of the Inca empire; currently the historical and cultural capital of Peru. You will go crazy by how fascinating the historic center is, with its typical streets, living culture, the best cuisine in the world and amazing Inca monuments; in addition to the immense amount of mountains that surround this magical city.

Our team will pick you up upon arrival at the Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (Cusco) and transfer to your hotel in Cusco, very close to the Plaza de Armas.

We have all the mechanical equipment and tools, as well as bicycle support, to leave our mountain bikes ready from the first day.

In the evening, we will enjoy a welcome dinner and explanation of the mtb trip.

Night in Cusco included 

Welcome dinner included

We start the day riding the mountain bike trails near Cusco city, we will have very flow trails, some of them built by local riders. 

We will pass near some archaeological sites, Inca complexes and native forests, to finish with a unique “Urban Downhill” section, which ends right in the heart of Cusco (Plaza de Armas).

We will use our shuttle to reach the starting points of all the bike trails and also to be able to better adapt to the altitude and terrain (soil) conditions.

This day will be perfect to test our bikes and solve any details with them; Cusco will be the only city with all the facilities to get what we need for our mountain bikes.

MTB Trails - Cusco:

• Yuncaypata
• Corao Forest
• Huayllarcocha
• Broggy
• Santa María
• 80% downhill - 10% flat - 10% uphill

Night in Cusco included

Includes breakfast and lunch included

El Pastor and El Brujo are two mountain biking trails well known as the longest and most technical in the city of Cusco. Both start above 4000 masl and go down to the city through technical trails; best for those looking for advanced level mountain biking rides.

El Pastor, a trail created by shepherds in the area to move their animals, is considered a very fast and exposed trail, which allows the rider to contemplate the immensity of the mountains from above. 

The technicality of the trail and exposed areas are features that undoubtedly challenge riding and put our skills to the test. 

From the middle part to the end, the trail passes through eucalyptus forests, where we will find many curves, roots and verticals. 

El Brujo, is another very famous mountain bike trail, as long and technical as the Pastor; it is located south of Cusco (1 hour by vehicle).  

This trail is featured by many technical rock gardens throughout the ride; curves, jumps, drops, verticals, flowing sections, all over giant rocks...

Once we reach the middle part of the trail, we will enjoy a very fast and flowy ride, where we can play with wallrides and natural jumps that are very fun. 

MTB Trails - Cusco:

• El Brujo 
• El Pastor Downhill
• Ride: 80% downhill / 20% flat / 10% uphill  

Night in Cusco included

Breakfast & Lunch included

These 2 mountain bike rides are undoubtedly the most famous trails in Peru internationally, due to the scenic, fun and flow nature of the trails. 

Both rides are like sisters, very similar but with unique particularities.

Lares, this trail descends from the “Lares Pass" (4460 masl) to the town of Calca - Sacred Valley of the Incas (2800 masl). 

We will start our ride in thawing areas high up in the mountains; here we will ride a freeride which is always the best start of the day, descending this challenging gravel wall is simply espectacular. We will continue through wet areas of Andean moorlands, crossing this area, we will connect the trail to an ancient Inca path, very fast, flowy and fun; we will find many wallrides and natural jumps all the time. 

The terrain changes further down and the technical part of the trail begins; we will ride over rockgardens and rock steps through a canyon with a magnificent beauty, you will be amazed to ride through a unique landscape. 

Continuing our ride, we will go up by vehicle to the village of Sapacto 4200 masl, where the mountain bike ride "Lamay '' starts, which is featured by having a very long and thin/narrow trail but absolutely flowy and very fun. Our biking trail ends in the village of Lamay (2800 masl), where our vehicle will be waiting for us to return to our lodging. 

MTB Trails - Sacred Valley of the Incas

• Lares Singletrack
• Lamay Singletrack
• Ride: 80% downhill /  20% uphill

Night in Sacred Valley  included

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner included

We will ride some of Top mountain bike trails of the Sacred Valley: La Máxima, Misminay and Racchy. 

La Máxima, as its name says, is La Máxima, all the types of terrains(soils) of the Sacred Valley are summarized in this ride, which starts at 4500 meters above sea level and ends at 2800 meters. 

At the beginning we will push the bike until we reach the highest point, from where we have an impressive view of the Sacred Valley. The trail will take us along the edge of the mountain until we enter an area of more vegetation. 

This trail is featured by being too long, it is very flowy and fast at the beginning and as it descends it has many crazy switchbacks with wallrides and the grip of the terrain becomes loose and tacky. The ride ends in Urquillos town - Sacred Valley of the Incas.

It is time to go to Misminay (3500 masl), a community located in the heights of the Sacred Valley, from here we will enjoy a ride with very little vegetation; a dry and dusty terrain awaits us for a long stretch. The terrain here is perfect for letting off the brakes and reaching high speeds while leaving a trail of white dust behind us. This trail ends in an equally dry and dusty but vertical and somewhat exposed section. 

We will finish the ride by visiting the "Sacred Valley Brewery" to enjoy the lunch and chill out before the last trail.

We will finish the day flowing down “Racchy downhill”, an epic and stylish downhill. The trail is flowy for most of the section, but also technical, with big rocks and some jumps over natural cracks, a treat for anyone who likes pure downhill. Return to our lodging to relax. 

MTB Trails - Sacred Valley of the Incas

• Racchy Downhill
• Misminay Enduro
• La Máxima Enduro
• Ride: 70% downhill /  25% uphill / 5% flat

Night in Sacred Valley included

Breakfast, lunch and dinner included

In the morning we will travel on shuttle 3 hours to the village of Soraypampa (4350 masl), base of the Salkantay snow-capped mountain.

We will have 2 options:

1. Visit hiking (2 hours round trip) the famous "Humantay Lake" which is located at the base of a giant glacier. It is a large turquoise lagoon. 
2. We will be able to spend the day relaxing at our campsite (large, comfortable, warm and comfortable glamping domes with spectacular views of the snow-capped Salkantay). 

We will enjoy a delicious dinner and get ready for the next day. 

Overnight in Soraypampa village (Glamping Domes / Sky dome) included

Includes breakfast lunch and dinner included

This day will be incredible. We will go from the snowy peaks of Salkantay to the jungle, with lush vegetation and hot springs.

We will mix many activities to reach the summit "Salkantay Pass - 4700 meters", from where one of the best downhill in the world begins; at the beginning we must walk about 3 hours from the village of Soraypampa to the Salkantay pass, or take the option of renting a horse for you and your bike to arrive with full energy before the ride down to the jungle.  

Ready and inspired by the mountains, we will start an epic downhill mountain bike ride through many rocks, a very technical and fun trail. Suddenly the snow and rocks turn into grasslands and bushes and more vegetation will appear, further down the forest is incredible, it seems that you would never have started in a place with snow and as arid as the summit. 

Once we reach the jungle, we will take an old dirt road that will take us through tea, coffee and coca leaf farms to the thermal baths of Cocalmayo (Santa Teresa village - 1600 masl), where we will end the day relaxing in hot water pools. 

MTB Trails - Salkantay Peak

• Salkantay Peak to Santa Teresa town
• Ride: 60% downhill /  30% uphill / 10% flat

Total ascent: 650 meters

Total descent: 3200 meters

Total Distance: 54 km

Max Altitude: 4700 meters

Min Altitude: 1500 meters

Cycling time: 6 - 8 hours 

Night in Santa Teresa (Cocalmayo Thermal Baths) included

breakfast, lunch and dinner included

On the way back to the Sacred Valley we will ride two trails that are jewels of mountain biking in the Sacred Valley of the Incas: Inka Avalanche and Patalares.

Inka Avalanche is the flagship trail of Cusco, mainly because of the super avalanche competition that takes place every year, where riders from all over the world arrive.

We will start this trail from the "Malaga pass - 4300 masl" (border between the Andes and the jungle) This ride comes with everything in one trail, muddy sections between the high Andean tundra, very fast parts and wet rocks; further down the trail becomes thin singletrack with technical sections of rocks, cracks and vertical forests that will test even the most experienced. The trail ends near Ollantaytambo town - 2800 meters. 

Patalares, epic, from beginning to end.

This trail starts at the farthest heights of the Sacred Valley "Yanamayo pass - 4500 masl”, from this point the downhill ride begins between high Andean moors, next to streams of very clean water. It is characteristic in the first sections to find a trail with a not so steep and progressive slope, some sections will be fast, all the time it will be like riding on a slide and to play with the countless lines and natural jumps that are found throughout the ride. 

As the bike trail descends, we will find sections of technical rocks and fast sections between forests with exposed parts; to finish with a short section of big rock steps, which end at the "Lares hot springs -  3300 masl" where we will end the day relaxing in hot water pools.

MTB Trails - Sacred Valley 

• Patalares (Yanamayo Pass to Lares Town / Hot springs)
• Inca Avalanche  
• Ride: 65% downhill /  25% uphill / 10% flat

Overnight in Lares town  “Lares Hot springs" included

Breakfast and lunch included

The longest, most beautiful and challenging mountain bike ride in the Sacred Valley of the Incas.

This trail has 100% of all levels of difficulty and 100% of all the types of terrain we rode the previous days. 

This is a hard enduro mountain bike trail mixed with hiking. 

We start from Quishuarani town (4200 masl) with the objective of reaching “Pachacuteq Pass- 5000 masl", we will cross through mountains guarded by huge snow-capped peaks "Glacier Sirihuani (5360 masl) and Glacier Sahuasiray (5760 masl). 

This ride is featured by having the most beautiful and amazing landscapes of all the Sacred Valley of the Incas; rocky mountains, snowy peaks and immense extensions of mountains that get lost in the Andean horizon.

The hike to the summit takes about 3 hours, which is totally worth it since a descent by bike of more than two hours awaits us; starting from glacial areas to valleys of lush vegetation, passing through impressive moraines, rocky areas with loose stone and forests of native trees. 

Finally our bike ride ends in the town of Huaran - Sacred Valley of the Incas - 2800 masl. Return to our lodging in Cusco. 

MTB Trails - Sacred Valley of the Incas

• Quishuarani trail (Pachacuteq Pass to Huaran town)
• Ride: 60% downhill /  40% uphill 

Total ascent: 680 meters

Total descent: 2010 meters

Total Distance: 19 km

Transfer time: 1 hour

Max Altitude: 4950 meters

Min Altitude: 2800 meters

Cycling time: 5 - 7 hours 

Night in Cusco included

Breakfast and lunch included

The Incas did not know the word “goodbye”, they thought that a farewell was brief and that in the future they would meet again, for which they used the word TUPANANCHISKAMA, which means: UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN.

Includes :

• Private shuttle
• Arrival and departure shuttles
• Certified MTB professional guides
• Breakfasts and Lunches (check itinerary)
• Welcome dinner
• Lodging: Cusco / Sacred Valley / Santa Teresa town - Cocalmayo 
• Bike Tools 
• First aid and emergency equipment
• Snacks, water and fruits
• Bicycle mechanical assistance

Not Includes :

• Protective Equipment 
• Bicycles (we rent professional full suspension Enduro bikes) 
• Dinners (check itinerary) 
• Tips 
• Alcoholic drinks 
• Bike spare