The Cactus Trail
The seasonal choice for mountain biking in the cold and rainy days of Lima. A singletrack trail in a very dry area, tough for climbing and fast and funny the way back.
Season: June to October.
Average Stats: 600 mt Positive Elevation / 22 Km / 2.5 hours riding time.
Level/skills: Intermediate.
Total Time: 7 hours
THE CACTUS TRAIL
THE CACTUS TRAIL
THE CACTUS TRAIL
THE CACTUS TRAIL
THE CACTUS TRAIL
The Cactus Trail
The seasonal choice for mountain biking in the cold and rainy days of Lima. A singletrack trail in a very dry area, tough for climbing and fast and funny the way back.
Season: Best from June to October.
Average Stats: 600 mt Positive Elevation / 22 Km / 2.5 hours riding time.
Level/skills: Intermediate.
Total Time: 7 hours
About the Place:
“El Huayco de Tinajas” is a dry river bed located near the Lurin River, south of Lima and Cieneguilla. Is a very dry place where vegetation is practically none.
The Ride:
The intermediate level ride is a ride of 600m of constant climb on singletracks of 11K approx to reach the one and only Cactus of the valley, the way we use for climbing is similar for downhill except for some fast and funny shortcuts.
Get in mind that there is no supply during the ride, so you must get prepared with at least 2 Lt of water, some snacks or fruit with carbs and sugar and a good layer of sunscreen.
July to September Season
June to October are months when rain starts to be more frequent in Lima, that makes the Pacha Trails hard or not possible to ride (is not a rule, every year is different).
Instead of this, this dry valley is hot inside and with blue sky, so we recommend to start riding at 8:00.
What to bring:
Try to bring your own basic equipment: helmet, gloves.
2 Lt minimum of water, a wind vest or a couple of layers to ride the downhill trail. Snacks or fruits. Sunscreen.
Cactus Trail
Start/finish in our office
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Price per person
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1 p
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2 p
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Cactus Trail
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200
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150
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PRICES IN US DOLLARS (USD).
Private Service / Rates per person
Meeting time:
From May to October: 6:30 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.
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.
