Andes to Coast: The Olleros Trail
Since 30+ years ago, this trail has been part of the roots of mountain bike in Peru. Dropping 3400m from the Andes literally to the shores of the Pacific Ocean makes this trip one of the greatest adventures and one of the most impressive trails we have in Peru. Once in a lifetime experience!
Season: ONLY from May to November.
Average Stats: 3,500 mt Negative Elevation / 50 Km / 4-5 hours riding
Level/skills: Intermediate with downhill experience.
Total trip time: 12 hours
Andes to Coast: The Olleros Trail
FROM THE ANDES TO THE PACIFIC.
Since 30+ years ago, this trail has been part of the roots of mountain bike in Peru. Dropping 3400m from the Andes literally to the shores of the Pacific Ocean makes this trip one of the greatest adventures and one of the most impressive trails we have in Peru. Once in a lifetime experience!
Season: ONLY from May to November.
Average Stats: 3,500 mt Negative Elevation / 50 Km / 4-5 hours riding
Level/skills: Intermediate with downhill experience.
Total trip time: 12 hours
About the Place:
Olleros name is because of the ancestral job of this region: cooking pots of clay (ollas in Spanish), these pots are a very typical and classic way to cook some meals, traditional people say that meals are better if cooked in a pot of clay.
The village of Olleros is located at 2800m height, we start the ride at 3500m.
The Trail:
Three sections of SINGLETRACKS downhill trail / 20+ Km / Intermediate to Expert Level. / 2400m of singletracks descend.
If you are a basic level consider the option to ride on the gravel road.
Riding out to the coast: 20 Km and 1,000m of descend.+ the last 10K pedaling by the gravel road to the Pacific shore.
Another important thing is the weather: depending on the month the weather on the coast could be very cold and humid, so ask before what to wear.
May to November Best Season
These are the perfect months to drive up to the mountains and ride down to the coast. Rains are usually from January to March, months absolutely closed to go and ride.
Olleros Trail
TUESDAY TO FRIDAY:
1 Rider
650
2 Riders
380
WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS:
1 Rider
695
2 Riders
420
PRICES IN US DOLLARS (USD).
Private Service / Rates per person.
Meeting time: 5:45 am
INCLUSIONS: Transportation from/to your hotel in districts of Miraflores/Barranco, if you stay in another place of the city please ask before.
Mountain bike full suspension or hardtail as available, helmet and gloves. If you bring your biking shoes we can include SPD pedals. We deliver on the van some fruits, snacks and water.
NOT INCLUDED: Main meals or any personal spend.
Bookings are preferred 15 days previous to the tour date.
This is a special trip, so a 50% payment in advance is needed for booking, no money back in case of No Show or cancellations. To complete the total payment, the other 50% can be paid the day of the ride in cash or a couple of days before with Credit Card.
Pre book your ride and pay with credit card
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.
What to bring:
Try to bring your basic equipment: helmet, gloves and protective wear (recommended).
Some snacks of your preferences (we include some)
1Lt of water, a wind vest or a couple of layers on winter days. Sunscreen for the sections in the Andes.
We carry on the van some fruits, and extra water, if you need to request some special meals please ask.
Important:
To ride all sections, you must be very honest with your skills, if never have done a downhill by singletracks, please consider seriously to take instead the gravel road instead.
In case you want to try (think of the possibility of spending too much time on the trail and shortening the trip´s final distance or having some injury) this route has a technical first section (A) that usually must be done in 30 minutes as average, if you take more time is because you do not have the required experience to flow on trails, that will compromise your endurance for the rest of trail, in this case, you must ride only by the gravel road that follows beside the trail.
Section B flows easier, section C is the hardest, only for good riders, and section D starts once the downhill singletracks finish and takes you to San Bartolo Beach.
Olleros is available only if you are at least an intermediate rider. Beginners may ride here too but will use the road instead of the trails.
Fully recommended to use a Full Suspension Bike
Very Small Group only.
