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US – Vail to Aspen Snowmass Guided Bike Tour

6 Nights / 7 Days
Difficulty: Challenging 4 out of 5
Supported Road Bike Tour
June - September
50+ km/Day
Road Bike Rentals or Bring Your Own

Glenwood Canyon Fire Impacts – Please Inquire for Updated Route Info 2024

The Colorado Rockies are famous for big, white snowcapped peaks traditionally associated with skiing and winter sports. More recently, these mountains have become home to some of the biggest cycling events in the USA and on this tour, you can experience some of those same rides – on your schedule with your own private group of friends! Starting in Vail, you have the opportunity to ride Vail Pass, going up to over 10,000 feet in elevation while enjoying some fun evenings in this chic mountain town. From Vail you travel to Glenwood Springs, then to Snowmass-Aspen for some incredible rides, including the Maroon Bells, a scenic ride over quiet and mostly closed roads. Post ride, you have the unique opportunity to discover local craft beer or craft distilled spirits as well as local and organic foods – new traditions that thrive in Colorado and give a unique style to mountain living. Locals play hard outdoors and relax in style. Lightly supported or fully guided, minimum 4 persons.

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1. Call or email with questions: +1-970-230-5896 or email us.

2. Book the trip, pay a deposit, get excited about your adventure!

Arrival & Departure Locations

Tour starts in Vail and ends in Snowmass Village. We recommend flying in/out of Denver, Eagle Vail or Aspen. Private transfers can be arranged or car rental.

Price Includes

Lodging – subject to group size and available rooms
Arrival day orientation, bike shop meeting, bike set up
Daily ride SAG support by van including some drinks/snacks.
SAG includes space to transport tired or unwell riders
SAG also includes mechanical backup assistance on the spot
Luggage transfers hotel to hotel
Mix of meals
GPX files in advance for your device, Ride maps
Ride guide(s) and tips
Pre-travel planning services for transfers, shuttles
Travel Guide with suggestions to use on your tour with dining, site suggestions

Lodging

Proposed Hotels:

Vail: Vail Marriott Mountain Resort ****
Glenwood Springs: Hotel Colorado ***
Redstone: Redstone Cliffs Lodge **
Snowmass Village: Stonebridge Inn ***

About: 2, 3 & 4 star hotels, conveniently located to route and include a variety of amenities. Please ask us if you would like upgraded lodging or more basic accommodations. Lodging is subject to availability on dates requested.

Optional Add-Ons

Private Airport Transfers
Local Whiskey Tasting
White Water Rafting
Mountain Biking
Guided Hiking
Travel Insurance

Guides & Local Support

Local Experts: We work with a number of different local Colorado service providers and ridersOn this trip, we are providing SAG support, leaving you to do more of your own time and route management. We will provide SAG to keep you at ease with navigational backup help, refreshments, and the all-important backup lift when CO weather can turn extremely quickly.

Tour Highlights

Cycle famous routes from the USA Pro Cycling Challenge and Colorado Classic
Spectacular mountain towns and panoramic scenery
Big mountain pass riding over Vail Pass
Highways and small roads, with some dedicated bike path

Need to Know:

This tour is for experienced road cyclists only. No e-bikes. You will share the road with cars on most rides.
Like a self guided tour, you can travel any date subject to availability, with SAG support on each ride.
Minimum 6 person groups only.

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Itinerary

Day 1Arrival Day

Fly into Denver International Airport or Eagle Vail Airport; your tour begins in Vail. Once you arrive in Vail, you will meet your guides and we will do a quick introduction, review the week ahead and enjoy a warm up ride. This evening, we will enjoy a private welcome dinner this evening. Ride option today: Vail to Beaver Creek, which is an out and back ride so it can be shortened depending on timing and how you are feeling.

Meals: lunch & welcome dinner
Distance/Elevation: 39 km / 24 mi, +1,336 ft
Highlights: first taste of high elevation riding!
Overnight: Vail

Day 2Vail Pass or Copper Triangle

Enjoy a hearty breakfast for this big day of high altitude cycling. We will depart from Vail and head up and over Vail Pass to the resort town of Copper Mountain. This 800 meter climb is sure to get the blood pumping. We will take a break for lunch in Copper Mountain and then have the option of returning to Vail or biking. Ride option: Vail to Copper Mountain to Vail as an out and back (shorter) or the full Copper Triangle Loop (longer). Shorter out and back options available; dinner will be on your own in Vail.

Distance/Elevation: 65 km / 40 mi or 126 km / 78 mi, +5,981 ft for full Copper Triangle
Highlights: Vail Pass, Copper Triangle
Overnight: Vail

Day 3Vail to Glenwood Springs

Following breakfast, we will enjoy a great day of cycling through the open Vail valley before entering Glenwood Canyon, a spectacular canyon with walls that tower 400 meters above the Colorado River. Upon arriving in Glenwood, we will check into our hotel and head to the Pullman for an amazing 3 course dinner.

Optional services, advance booking required:
-Colorado River whitewater rafting trip in Glenwood Springs. Bike to the start and raft to dinner!
-Cave Tour in Glenwood Caverns
-Soak in the Glenwood Hot Springs (largest natural hot springs pool in the world)

Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Distance/Elevation: 100 km / 62 mi, +541 ft
Highlights: Glenwood canyon riding, Pullman dinner
Overnight: Glenwood Springs

Day 4Glenwood Springs to Redstone

After breakfast, we will pack up for a bike ride along the Roaring Fork River to the small artist community of Carbondale. We will take our lunch break here and have time to explore before heading into the heart of the Elk Mountains. The second half of this ride follows the Crystal River to the scenic mountain town of Redstone. There is an option to extend the bike ride to Marble or do an optional rest activity in the morning, such as whitewater rafting. Dinner this evening will be in the historic Redstone Inn.

Optional services, advance booking required:
-Afternoon Colorado River rafting
-Private Distillery Tour of Marble Distillers
-Beer Tasting at the Roaring Fork Beer Company
-Add on bike trip to historic town of Marble for dinner at Slow Groovin’ BBQ

Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Distance/Elevation: Glenwood to Redstone: 48 km / 30 mi, +1,535 ft, optional ride to Marble: 18 km / 11 mi and +830 ft
Highlights: jaw dropping Crystal River valley & Redstone
Overnight: Redstone

Day 5Redstone to Snowmass Village

Fill up on breakfast at the Redstone Inn for an amazing ride to Snowmass Village. The first half of this tour will follow the Crystal River back to the small town of Carbondale before a gradual climb to Snowmass through the Roaring Fork River valley. Dinner will be on your own this evening.

Optional services, advance booking required:
-Sunset Rim Trail Hike with champagne toast
-Dinner at Woody Creek Tavern
-Four Course Wine Dinner at Artisan

Meals: breakfast, lunch
Distance/Elevation: 75 km / 47 mi, +2,448 ft
Highlights: Roaring Fork River valley, ride into the quiet mountains
Overnight: Snowmass Village

Day 6Maroon Bells & Ashcroft Loop

After breakfast, we will head out to experience some truly epic Colorado scenery and we don’t use that term lightly. This is our favorite cycling of the week which begins with a warm up spin and then a gradual climb to the Maroon Bells, known as the most photographed peaks in North America. After lunch at Maroon Lake, we will descend towards Aspen before another climb up the Castle Creek Valley to the ghost town of Ashcroft. Choose to learn a bit about Aspen’s mining history before continuing on or keep the momentum and bike back to Snowmass Village. We will have time for a short rest before our final dinner together. Tonight we will experience our sunset dinner, a true Colorado BBQ cookout under the stars, complete with musician, bonfire, and jeep tour.

Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Distance/Elevation: 92 km / 57 mi, +5,282 ft
Highlights: Maroon Bells, Ashcroft, Sunset Dinner
Overnight: Snowmass Village

Day 7Departure Day or Add a Rest Day

Today is departure day. Return to DIA, Eagle Vail Airport or Aspen airport; we can help with transfer arrangements.

Meals: breakfast

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Rates

Private Guided Tour Rates: (based on double occupancy)

Superior Three & Four Star Hotels:

6 persons minimum: please inquire
estimates for groups of 6 or more for 2024 are above $4200/person
*rates are estimates only based on 2023 pricing; and are subject to availability

Road bike Rental – limited availability, you must plan to bring your own bike.

How do our tours compare to similar trips? You Get More! If you compare prices, we are much less than guided trips with similar experiences. In our private guided format, you get much more than what most traditional guided tours offer, plus it’s a better experience! Our team has gone to great lengths to build and create exceptional tours all over the world, vacations that will give you lifelong memories. From the accommodations to the bikes, to the routes themselves, we hold each component of our tours to a very high standard. We are dedicated to empowering people through travel!

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