Our half-day tours usually involve approximately 2 - 2.5 hours pedalling time and about 4 - 4.5 hours total duration, including ground transport. Our full-day tours usually involve approximately 4 - 6 hours pedaling time and about 6 - 8 hours total duration. The full-day tour also includes lunch.

Our day tours range from Introductory to Moderate to Intermediate to Advanced in difficulty.

We are happy to discuss what tours are a proper fit for your experience. Please make sure you choose a tour that is appropriate and safe for your ability and fitness level.

Introductory: Tours are suitable for beginner and above riders who are comfortable riding a bike, including children provided they can use hand brakes and are familiar with shifting gears. A moderate fitness level is essential to your enjoyment of this activity. Trail surfaces are typically wider dirt roads which may have occasional obstacles that can be avoided or walked through. Hills will be of short duration and can easily be walked both up or down.

Moderate: Tours are suitable for beginner and above riders with an average to good fitness level that engage in some form of regular exercise. Hills and descents are typically of short duration and longer steeper pitches can be easily walked. Trail surfaces will vary from bumpy dirt roads to 4WD and easy singletrack with occasional obstacles on trail (rocks, roots, sand) that can be either ridden or walked.

Intermediate: Tours are suitable for riders who have previous mountain bike experience and good to excellent fitness. Trail surfaces may include uneven terrain and narrow trails, singletrack, with obstacles (roots, rocks, sand) that range in size from curb to knee high, and occasionally larger. Hills and descents are moderate to strenuous and require some skill. Riders with some mountain bike experience who also have solid road biking skills AND a strong fitness level, along with an adventurous spirit, might be suitable for a lower level intermediate tour.

Advanced: Tours are suitable for more seasoned mountain bikers with excellent fitness and very strong bike handling skills. Riding is primarily on rough doubletrack and singletrack with frequent obstacles that are typically larger than knee high. Sections of trail can be very challenging with frequent ascents and descents.

Singletrack Tours: Singletrack trails add an element of technical difficulty because of the narrowness of the trails. If you are considering an intermediate or advanced singletrack tour, previous experience riding singletrack trails is essential.

If you have questions about your skill level please call our office 435-259-5223

Yes, private half and full-day tour options are available for most tours.

Our half-day Courthouse Loop tour is the easiest, and therefore, often is the best choice for the very youngest riders. It has a wide, twin-track loop (as opposed to the narrower singletrack,) and gentle undulating ups and downs. Some 10 year-olds have developed strong riding skills and can handle some of the tougher trails we ride. It all depends on the individual.

As to our multi-day tours, we do not have a strict minimum age requirement, but generally, even for our easiest multi-day tours, young riders need to be strong enough to handle sustained climbs (either riding or walking their bike) of hundreds of feet, and rough terrain. The answer is very situational. Please inquire.

Your spouse and friends don't ride? No problem! Many of our guests travel solo and you are sure to feel welcome and meet lots of interesting people.

Yes, we do offer tours for those enjoying their first off-road biking experience. We would probably suggest either the Courthouse Loop or our Desert Sunrise tour. However, some of our more adventurous riders are able to have a great first off-road experience on The Dead Horse Point Singletrack, too. It all depends on your fitness level, general athletic ability and mental attitude.

Yes, we offer a special tour called Instructional Tour/Skills Clinic expressly for that purpose. On those tours, we make special arrangements to set it up for instruction.

On our other, standard, half and full-day tours, all our guides offer basic orientation to safe bike operation and trail etiquette. They will also offer riding tips on how to negotiate the unique Moab terrain. However, our normal tours are not set up as a class, they are for having fun and riding the chosen trail, and, depending on the group, making miles. If you feel you would like a tour with an emphasis on instruction, please book our Instructional Tour.

Our rides vary greatly in distance. Our beginner level half-day tours start at around 9 miles. Some of our intermediate and advanced half-day tours can cover as much as 20 miles, depending on the fitness and skill level of the riders. Our longest full-day tour is The Whole Enchilada, which covers 28 miles.

As to speed, varies a lot, depending on skill level and fitness. We try to organize our tours so that all riders on the tour will have somewhat similar fitness and skill levels. Sometimes, depending on how many people are on a tour, the tour may split up at some point, with the more advanced riders taking a different route.

As to riding in the afternoon, generally, in the Moab area, we discourage afternoon rides during the summer due to the heat, although in the early spring and late fall, that is less of an issue.