El Morro Singletracks (XC)
The bikers singletracks choice for mountain biking rides in Lima city. Here you can do a technical ride or use the trail to learn, making this hill perfect for an enjoyable one to two hours ride.
Season: All the year. Best from October to June.
Average Stats:
250-350 mt Positive Elevation / 1h to 1h30 effective riding time on the site + 1h along Lima seafront.
About the Place:
El Morro is a dry, rocky and dusty place in the southern extreme of Lima Bay. Because of its location and height (nearly 300m) weather is similar to the city and during summer (Feb/Mar) is very hot and dry, so is better to ride early, opposite winter time (Aug/Sep) is quite humid and bit cold and some days covered by myst.
The Ride:
To get El Morro we ride from our office for about 30 minutes following the seafront of Lima. Then, the Morro trail is around 12 Km doing some extra loops that may ride 15-16K that can be done in a maximum of a couple of hours of full up and down XC/enduro singletracks (we DO NOT offer Enduro or Downhill rides).
Important Note / Advice:
Because of safety issues, El Morro cannot be ridden but on special days and hours: Tuesday to Sunday from 6 to 11 a.m.
If you are an intermediate or expert rider you may ride El Morro trails. Beginners may ride it too but not on all the trails, to them is a learning ride (riding tips and teaching included).
Seasons:
Lima has practically no rains from November to May. February is the hottest reaching to 30°C at noon, so is important to start the earliest as possible.
From June to October drizzles are more frequent, having 15 to 17 °C of temperature and almost 100% of humidity, however by the kind of soil of the Morro, this place remains enough wet for riding without mud and maybe with a good grip.
What to bring:
Try to bring your basic equipment: helmet, gloves and protective wear (recommended).
Just a small snack, 1L of water, a wind vest or a couple of layers on winter days.
2L of water and a lot of sunscreen in summer.
Biking from our office.
To get to our office you may take a taxi, 10 minutes from Miraflores or Barranco, average cost of de 5 USD.
MTB Trails | 1 p | 2 p |
|---|---|---|
El Morro | 145 | 105 |
PRIVATE SERVICE / PRICES IN US DOLLARS (USD).
Meeting time:
From May to November: 7:00 to 8:00 am
December to April: 6:00 to 7:00 am
INCLUSIONS: Mountain bike full suspension or hardtail (as available), helmet and gloves. If you bring your biking shoes we can include SPD pedals.
NOT INCLUDED: Meals, snacks, water or any personal spend. Transportation from your hotel to our office.
To get to our office you may take a taxi, 10 minutes from Miraflores or Barranco, average cost of 5 USD.
Pick-up service not included.
OUR CONDITIONS:
Any broken or damaged part of the bike or equipment, intentionally or not, caused by riders or terrain issues must get paid back at commercial prices (ex: frame, levers, gears, derailleur, tyres, wheels, helmet, gloves, etc).
Any injury caused by any reason during the ride is the full responsibility of the rider and any medical or transportation cost must be covered by the rider. This is an adventure sport activity subject by its nature to any kind of non-expected events.
