Jan 162012
 
Short Sharp Training Ride

A busy schedule dictated that I didn´t have a lot of time for a ride last Saturday but the day was perfect with blue skies and very little wind.  Therefore I decided (somewhat hesitantly) to do one of my short training rides.  Today I chose the very short but very steep ride up to the top of Monduver.  The route is very short, infact only a few kms but it´s straight uphill from my doorstep to the summit, a climb of almost 500 metres to the summit that stands at 841 [...]

Dec 222011
 
A Ride in the Winter Sunshine

As part of my work as a Mountain Bike Guide, I regularly get out on my own to ride the routes that I´ve designed to check the trail condition and to develop new variations. Today was such a day but my objective was to ride a regular route in the opposite direction. It´s remarkable how riding a loop “the other way round” can completely change the route, often improving it. That was certainly the case today. As I loaded the bike into the van and set off from home the [...]

Aug 222011
 
Mountain Biking in Valencia

Guided Mountain Bike Tours, Bike Rental & Mountain Biking Skills Courses in the Beautiful Valencian Countryside. mountainbikingvalencia.com is owned by Nature Trail Spain, a small but specialist active tourism company based in La Drova, a mountain village very close to the Mediterranean coast, 70km South of Valencia and 45km North of Denia.  Our aim is to provide the visitor with an opportunity to make the very best of their time here by benefitting from our local knowledge and specialist professional services.  We offer our services  throughout the La Safor region, Northern [...]