Sun Valley

Wel­come to Sun Val­ley, Ida­ho! Grab some break­fast and get ready to hop in the shut­tle. We’ll be doing local pick-ups and then head­ing to the trail­head. Here we’ll get bikes set up if you shipped your own or get fit­ted on one of our Giant Trances.

Today’s ride is one of the val­ley’s favorite for not only moun­tain bik­ing but all forms of recre­at­ing. We will encounter wide open views of the sur­round­ing moun­tains, green mead­ows, and if we’re lucky we might catch stands of aspens turn­ing gold. From steady climbs amongst pine and aspen forests to fast and flowy descents this will be a great intro­duc­tion to the days ahead. 

After recap­ping a great first day on our shut­tle ride back to town, we will then check into our rooms at the beau­ti­ful Lime­light Hotel. We will give you some time to clean up and then head out for din­ner, drinks, and an in-depth look at the epic week that lies ahead.

Din­ner will be a taste of North­west Rocky Moun­tain influ­enced with a vari­ety of Amer­i­can and Euro­pean classics. 

After a hearty break­fast at your hotel, we’ll head over to the pop­u­lar Green­horn trail network. 

These trails cross through a vari­ety of ripar­i­an veg­e­ta­tion from sage­brush to aspen trees before climb­ing through dense pine and fir forests to the top of a ridge­line. Once you reach the high point, you will be greet­ed with out­stand­ing views of the Pio­neer Moun­tains. From here we will drop into a short flowy descent before climb­ing back up through an exposed burn area. From there its all pure good­ness. The trail winds through grin-induc­ing bermed turns, rollers, and fast flow.

We will return to an ice cold cool­er full of beer and refresh­ing spritzers—cheers to an epic ride before head­ing back to the hotel to get ready for dinner. 

Din­ner will be in a cozy his­toric cab­in, where they serve New Amer­i­can Cui­sine and offer an exten­sive wine list.

Enjoy break­fast at the hotel before tak­ing a scenic dri­ve north to the old min­ing town of Gale­na, which boast­ed the biggest com­mu­ni­ty in the Wood Riv­er Val­ley back in 1879. Now it’s known as Gale­na Lodge and a place for locals and vis­i­tors to enjoy fun, flowy sin­gle­track, epic views, and phe­nom­e­nal food.

Here we have 40+ miles of trails that wind through old min­ing sites, cab­ins, forests of pine trees, and big views of the Boul­der and Smokey moun­tains. We’ll ride a fun mix of trails where the climbs will be grad­ual, and the descents will be fast and full of mas­sive flow. 

We’ll enjoy lunch at the lodge, and if you’re feel­ing up for it, we can take a few more laps before head­ing back down to the valley.

Today we’ll enjoy a nice break­fast before head­ing out on a short shut­tle ride up Bak­er Creek road—this is where the fun begins. We’ll be rid­ing superb, high alpine sin­gle­track all the way back into town, and we’ll end with après at the local brewery. 

We’ll start on Osberg ridge with a nice steady climb, which will be one of three—mostly grad­ual through pine for­est and open mead­ows. Be sure to look around as you are sur­round­ed by the rugged Boul­der and Smokey moun­tains. As the trail con­tin­ues to twist and turn with views around every cor­ner, we’ll even­tu­al­ly get to one of the best descent in the val­ley. This will bring us right to the edge of town, and from there we’ll ped­al down to the local brew­ery for a much deserved cold one.

After anoth­er tasty break­fast, we’ll head out towards Warm Springs Road to start today’s epic ride. 

Bring your legs and lungs! Right out of the gate we’ll be ped­al­ing up through forests of pine, fir, and aspen trees. When we hit the ridge­line it opens up to 360 views of the sur­round­ing moun­tain tops. We’ll have a few more climbs mixed in with some fun descents that are sure to put a smile on your face. The last sec­tion of this ride is a fast and flowy descent with big sweep­ing turns and wide open mead­ows. Even bet­ter, it pops out right at one of the area’s pop­u­lar hot springs—time for a soak!

Tonight, you’ll get a taste of mag­ic at a rus­tic restau­rant that focus­es on local pro­duce and the best of what Ida­ho has to offer. 

Grab some break­fast, and get your bags packed and loaded. For our last ride, we’ll start from town and do a big loop across Sun Val­ley Resort. 

We’ll jump on the bike path and head towards the Cold Springs trail­head. From there, it’s a con­sis­tent grad­ual climb through forests of pines and Dou­glas fir, even­tu­al­ly open­ing up to an exposed tra­verse on the back side of Bald Moun­tain. Once we hit Warm Springs trail, be ready for a roller­coast­er ride all the way back to the base of Bald Moun­tain, and be sure to save some legs for the short climb to Lit­tle Amer­i­ca Point. 

When we’re done, it’ll be time for a big round of hugs and high fives. Then we’ll shut­tle you to your hotel of choice or the air­port. It’s been a slice!