The best of Iceland, in the southern volcano region. As a warm-up, the best trails east of Reykjavik and the highlight is the famous Laugavegur trail, where we enjoy three days of super-spectacular biking up to the Skogafoss waterfall!
DURATION
10 days 000 mi / 000km
DIFFICULTY
Epic-Challenging
GROUP
min 14 riders to max 30
Why come on this trip you ask?
The meeting and farewell is in Reykjavik, so you have the opportunity to extend your travel dates if desired and/or coordinate with interesting flights. We put our 4×4 and off-road trailer on the boat from Rotterdam about ten days in advance, and we can take the bikes of the first 10 participants with us (on a first come, first served basis).
The stages are not very long in kilometers but have a high adventure content and on the Laugavegur trail with the necessary hike-a-bike sections. These are all beautifully filled days. It has everything that makes Iceland so fantastic: days of single track, occasional slopes through the most beautiful landscapes, over a partially snow-covered volcano, past enormous canyons and waterfalls, through valleys with hot springs (hot pools along the way and regularly in the evening!). We spend the night in hotels and on the Laugavegur itself in comfortable 4-person tents with a large central space where you can stand upright, with two 2-person sleeping compartments to the left and right.
Our unique approach to this adventure
All stages can be ridden at your own pace using GPS (the devices are provided). Or we can upload the trail GPX file on your own GPS
We love our trail riding to be frustration free! So there is no trying to keep up or waiting for the group
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Unforgettable experiences and
great time guaranteed
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Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday we will visit the best trails east of Reykjavik: lots of single track, the occasional hot pool along the way: beautiful landscapes… Overnight stays in a hotel.
Wednesday transfer to the west. We get off well before Landmannalaugar and smoothly cycle the last part over good slopes with the occasional river crossing. As the stage progresses, the landscape takes on the typical colors of recent volcanic activity. Arrival at the first bivouac at the Landmannalaugar campsite (with a large hot pool).
Finally, a technical descent to the Hvanggil hut, 90% single track.
100% single track with arrival in the valley of Thorsmork.
At the top we cycle between Iceland’s newest volcanic cones, over snow fields and then an hours-long descent to the coast on a super single track along a canyon with dozens of waterfalls. The last waterfall is the spectacular Skogafoss where you can bike right to the foot! 95% single track, for bikers who want to take it easier there is an alternative to pistes around the volcano instead of over it. Those who still have some energy left can bike to a DC3 plane wreck a little further on a beach. Overnight stay in Skogar in hotel.
The 4×4, trailer and bikes will return to the boat for the mainland on Tuesday, but of course you can extend your stay.
Ride guided by rangers through Queen Elisabeth National Park, a fantastically beautiful ride with beautiful views from the edge of old volcanoes. We cycle north, towards “mountains of the moon”: the Ruwenzori!
In the afternoon we cycle up the flanks of these fantastic mountains.
Overnight stay in hotel in Kasese, at the foot of the mountains.
Beautiful stage along and over small roads and paths around the crater lakes at the foot of the Ruwenzori, enjoying the surroundings and the people working in their fields and banana plantations. We cycle to the edge of Kibale forest. Overnight stay in a beautifully situated lodge.
We travel north, over small bridges, past old volcanoes and through enormous tea plantations. Varied stage with quite a few elevation differences. Overnight stay in a beautiful lodge near Fort Portal.
We cycle a large loop from the lodge to Fort Portal and back, often over small paths between the fields, with single tracks between the forests and over the narrow edge of a spectacular crater lake. And with a bit of luck through a few local markets, it’s all there. Overnight stay in the same lodge.
In the morning transfer north and travel along winding, flat paths along the edge of the enormous Lake Albert. Very special fishing villages along the way, where the fish are still dried in a traditional way.
Overnight stay in Buliisa in hotel.
Today we cycle into Murchison Falls national park, the third major national park we visit during this trip. After we have settled in the cozy lodge, we jump into the 4×4’s to visit the Murchison Falls, a huge waterfall on the Victoria Nile: impressive!
We always see masses of game that run away from us on all sides, but often also walk with us. Once past the last gate of the park, you can drive freely to the lodge, beautifully situated on the banks of the Albert Nile. Watching the sun set over the Nile from the terrace is not only a beautiful end to the day, but also to the journey because here we end in beauty.
In Entebbe we wait in the ViaVia lodge for the night flight back home, or… if you are interested in adding a gorilla safari, we can put you in touch with a guide agency that specializes in this (and also at very good rates).
Larraga – Urbasa: first out of the steppes, then a beautiful single track that ends at a source where wine (!) flows on the Compostela route. You can wave to the webcam in front of the home front while you fill your drinking bottle there. Then it climbs steeply along a canyon to the top of the picturesque mountain plateau of the sierra de Urbasa.
Urbasa – Segura. Short but beautiful stage over two mountain ridges. The first ascent with relatively many steps, but it’s incredibly beautiful and special (over a Roman road and through a cave)! Long single track descent as icing on the cake.
Stage 15: 41 mi/ 64.3 km – 4100 ft/1261 m+
Segura-Orio. Alternating asphalt and lots of single track through the very special mountains of the Basque Country – steep, damp and green… and a 900 m downhill than uphill!
Arrive at the beautiful coastal strip of Zarautz, a hotspot for wave surfers and Orio.
Good hotel and fiesta !!!
GO HOME TIRED BUT WITH THE BIGGEST SMILE 🙂
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We spend the night in hotels and on the Laugavegur itself in comfortable 4-person tents with a large central space where you can stand upright, with two 2-person sleeping compartments to the left and right.
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